February 25, 2019 Timeline of Cardinal George Pell's career and accusations An Australian jury has convicted Cardinal George Pell on charges that he sexually abused two choirboys in a cathedral when he was archbishop of Australia's second-largest city more than 20 years ago.
February 25, 2019 Most senior Catholic charged with child sex abuse convicted The most senior Catholic cleric ever charged with child sex abuse has been convicted in Australia of molesting two choirboys moments after celebrating Mass.
February 25, 2019 Controversial Serena Williams cartoon deemed not racist by media watchdog The controversial cartoon depicting tennis star Serena Williams reacting angrily to her U.S. Open final loss to Naomi Osaka was not racist and did not breach media standards, a press watchdog said.
February 21, 2019 Australian who drove into crowd, killed 6, sentenced to life A man who drove a stolen car into lunchtime crowds in downtown Melbourne and killed six people was sentenced to life imprisonment in what the judge described as "one of the worst examples of mass murder in Australian history."
February 21, 2019 Pacific typhoon expected to lash Guam with gusty wind, rain A growing typhoon in the Pacific is heading toward the Mariana Islands and could lash Guam with strong winds, rain and surf this weekend.
February 21, 2019 A global look at the Catholic Church's sex abuse problem Pope Francis' high-stakes sex abuse prevention summit is meant to call attention to the crisis as a global problem that requires a global response.
February 20, 2019 New Zealand university students to get drug testing at orientation: report Students at a New Zealand university will be getting free drug testing during the first week of the upcoming semester.
February 19, 2019 Kidnap suspect to face Sydney court for extradition to Chile A woman wanted in Chile on kidnapping charges dating back to Chile's 1973-1990 military dictatorship is expected to appear in a Sydney court on Wednesday for an extradition hearing.
February 19, 2019 Australian Anglican set to be defrocked over abuse inaction An assistant bishop is set to become the most senior Anglican in Australia to be defrocked after a church committee found he took no action when he was told a priest had sexually abused a child.
February 18, 2019 Australia police say they didn't know Bahraini was refugee Australian Federal Police did not know a Bahraini soccer player was a refugee who feared persecution in his homeland when the agency alerted Bahrain and Thailand he was on a flight bound for Bangkok, a top police official said Monday.