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June 20, 2016

New Zealand to keep troops in Iraq for an extra 18 months

New Zealand says it will keep its small contingent of troops in Iraq for an additional 18 months as it continues to back the U.S.-led coalition's efforts to defeat the Islamic State group.

June 17, 2016

Kerry's Arctic climate change adventure hits Greenland

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has brought his tour of the Arctic to Greenland, where he's visiting the Northern Hemisphere's largest glacier to bring attention to the dangers of climate change.

June 17, 2016

Australian prime minister regrets inviting anti-gay cleric

Australia's prime minister says he would not have invited a senior imam to a multi-faith dinner if he had been aware of the Muslim cleric's anti-gay preaching.

June 17, 2016

Australian lawmaker won't apologize for ad suggesting he shot his rivals

An Australian lawmaker is being criticized for a campaign ad suggesting he shot dead two political rivals that was posted online days after the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

June 17, 2016

Indonesian province prepares to tow migrant boat out to sea

Authorities in the Indonesian province of Aceh are preparing to tow a boat with more than 40 Tamil men, women and children out to sea after rescuing it last weekend.

June 17, 2016

Kerry tours Arctic Circle to see climate change impact

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is visiting Norway's extreme north to view areas impacted by climate change with melting ice and the opening of new sea lanes.

June 16, 2016

Former altar boy accuses Guam archbishop of past sex abuse

A former altar boy became the third person to publicly accuse Guam's archbishop of sexual abuse four decades ago, a newspaper reported Wednesday.

June 16, 2016

China cancels visit by kids who sang Taiwan anthem

Chinese organizers canceled an invitation to a Taiwanese children's choir which performed the island's national anthem at last month's inauguration of its new president, reports said Thursday, in a move criticized in Taiwan as a petty political retaliation.

June 16, 2016

Australian elections a bore next to US, and that's a relief

The election campaign underway in Australia is often summed up by the local media with the following words: "A marathon." ''Endless." ''Exhausting." That endless, exhausting marathon lasts a whopping eight weeks — an eternity for Australians who cannot conceive of the years-long campaigning Americans are subjected to by their presidential candidates.

June 16, 2016

The Latest: Church rescinds decree for Guam Catholics

The Latest on accusations that Guam Archbishop Anthony Apuron sexually abused minors when he was a parish priest in the 1970s (all times local): 3:30 p.m. Thursday A Catholic Church official has rescinded a recent decree that was aimed at preventing Catholics from associating with a group that calls for the removal of Guam Archbishop Anthony Apuron, amid allegations of sexual abuse.