December 8, 2018 Australia wants soccer player out of detention in Bangkok The Australian government has called for an Australian-based refugee soccer player to be immediately released from detention in Thailand.
December 8, 2018 Missing British backpacker, 22, was murdered; man to be charged, police say New Zealand police said Saturday that they believe Grace Millane, a British backpacker who has been missing for a week, was murdered and a man will be charged with murder.
December 8, 2018 New Zealand police: 22-year-old British tourist was murdered New Zealand police said Saturday that they believe a 22-year-old British tourist who has been missing for a week was murdered, and they will lay charges against a man they detained earlier in the day for questioning.
December 7, 2018 Police have ‘grave fears’ about British woman missing in New Zealand The father of a British woman who was last seen entering a New Zealand hotel Saturday made a tearful plea for help Friday -- but police said they have “grave fears” about the case.
December 7, 2018 Thailand arrests Bahrain refugee for possible extradition A soccer player who holds refugee status in Australia has been officially arrested ahead of a court ruling on whether he will be extradited to Bahrain, the homeland he fled four years ago, police in Thailand said Friday.
December 6, 2018 New Zealand police hold 'grave fears' for British tourist The father of a 22-year-old British tourist who has been missing in New Zealand for six days made a tearful plea for help in the case on Friday, but police say they now hold "grave fears" for her safety.
December 6, 2018 Man pleads guilty to ramming pedestrians in Australia A man who deliberately rammed a car into pedestrians in a busy Australian city street, killing one and injuring another 16 people, pleaded guilty on Friday to multiple charges including murder.
December 6, 2018 Australian archbishop cleared of child sex abuse cover-up An Australian appeal court on Thursday overturned a conviction against the most senior Roman Catholic cleric ever found guilty of covering up child sex abuse.
December 5, 2018 Magnitude 7.5 quake strikes in Pacific near New Caledonia A powerful earthquake that struck in the southern Pacific Ocean on Wednesday sent jitters around the region after authorities warned of possible tsunamis, but there were no initial reports of destructive waves or major damage.
December 3, 2018 South Korea says no timeframe set for visit by Kim Jong Un South Korea's president said Tuesday no timeframe has been set for a historic visit to Seoul by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un despite both hoping it will take place this year.