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.
March 27, 2017 Australian residents begin evacuating ahead of cyclone Thousands of people began evacuating low-lying areas of Australia's tropical northeast on Monday as a powerful cyclone bore down on the coast.
March 26, 2017 China blocks outspoken academic from returning to Australia The lawyer for a professor at an Australian university says the academic has been prevented by Chinese authorities from returning to Sydney because he's suspected of endangering national security.
March 25, 2017 Chinese premier wraps up Australia trip with football match China's premier has attended an Australian football game with the country's prime minister as he wraps up a visit Down Under aimed at boosting bilateral ties and expanding trade between the two nations.
March 24, 2017 The Latest: Westminster attacker born Adrian Russell Ajao The Latest on the attacks in London (all times local): 8:30 a.m.