November 29, 2018 Refugee soccer player sought by Bahrain detained in Thailand Rights groups are urging Thai authorities not to deport a Bahraini professional soccer player to his homeland, where he faces imprisonment for what his supporters say are political reasons.
November 28, 2018 Australian politician hails tribe’s border policy after missionary's killing: report An Australian politician known for her staunch anti-immigration policy has praised a remote Indian island tribe for defending their way of life after reportedly killing an American missionary with bows and arrows earlier this month.
November 27, 2018 Australian capital installs same-sex silhouettes in pedestrian lights Walking same-sex couples were installed in green pedestrian lights in a suburb of Australia’s capital city earlier this month as part of a city initiative to “recognize the diversity of the community,” The Canberra Times reported.
November 22, 2018 Australia wants it easier to strip extremists of citizenship Australia revealed plans on Thursday to increase government powers to strip citizenship from extremists and to control the movements of Australian fighters who return home from the battlefields of Syria and Iraq.
November 21, 2018 Australian PM accuses Muslim leaders of denying threat Australia's prime minister accused senior Muslim community leaders on Wednesday of "continuing down a path of denial" after they refused an invitation to a meeting to discuss the threat posed by Islamic extremists.
November 21, 2018 Australian drug smuggler banned from Indonesia after release Indonesia said an Australian woman freed Wednesday after serving nearly 14 years in prison for smuggling heroin to the tourist island of Bali will be deported and banned from the country for life.
November 19, 2018 3 men charged with planning mass killing in Australian city Three men inspired by the Islamic State group were charged on Tuesday with planning a mass-casualty attack in Australia's second-largest city, police said.
November 17, 2018 Abe visits Darwin shrine to Japanese war dead Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday visited a shrine in Darwin commemorating the deaths of 80 Japanese submariners in waters near the city in World War II.
November 16, 2018 Key facts about APEC host Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea hosts leaders from Pacific Rim countries, including the United States, Russia and China, this weekend in a coming-out party for the jungle-clad nation that is regarded as one of the world's last frontiers for trade and investment.
November 16, 2018 Japan's Abe lays wreath in Australia city bombed in WWII Shinzo Abe became the first prime minister of Japan to visit Darwin since the northern Australian city was bombed by Japanese forces in World War II, as he and his Australian counterpart spoke Friday of strengthening defense and other ties between their countries.
