
Ford to end auto production in Australia in 2016
Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it will close its two Australian auto plants, ending production in the country in 2016, amid soaring manufacturing costs ...
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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Australia puts $22.6M into '20,000 Leagues' remake
Australia is paying its biggest Hollywood inducement ever to bring "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" Down Under. The Walt Disney Studios will film a new ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Boss plays a note of caution on economic sway
Bruce Springsteen is playing a note of caution about his political influence over Australian economic policies. Springsteen and his E Street Band ...
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 ...

Australian PM announces Sept. 14 elections
Prime Minister Julia Gillard surprised Australians on Wednesday by announcing that elections will be held Sept. 14, in a country where governments ...

Australian gay politician gets married in Spain
A prominent gay Australian politician married his longtime partner Wednesday in southern Spain, two months after his country voted down a proposal to ...

Sympathy over US school shooting stretches globe
As the world joined Americans in mourning the school massacre in Connecticut, many urged U.S. politicians to honor the 28 victims, especially the ...

Key players, positions on Palestinian statehood
The vote is largely symbolic, the outcome nearly assured: The Palestinians and Israelis are closely watching the evolving positions of a few key ...
Palestinians predict historic UN vote on statehood
The Palestinians predicted a historic U.N. vote recognizing their statehood this week, praising important new support from France on Tuesday and ...