May 31, 2016 Wanted Taiwanese fugitive killed in car crash in Southern California A former tycoon who was one of Taiwan's most wanted fugitives was in the middle of a decade-long fight to stay in the United States when he was killed in a California car accident, federal court records show.
May 31, 2016 Bleaching kills third of coral in Great Barrier Reef's north Scientists say mass bleaching has killed more than a third of the coral in the northern and central parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, though corals to the south have escaped with little damage.
May 31, 2016 After decades, 32 Australians' remains return from Malaysia The bodies of 32 Australian service personnel and their dependents, many of them killed during the Vietnam War, have been handed over by Malaysian soldiers to their Australian counterparts.
May 31, 2016 New Zealand political parties team up ahead of 2017 election New Zealand's second- and third-largest political parties are teaming up to try and stop the dominant National Party from winning a fourth straight election.
May 31, 2016 New Zealand plans to remove logos from cigarette packs New Zealand on Tuesday announced it will push ahead with plans to force tobacco companies remove their logos from cigarette packs and enhance graphic health warnings.
May 31, 2016 Australia to sell bitcoins confiscated as proceeds of crime About $13 million in bitcoins will be auctioned in Sydney in June after Australian police confiscated the digital currency as proceeds of crime, an official said Tuesday.
May 30, 2016 Woman fails to save friend in Australian crocodile attack Police say a woman struggled in vain to drag her friend from a crocodile's jaws during a late night swim off a northeast Australian beach.
May 29, 2016 Fiji pulls some peacekeepers from Egypt amid security fears Fiji says it's bringing home about 65 of the 300-plus peacekeepers it has stationed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and has closed remote bases there as the security situation deteriorates.
May 28, 2016 Japan shares G-7 push for inclusive growth with Asia, Africa Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is sharing a push by the Group of Seven advanced industrial nations to promote inclusive growth across the globe in meets with leaders of seven developing countries.
May 27, 2016 Remains of 13 more World War II Marines found on Pacific atoll The founder of a volunteer group says it has found the remains of 13 more World War II Marines on a Pacific atoll.