April 9, 2016 Navy rescues 3 castaways who wrote 'help' with palm fronds on deserted island The Navy released stunning new photos Saturday that show the three castaways who were rescued from a deserted Pacific island after they used palm fronds to spell the word “help” in the sand.
April 8, 2016 Castaways saved after writing 'help' in palm branches on island beach Three men who were marooned for days on an uninhabited island in the Pacific were rescued Thursday after they aligned palm branches to spell out the word “Help.”
April 8, 2016 Move over, cats: Hedgehog cafe opens in Tokyo Hedgehogs now have something in common with cats, rabbits, owls, hawks and snakes – they all have their own cafés in Japan where they can mingle with guests.
April 8, 2016 Former Indonesian leader chides US for lack of transparency A former Indonesian president has accused the United States and Australia of lacking transparency over President Barack Obama's decision five years ago to rotate U.S. Marines through the Australian city of Darwin as part of the U.S. military pivot to Asia.
April 8, 2016 Australia to send biggest-ever business delegation to China Australia's prime minister will lead the country's biggest-ever business delegation to China next week.
April 8, 2016 4 Australians detained in Lebanon on kidnapping suspicion Lebanese police say authorities have detained four Australian citizens on suspicion they were involved in the kidnapping of two children.
April 7, 2016 Searchers find 4 of 6 crewmen on missing Japan military jet Searchers have found one of the six crew members from a Japanese military jet that disappeared a day earlier while flying over southern mountains.
April 7, 2016 Two boys hospitalized after school musical prop razors cut their necks A high school musical in New Zealand got a little too real this week when a prop razor used in a throat-slitting scene ended up cutting the necks of two boys and sending them to a local hospital overnight.
April 7, 2016 Strong quake strikes Vanuatu; no injuries or tsunami threat Another strong earthquake has struck the Pacific nation of Vanuatu but there was no tsunami threat and no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
April 6, 2016 Strong earthquake rattles Vanuatu; no tsunami threat A strong earthquake has rattled the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, but there was no tsunami threat and there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.