Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ

November 9, 2018

Australian police say stabbing attack linked to terrorism

A knife-wielding man stabbed three people, one fatally, in Australia's second-largest city on Friday in an attack police linked to terrorism.

November 6, 2018

Surfer fends off shark that bit his leg at Australian beach

A man has used his surfboard to fend off a shark that bit him on his calf off an Australian beach two days after a fatal attack on the Great Barrier Reef.

November 5, 2018

New Zealand fisherman's ocean rescue of toddler 'miraculous'

A New Zealand fisherman plucked a toddler from the ocean in a "miraculous" rescue after thinking he was watching a doll float past.

November 5, 2018

Man dies in 3rd shark attack off Australia island in 7 weeks

A shark has killed a man near an island harbor on Australia's Great Barrier Reef where two tourists were attacked on consecutive days in September, officials said.

November 4, 2018

Independent says Australian gov't lost on its refugee stance

A newly elected independent lawmaker said on Monday a tough policy toward asylum seekers was a major reason Australia's conservative government lost its parliamentary majority.

November 4, 2018

The Latest: Turnout is sky high for New Caledonia vote

The Latest on New Caledonia's independence referendum (all times local): 8:40 p.m. Voter turnout in New Caledonia's independence referendum was so high that some polling stations had to stay open later than planned.

November 4, 2018

High turnout as Pacific archipelago votes on independence

Voters turned out in exceptional numbers Sunday to decide whether the French South Pacific territory of New Caledonia should break free from the European country that claimed it in the mid-19th century.

November 3, 2018

Aussie nun who angered Duterte forced to leave Philippines

An Australian nun who angered the Philippine president by joining anti-government protests used her final hours in the country Saturday to call on Filipinos to unite and fight human rights abuses.

November 3, 2018

Pacific archipelago to vote on independence from France

Voters in New Caledonia are deciding whether the French territory in the South Pacific should break free from the European country that claimed it in the mid-19th century.

November 2, 2018

New Caledonia in Pacific to vote on independence from France

New Caledonia, a French archipelago in the South Pacific, is preparing for an independence referendum — the last step in a three-decades-long decolonization effort.