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March 22, 2017

Australian state lawmakers vote to remove 'gay panic' defense from criminal code

The LGTBQ community welcomed a move by lawmakers in Australia's second-largest state to cut a controversial "unwanted homosexual advances" or "gay panic" statute from the criminal code on Tuesday.

March 22, 2017

Being New Zealand's leader has its perks _ like tuna fishing

Being the leader of a small nation comes with its perks — like going tuna fishing.

March 22, 2017

Australia close to resettling 12,000 Syrian refugees

Australia is close to resettling the 12,000 refugees from the war in Syria and Iraq it promised to urgently take over a year ago.

March 21, 2017

Court gives 2 Indian rivers same rights as a human

A court in northern India has granted the same legal rights as a human to the Ganges and Yamuna rivers, considered sacred by nearly a billion Indians.

March 21, 2017

Australia says Facebook and Google are paying more local tax

Australia's treasurer says Facebook, Google and other multinational companies are paying tax in Australia on their Australian profits instead of shifting income to low-tax countries since the government cracked down on tax avoidance.

March 21, 2017

China: Australia should look beyond the nations' differences

A senior Chinese official says China hopes Australia will continue to look beyond the countries' ideological differences and focus on bilateral business ties and other forms of cooperation.

March 21, 2017

US surgeon pleads guilty after New Zealand crash kills 2

A 63-year-old Wisconsin heart surgeon who was on vacation in New Zealand with his wife has pleaded guilty to careless driving charges after police say he caused an accident while attempting a U-turn on a coastal highway last month, killing two people and injuring four others.

March 20, 2017

Sydney airline grounds 5 planes after propeller drops off

Five Regional Express Airlines passenger planes had been grounded as a precaution after a near disaster in which a propeller fell off an airliner as it approached Sydney Airport, the Australian airline said on Monday.

March 20, 2017

New Zealand reportedly expels US diplomat over unspecified incident

New Zealand reportedly expelled a U.S. diplomat after the embassy refused to waive diplomatic immunity during a police investigation.

March 17, 2017

Plane lands safely in Australia after propeller falls off

A passenger plane has landed safely after one of its two propellers fell off in an extraordinary emergency as it approached Sydney's main airport.