Australia

Australia

• Australia arrests priest on pedophilia charges

  Australian police arrested a Roman Catholic priest on pedophilia charges Monday, following months of negotiations to have him returned from the ... 

• Wallabies on the loose in Austria _ yes, Austria

  Volunteers are searching for a pair of wallabies hopping through Austria — yes, Austria. The kangaroo-like marsupials, which are smaller than "roos" ... 

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  NZealand is 13th country to legalize gay marriage

  Hundreds of jubilant gay-rights advocates celebrated at New Zealand's Parliament as the country became the 13th in the world and the first in the ... 

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  Asia stocks sink on global growth worries

  Asian stock markets were mostly lower Tuesday as weak economic data, falling commodity prices and big losses on Wall Street shook investors. A deadly ... 

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  Pope taps cardinals to advise on governing, reform

  Pope Francis named eight cardinals from around the globe Saturday to advise him on running the Catholic Church and reforming the Vatican bureaucracy, ... 

• A list of papal advisers on Curia reform

  Pope Francis on Saturday named eight cardinals to a panel that will help advise him running the church and reforming the Vatican bureaucracy, or Curia 

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  Asian stock markets mixed as gains cashed up

  Asian stock markets were mixed Friday as investors turned cautious and took profits from recent rallies in spite of evidence pointing to an improving ... 

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  China's Xi offers to reduce friction over hotspots

  With pressure growing on Beijing to get North Korea to step back from its war-like footing, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that no one country ... 

• Man admits to murder of Irish woman in Australia

  A man has pleaded guilty to the rape and murder of an Irish immigrant he attacked as she walked home from a bar in Australia's second-largest city. 

• Credit-easing steps by central banks, at a glance

  The Bank of Japan said Thursday that it will pump money into the Japanese financial system to try to combat deflation, encourage borrowing and lift ... 

• Swedish judge says Assange allegations 'a mess'

  A senior Swedish judge said Wednesday that the sex crime allegations in his country against fugitive WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange are "a mess. 

• Pollock, Joubert, Poite to ref Wallabies-B&I Lions

  Chris Pollock of New Zealand, Craig Joubert of South Africa and Romain Poite of France will referee the three tests during the British and Irish Lions ... 

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  Lion takes on AirAsia with record jet orders

  Indonesia's top discount carrier, which catapulted into the global aviation spotlight with record deals to buy Airbus and Boeing planes, is taking the ... 

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  Australian PM apologizes for forced adoptions

  Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard delivered a historic national apology in Parliament to the thousands of unwed mothers who were forced by ... 

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  Australian minister quits over party ballot fiasco

  Another Australian government minister quit Friday in the fallout from a bungled leadership ballot that reinforced perceptions of a crisis in Prime ... 

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  Asia stocks mixed after Cyprus vote on bailout

  Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday after Cypriot lawmakers rejected a tax on bank deposits that would have partly funded an emergency bailout ... 

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  Wales recovers, England mourns after 6N finale

  Just as the party to top all parties winds down in Wales, so the grim post-mortem begins in England. The dullest Six Nations in the tournament's ... 

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  Myanmar president welcomes closer Australia ties

  Myanmar President Thein Sein welcomed closer ties with Australia on Monday as he asked for continued support through his country's transition to ... 

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  Dublin tourists lead icy St. Patrick's Day parade

  Never mind the fickle Irish weather. A chilly, damp Dublin celebrated St. Patrick's Day with artistic flair anyway Sunday as the focal point for a ... 

• Australia gets first Aboriginal government leader

  Australia has its first Aboriginal leader of a provincial government, a development welcomed by the prime minister as a historic moment for the ... 

• Asia stocks cautious despite strong US retail data

  Asian stock markets mostly retreated Thursday as caution prevailed despite a ninth day of gains on Wall Street and a bump up in U.S. retail sales. 

• A look at the drivers starting the new F1 season

  A brief look at the drivers who will compete in the Formula One season: (with age, nationality, manufacturer, number of championships, race wins and ...