March 31, 2017 British, French, Dutch officials 'visit' Credit Suisse sites Credit Suisse says its offices in London, Paris and Amsterdam have received "visits" by local authorities in connection with unspecified client tax issues.
March 31, 2017 Arctic 'doomsday' seed vault receives 50,000 new deposits Nearly 10 years after a "doomsday" seed vault opened on an Arctic island, some 50,000 new samples from seed collections around the world have been deposited in the world's largest repository built to safeguard against wars or natural disasters wiping out global food crops.
March 31, 2017 Australia finds no proof its World Vision aid went to Hamas The Australian government says it has had found no evidence that any of its donations to the Christian charity World Vision have been siphoned to Islamic militant group Hamas.
March 31, 2017 New Zealand to review building design standards after quake New Zealand's government says the partial collapse of a modern office building's interior floors during an earthquake last November was unacceptable and could have killed people.
March 31, 2017 Australian towns evacuated amid flooding from ex-cyclone Communities along Australia's east coast have been evacuated as floodwaters sparked by the remnants of a powerful cyclone poured into roads and threatened to inundate homes across the region.
March 30, 2017 Sharknado? Cyclone Debbie leaves behind shark in puddle The shark was found dead on a road that has been cut off by flooding.
March 30, 2017 Putin: Criticism of Russia protest arrests is 'interference' Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected Western calls for the release of jailed protesters, in his first public comments about a wave of nationwide rallies against government corruption.
March 30, 2017 Rescued Filipino says he survived on rain, fish for 2 months A young Filipino fisherman has returned home after getting lost at sea in a storm and drifting for nearly two months, during which he says his uncle starved to death, before being rescued thousands of kilometers (miles) away.
March 30, 2017 Scholars urge China to let academic return to Australia Dozens of scholars in Australia, the U.S., Britain and Hong Kong are urging Beijing to free a Sydney-based academic, warning that its refusal to allow him to return home is raising concerns about the risks of conducting research in China.
March 29, 2017 Putin visits Arctic archipelago to reaffirm Russian presence President Vladimir Putin is visiting an Arctic archipelago as part of Russia's efforts to reaffirm its foothold in the region.