March 29, 2017 Cyclone Debbie leaves thousands trapped on Australian islands Three thousand people remain trapped on the battered Whitsunday Islands, as food and water threatens to run out in the wake of Cyclone Debbie.
March 29, 2017 Cyclone rips off roofs, flings boats onto land in Australia Residents of Australia's cyclone-battered tropical northeast emerged from their homes on Wednesday to find roofs lying in their yards, boats flung onto rocks and roads blocked by tangles of fallen trees and power lines, as emergency officials tried to reach communities cut off by the powerful storm.
March 29, 2017 Australian probe yet to explain plane crash that killed 5 A cockpit voice recorder failed to capture audio of the doomed flight of a light plane that crashed into the roof of an Australian shopping mall last month killing a pilot and four American tourists, accident investigators said Wednesday.
March 28, 2017 Powerful Cyclone Debbie slams into Australia's tropical northeast A powerful cyclone packing winds of up to 160 miles per hour roared across Australia's tropical northeast on Tuesday, uprooting trees, tearing down fences and knocking out power to thousands, officials said.
March 28, 2017 North Korea conducts third test of rocket engine this month North Korea tested a rocket engine for the third time this month -- and like the previous two tests, it showed signs the rogue nation's missile capabilities were improving, a U.S. official confirmed Tuesday to Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ.
March 28, 2017 Cyclone Debbie: 'Idiot' caught surfing in giant storm As Australian authorities appealed for people to stay indoors away from the fury of Cyclone Debbie, this man wanted to go surfing in the eye of it.
March 28, 2017 Australia shelves planned extradition treaty with China The Australian government has shelved a planned extradition treaty with China rather than allow the Senate reject it over human rights concerns.
March 27, 2017 Lufthansa, Cathay Pacific airlines sign code-sharing deal Lufthansa has announced a code-sharing deal with Cathay Pacific under which the German airline and its Swiss and Austrian Airlines units will offer new connections to Australia and New Zealand.
March 27, 2017 Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential oil and gas reserves: ___ EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a weekly look at the latest developments in the South China Sea, home to several territorial conflicts that have raised tensions in the region.
March 27, 2017 New Zealand and China plan to renegotiate free trade deal New Zealand and China say they plan to renegotiate their 9-year-old free trade deal.