September 12, 2016 China's demand for pricey international schools 'insatiable' The school year at Haileybury College's campus outside Beijing began with three People's Liberation Army soldiers marching on a running track as the Chinese national anthem played over loudspeakers.
September 11, 2016 Australian knife attack was 'inspired by ISIS,' authorities say An Australian man accused of attempted murder after stabbing another man outside Sydney was "inspired by ISIS", authorities said Sunday.
September 9, 2016 Man charged at Sydney Opera House with threatening property Police say an 18-year-old man arrested outside the Sydney Opera House has been charged by counterterrorism investigators with threatening to destroy property.
September 7, 2016 China vetoed from becoming 2nd biggest Australia farm owner China would have become the second largest foreign owner of Australian farmland after the United Kingdom if the government had not vetoed the sale to Chinese interests of a major cattle empire, a report showed on Wednesday.
September 7, 2016 Australian man dies after shark attack in New Caledonia Marine authorities say an Australian man has died after a large shark attacked him while he was kitesurfing in New Caledonia, a French island territory in the Pacific Ocean.
September 6, 2016 Australia seeks $90 million from ship owner for reef damage The Australian government says it is seeking at least 120 million Australian dollars ($90 million) from the owners of a Chinese coal ship that damaged part of the Great Barrier Reef.
September 5, 2016 Thai police seize marijuana said destined for Australia Thai police say they have arrested two men from Thailand and Taiwan suspected of smuggling more than 3 tons of marijuana from Laos for shipment to Australia.
September 5, 2016 The Latest: US, France, Germany discuss Ukraine at G-20 The Latest on the G-20 summit in China (all times local): 1 p.m.
September 5, 2016 Relatives of Flight 370 victims to meet Australian searchers A daughter of a passenger on board the missing Malaysia airliner says several relatives of victims will fly to Australia on Tuesday in a quest to better understand developments in the search for wreckage and to find some closure more than two years after the tragedy.
September 5, 2016 China tamps down South China Sea talk at summits A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential gas and oil reserves: ___ EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a weekly look at the latest key developments in the South China Sea, home to several territorial conflicts that have raised tensions in the region.
