May 5, 2016 Australia says most dangerous Australian IS operative killed Australia's most dangerous known Islamic State movement operative had been killed in a U.S. airstrike in Iraq, the government said Thursday.
May 4, 2016 Gang rape, murder of Indonesian girl sparks call for reform The rape and murder of a teenage girl by 14 men has reignited calls in Indonesia for a sexual violence law that is languishing in Parliament to be enacted.
May 4, 2016 US service members hailed as heroes for helping save mom, 3 children from fire A group of U.S. service members in South Korea jumped into action, catching three children and their mother who jumped out of the fourth floor of a burning building to escape a fire on Friday.
May 4, 2016 Australia rules out sale of cattle empire to foreigners Australia's treasurer says his government will never sell Australia's largest cattle empire to foreigners.
May 4, 2016 Massive pile of fake North Korean money found in South Korea It’s like Monopoly money, North Korea-style.
May 4, 2016 New plane tracking to be tested after Malaysia jet mystery Australia, Indonesia and Malaysia will lead a trial of an enhanced method of tracking aircraft over remote oceans to allow planes to be more easily found should they vanish like Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, Australia's transport minister said Sunday.
May 4, 2016 Prime minister says Australia to have July 2 election Australia's election campaign will officially start soon with climate change policy and union corruption in the national building industry shaping into key battlegrounds for the July 2 poll.
May 3, 2016 Singapore arrests 8 with suspected ISIS ties Singapore has detained eight Bangladeshi workers on suspicion of planning attacks linked to the Islamic State group in their home country, authorities said Tuesday.
May 3, 2016 Australia plans to halve budget deficit within 3 years Australia's government says it plans to reduce its budget deficit by more than half in three years while maintaining momentum in a sluggish economy with personal and business tax cuts.