March 4, 2016 Cyclone tears at Fiji's economy, but experts predict rebound The cyclone which tore through Fiji two weeks ago, killing 43 people, was so powerful that at the Namena Island Resort, it ripped out a commercial oven and tossed it half the length of a football field.
March 3, 2016 Australian cardinal didn't quickly act on pedophile claim A senior Vatican official has told an Australian sex abuse inquiry that he did not immediately act when a boy raised abuse allegations against a cleric in the 1970s and should have done more.
March 3, 2016 The Latest: Malaysia: High probability new debris from 777 The Latest on the investigation into debris found in Mozambique that may be from a Boeing 777, the same aircraft as missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (all times local): ___ 6 p.m.
March 3, 2016 New Zealand begins final vote on whether to change its flag New Zealanders have begun a final vote on whether to change their flag from a design which features the British Union Jack to one which features a native silver fern.
March 2, 2016 Strong earthquake hits off Indonesia, people rush to high ground An earthquake has struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, prompting a temporary tsunami warning and panic among residents.
March 2, 2016 Cardinal says should have done more to stop Aussie pedophile One of Pope Francis' top advisers has told an Australian inquiry that he should have done more to ensure a suspected pedophile cleric did not continue to abuse children.
March 1, 2016 Cardinal admits 'scandalous' response to abuse allegations One of Pope Francis' top advisers acknowledged he had heard that an Australian Catholic school teacher who serially abused students might be involved in "pedophilia activity" in the 1970s, but said he had no idea how rampant clergy abuse was at the time, during an extraordinary public hearing of an Australian investigative commission just a few blocks from the Vatican.
March 1, 2016 Tiger Airways plane makes emergency landing in Melbourne The Australian government says a Tiger Airways airliner has made an emergency landing in the city of Melbourne after an odor was detected and crew members were reported ill.
February 29, 2016 Australian abuse victims seek truth from cardinal testimony Australians who were raped and molested by priests are hoping to learn the truth about what a top Vatican cardinal knew about their attackers when he testifies before an investigative commission at a Rome hotel.
February 28, 2016 Spotlight: Top Vatican cardinal to testify about sex abuse One of the highest-ranking Vatican officials is being compelled to testify this weekend in a public hearing about clerical sex abuse in an unusual demonstration of holding even the most senior Catholic bishops accountable for the scandal.