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90 still missing after boat capsizes off Indonesia
Ships and aircraft found more bodies but no survivors Friday while searching for scores of men still missing after a boat carrying about 200 asylum ...
Assange: Ecuador asylum bid may not succeed
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange acknowledged Thursday that he doesn't know whether Ecuador will approve his unusual plea for political asylum, as he ...
Asia stocks down as Fed action deemed too little
Asian stock markets were mostly lower Thursday as investors registered dismay at the path chosen by the Federal Reserve to try to invigorate the ...
Venus Williams, Clijsters unseeded for Wimbledon
Five-time champion Venus Williams and four-time Grand Slam winner Kim Clijsters are unseeded at Wimbledon for the first time in more than a decade.
News Corp. unit makes $2B bid for Australia pay TV
The Australian arm of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. said Wednesday it is making a $2 billion bid to take full control of pay TV company Consolidated ...
Australia court rejects gov't-funded chaplain work
Australia's highest court said Wednesday that the government exceeded its constitutional powers by paying for chaplains to run programs in public ...
Asia stocks rise as US central bank meets
Asian stock markets rose Wednesday amid hopes that the Federal Reserve would announce measures to stimulate the U.S. economy. Analysts say the U.S.
WikiLeaks founder seeks asylum at Ecuador embassy
WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange has made a run for the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, seeking asylum in a long shot move that, if successful, would ...
Lynas clears obstacle to Malaysia rare earth plant
Australian miner Lynas Corp. said Tuesday it hopes to fire up a plant in Malaysia to process rare earths — materials critical for manufacturing ...
Air New Zealand names former Unilever exec as CEO
Air New Zealand is naming former Unilever executive Christopher Luxon as its new leader. New Zealand's national carrier announced Tuesday that Luxon ...
Archaeologist finds oldest rock art in Australia
An archaeologist says he found the oldest piece of rock art in Australia and one of the oldest in the world: an Aboriginal work created 28,000 years ...
UK govt: No health risk from faulty breast implant
A top British medical expert says faulty French-made breast implants do not pose any long-term health problems to women even if they rupture.
Lawmaker doubts Australia will allow gay marriage
The chairman of an Australian parliamentary committee that examined gay law reform said Monday that he believes lawmakers will maintain a ban on ...
Fairfax Media to shed 1,900 jobs over 3 years
Australian publisher Fairfax Media Ltd. said Monday it will shed 1,900 jobs over three years and erect pay walls for two flagship newspapers as ...
Malaysia sets 2 new rules for rare earth plant
Malaysia's government has imposed two new conditions on a rare earth refinery set up by Australian miner Lynas to assuage public fears of radioactive ...
Australia says 294 polluters to pay carbon tax
The government announced Friday that 294 of Australia's biggest polluters will pay a carbon tax when it comes into force next month in a bid to curb ...
Australia creates largest area of marine reserves
Australia has created the world's largest network of marine reserves and will restrict fishing as well as oil and gas exploration in a major step to ...