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Papua New Guinea proposes firing-squad executions
Following a number of high-profile killings related to sorcery, Papua New Guinea's government is pushing for the South Pacific nation's first ...
Asia stocks down on US, China economic fears
Asian stock markets fell Thursday after U.S. and Chinese data pointed to slower growth in the world's two biggest economies. Analysts are concerned ...
Asia stocks down, China manufacturing growth slows
Asian stock markets fell Wednesday in holiday-thinned trading after the pace of China's manufacturing growth slowed in April, raising fears of a ...
Australian man stands trial for Wyo. bank robbery
An Australian man standing trial on a charge of robbing a Wyoming bank on New Year's Eve told jurors in an emotional opening statement Tuesday that ...
Asia stocks up after S&P hits record; Nikkei slips
Asian stock markets rose Tuesday, brushing off tepid Japanese manufacturing data after the Standard & Poor's 500 index closed at another all-time high
Australia tax revenue falls as mining boom cools
Australia's government said Monday that its tax revenue has continued to fall in recent months as company profits declined and the mining boom that ...
Rumford wins playoff to take Ballantine's title
Australia's Brett Rumford eagled the first hole of a three-way playoff to win the Ballantine's Championship in South Korea on Sunday. Rumford was ...
ADM raises bid for Australia's GrainCorp
Archer Daniels Midland Co. is closer to making a huge expansion into Australia with a possible deal for a grain handler there called GrainCorp.
China becomes New Zealand's top export market
China's thirst for quality milk has seen it become New Zealand's top export market for the first time. Neighboring Australia had long been New ...
Australian behind new Titanic plans political bid
A wealthy Australian who is rebuilding the Titanic plans to do the political equivalent. Clive Palmer said Friday he intends to refloat the United ...
Israel clears jailers in Australian prisoner death
Israel's Justice Ministry says it will not indict anyone in connection with the 2010 death of an Australian-Israeli prisoner, despite a scathing ...
China, 15 other Asian nations to start trade talks
China and 15 other Asia-Pacific nations will kick off the first round of free trade talks next month to create one of the world's largest trading ...
Australian charged with hacking government site
Australian police have arrested a man they say is affiliated with international hacking collective Lulz Security on a charge of attacking and defacing ...
Asia stocks fall after China production slips
Asian stock markets fell Tuesday after China's manufacturing growth slowed in April, adding to worries about the health of the world's second-largest ...
Divinyls lead singer Chrissy Amphett dead at 53
Chrissy Amphlett, the raunchy lead singer of the Australian rock band Divinyls whose hit "I Touch Myself" brought her international fame in the early ...
Day, Leishman in contention at RBC Heritage
Jason Day and Marc Leishman kept the Australian flag flying high at the RBC Heritage. Four days after countryman Adam Scott became the first ...
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" ...
Cheers and Maori song as NZealand OKs gay marriage
The halls of Parliament echoed with a traditional Maori love song after lawmakers made New Zealand the 13th country in the world and the first in the ...
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 ...
Paul Kelly takes stand for the album, readies tour
Paul Kelly likes to graze for songs on Spotify as much as any fan. But as he released new music for the first time in five years, he decided to take ...
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 ...
An Aussie finally Masters it at Augusta
Greg Norman almost couldn't stand to watch. The Great White Shark had circled around the elusive green jacket too many times without being able to ...
Australians rejoice after Scott's Masters victory
The roar that followed Adam Scott's Masters-winning putt at Augusta National could only be heard on the television broadcast so many thousand miles ...
Great Scott: Aussie finally dons green at Augusta
Adam Scott strolled into the room, looking quite dapper in green. He let out a deep sigh and struggled to contain his emotions — the thoughts of Greg ...