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July 22, 2016

British-Australian held in Lebanon banned from traveling

The lawyer of a dual British-Australian national indicted in a botched attempt to kidnap two Australian-Lebanese children at the center of a custody battle says he has objected to a travel ban imposed on his client.

July 22, 2016

Officials to decide whether to extend search for Flight 370

Officials from Malaysia, Australia and China will decide Friday whether to extend an underwater search for Flight 370 amid renewed appeals by families of those aboard the Malaysia Airlines jet to not give up the hunt more than two years after the plane vanished.

July 21, 2016

Oceanographer says Flight 370 could be north of search area

The oceanographer who led American adventurer Blaine Gibson to Madagascar where he found a potential debris field from the missing Malaysia Airlines jet says drift modeling suggests that Flight 370 could have crashed north of the current search area.

July 21, 2016

Bomb squad responds to ‘very deliberate’ attack on police station

An Australian police bomb squad is examining a car that was driven into an underground parking garage at a western Sydney police station.

July 20, 2016

Sydney flight to Thailand diverted due to 6 rowdy passengers

An airline says a flight from Sydney to Thailand has been diverted to Indonesia to offload six rowdy passengers.

July 20, 2016

Russian balloon more than halfway to circumnavigating globe

A 65-year-old Russian adventurer was battling sleep deprivation, freezing temperatures and ice in his oxygen mask but was ahead of schedule for his record attempt to fly solo in a balloon around the world nonstop, his son said on Wednesday.

July 19, 2016

Australia's prime minister makes few changes to new Cabinet

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced only minor changes to his new Cabinet after two of his key ministers lost their seats in elections this month.

July 18, 2016

Suspected MH370 wing flap reaches Australian investigators

Investigators in Australia on Monday were examining a wing flap found last month on an East African island that is suspected to be from the missing Malaysian airliner, officials said.

July 18, 2016

ADB says developing Asian economies to grow 5.6 % in 2016

The Asian Development Bank has cut its 2016 growth projection for developing economies in Asia and the Pacific to 5.6 percent, down from its earlier forecast of 5.7 percent, but says their solid performances will help offset softness from the U.S. economy and near-term market shocks from Britain's vote to exit from the European Union.

July 18, 2016

Former Australian leader wants nomination for UN top job

An official says former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has asked the Australian government to nominate him for the United Nations top job.