July 26, 2016 Stepping in for weak ASEAN, Japan, Australia, US chide China The United States, Japan and Australia have urged China not to construct military outposts and reclaim land in the disputed South China Sea, in a strong show of support for Southeast Asian nations that have territorial disputes with Beijing in the resource-rich area.
July 24, 2016 3 nations agree to suspend search for Flight 370 Malaysia, Australia and China have agreed to suspend the search for Flight 370 once the current area in the Indian Ocean has been completely scoured for the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner.
July 24, 2016 Rio Athletes Village faces leaks, power outages; Australia refuses to move in Australian athletes will not move into their rooms at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics until serious plumbing, electrical and cleaning problems are fixed, with the troubled South American games opening in under two weeks.
July 23, 2016 Travel ban lifted off British-Australian held in Lebanon The lawyer of a dual British-Australian national indicted in a botched attempt to kidnap two Australian-Lebanese children at the center of a custody battle says a travel ban imposed on his client has been lifted.
July 23, 2016 Russian balloonist claims new round the world record A cold and exhausted 65-year-old Russian balloonist came back to Earth safely in the Australian Outback on Saturday after claiming a new world record by flying solo around the world nonstop in 11 days, an official said.
July 23, 2016 Russian balloonist soon to circumnavigate globe in 11 days An official says a 65-year-old Russian adventurer is drifting in a balloon in fair weather hours before he is expected to land in the Australian Outback and set a record for flying solo nonstop around the world.
July 22, 2016 British-Australian held in Lebanon banned from traveling The lawyer of a dual British-Australian national indicted in a botched attempt to kidnap two Australian-Lebanese children at the center of a custody battle says he has objected to a travel ban imposed on his client.
July 22, 2016 Officials to decide whether to extend search for Flight 370 Officials from Malaysia, Australia and China will decide Friday whether to extend an underwater search for Flight 370 amid renewed appeals by families of those aboard the Malaysia Airlines jet to not give up the hunt more than two years after the plane vanished.
July 21, 2016 Oceanographer says Flight 370 could be north of search area The oceanographer who led American adventurer Blaine Gibson to Madagascar where he found a potential debris field from the missing Malaysia Airlines jet says drift modeling suggests that Flight 370 could have crashed north of the current search area.
July 21, 2016 Bomb squad responds to ‘very deliberate’ attack on police station An Australian police bomb squad is examining a car that was driven into an underground parking garage at a western Sydney police station.
