June 5, 2017 Deadly Australia hostage-taking, shootout called a terror attack A suspected terrorist who killed a man and took a woman hostage in an up-market suburb of Melbourne late Monday had arranged to meet her through an escort service.
June 5, 2017 Melbourne gunman said assault was for ISIS, Al Qaeda A Melbourne gunman called a local television station early Monday in the midst of a deadly siege, pledging allegiance to ISIS and Al Qaeda before cops shot him dead to end the rampage.
June 5, 2017 One dead, three police officers injured in Australia hostage situation A gunman was shot dead and three officers were injured on Monday following a hostage situation in Melbourne, Australia, where officials are investigating if incident was terrorism-related.
May 31, 2017 Malaysia Airlines flight returns to Australia after passenger tries to enter cockpit, officials say A Malaysia Airlines flight from Melbourne, Australia was forced to turn back after a disruptive passenger attempted to enter the cockpit.
May 29, 2017 Shark in Australia leaps into boat, lands on fisherman An Australian fisherman got a rare -- and unusual -- catch on Saturday when a great white shark leapt into his boat and knocked him off his feet.
May 24, 2017 Australian man arrested for overstaying US visa by 90 minutes, report says Immigration officials arrested an Australian man last week after he reportedly overstayed his United States visa by 90 minutes.
May 24, 2017 AP Exclusive: Kushners tap China's $24B 'golden visa' market When the sister of President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner promoted investment in her family's new skyscraper from a Beijing hotel ballroom stage earlier this month, she was pitching a controversial American visa program that's proven irresistible to tens of thousands of Chinese.
May 24, 2017 Australian minister calls for tougher rules on refugees Australia's immigration minister on Tuesday urged tougher refugee rules that would deport refugees who took vacations in countries where they claimed to fear persecution.
May 24, 2017 The Latest: Security Council condemns NKorea missile test The latest on North Korea's missile launch (all times local): 7:55 a.m.
May 24, 2017 Australian state apologizes to men convicted for gay sex An Australian state parliament has apologized to hundreds of men convicted for having homosexual sex as the government introduced legislation to throw out their criminal records.
