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China's Sun wins 200 free via DQ, gets shunned on podium

Sun Yang was in the middle of controversy at the world swimming championships again. Only this time, it wasn't his doing.

Sydney police find drug haul in van that hit police cars

A driver has been charged after methamphetamine valued at more than $140 million was found in a van that crashed into police ...

Proposed New Zealand law says owning guns is not a right

New Zealand's government is planning further restrictions to gun ownership in a law proposed Monday that emphasizes owning ...

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Papua New Guinea open to Chinese and Australian investors

Papua New Guinea's prime minister said Monday his South Pacific island nation was open to investment from China, Australia ...

Ledecky stunned in 400 free at worlds; Sun wins record title

Katie Ledecky is usually there in the end, her endurance powering her to the wall well ahead of the competition. Someone else ...

Instagram expands hiding 'likes' to make you happier

Instagram is expanding a test to hide how many "likes" people's posts receive as it tries to combat criticism that such ...

Australia 'deeply disappointed' China criminally detains man

Australia's foreign minister said on Friday her government was "deeply disappointed" that a Chinese Australian writer was ...

US military brings back remains from World War II battle

The U.S. military has brought back the remains of more than 20 servicemen killed in one of the bloodiest battles of World War ...

Asian stocks follow Wall Street lower on trade war fears

Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower Thursday after President Donald Trump reignited trade fears by saying he could ...

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Memories of watching Apollo 11: 'You could hear a pin drop'

When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took their first steps on the moon in 1969, the world was watching. Live TV coverage made ...

'The Chain' is a mid-life hit for novelist Adrian McKinty

With his novel "The Chain" headed for publishing best-seller lists and summer packing lists, Adrian McKinty can now laugh as ...

Nesting penguins can't resist lure of New Zealand sushi shop

Two little blue penguins just couldn't stay away from a New Zealand sushi store, returning to nest there even after police ...

Australian finds message in a bottle written 50 years ago

A fisherman said on Wednesday he was looking for the author of a message in a bottle found off the southern Australian coast ...

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Peckish penguins pop by sushi shop

A pair of sneaky penguins were found hiding in a sushi shop near Wellington train station in New Zealand.

Lawmaker: Expand compensation from nuclear weapons testing

A compensation program for those exposed to radiation from years of nuclear weapons testing and uranium mining would be ...

Welsh street named steepest in world; New Zealand loses out

A street in Wales has been designated the steepest in the world after a successful campaign by residents. The title comes at ...

New Zealand gun owners turn over their weapons for money

Dozens of Christchurch gun owners on Saturday handed over their weapons in exchange for money, in the first of more than 250 ...

Sudden turbulence that injured dozens is hard to predict

Passengers on a flight from Canada to Australia said they had no warning about turbulence that suddenly slammed people into ...

Turbulence injures dozens on Air Canada flight to Australia

Intense turbulence struck an Air Canada flight to Australia on Thursday and sent unbuckled passengers flying into the ...

The Latest: Air Canada cabin bloody after turbulence

The Latest on turbulence on an Air Canada flight that left passengers injured (all times local): 3:30 p.m. More passengers ...