November 7, 2019 New Zealand 'OK boomer' lawmaker, 25, accused of ageism after quip goes viral A 25-year-old New Zealand lawmaker has been accused of ageism after she responded “OK boomer” to an older colleague who allegedly heckled her during a debate on climate change.
November 5, 2019 Rare purebred dingo pup dropped by eagle in Australian family's backyard, sanctuary says A young, stray puppy believed to have been dropped from the sky and into the backyard of an Australian family's property was actually a rare purebred dingo — an endangered wild dog breed native to Down Under.
October 31, 2019 Australian police find $210M worth of meth hidden inside sriracha bottles Police in Australia have arrested four men in connection with the $210 million worth of methylamphetamine found hidden inside hundreds of bottles of sriracha in a cargo container imported from the United States.
October 29, 2019 Shark in Australia bites tourist's foot off before returning to maul another person, officials say A tourist snorkeling on Australia's Great Barrier Reef had his foot bitten off by a shark Tuesday before the predator turned around and mauled another person in his group, officials say.
October 28, 2019 Arrests made after American lawyer serving as Micronesia's assistant AG shot dead returning home from run Several suspects have reportedly been arrested in connection with the killing of an American working in the Pacific nation of Micronesia who was shot and killed earlier this month after coming home from a run.
October 25, 2019 Australia's Uluru scaled by final climbers before ban on sacred site goes into effect Nature seemed to be siding with indigenous Australians' demand for Uluru to be respected as a sacred site on Friday when high winds threatened to prematurely end the generations-old tradition of climbing the sandstone monolith.
October 24, 2019 Walter Borneman: 75 years ago, brave American troops honored a US commitment and changed history It is worth remembering that the sanctity of America’s word was once inviolate.
October 15, 2019 American lawyer serving as Micronesia's assistant AG shot dead while returning home from run An American lawyer working in the Pacific nation of Micronesia was fatally shot while coming from a run with her dog, her friends said, just shortly before she planned to return home to the U.S.
October 15, 2019 Boa constrictor 'at large' in Australian town, 'freshly shed' skin discovered Officials in Australia are searching a suburb of Sydney where an adult boa constrictor is believed to be "at large" after "freshly shed" snake skin was discovered last week.
October 9, 2019 Super Typhoon Hagibis may bring widespread damage across Japan, impact 'lucky' day for weddings The strongest storm currently on the planet is roaring across the northwestern Pacific Ocean Wednesday as forecasters warn the super typhoon is taking aim at the Tokyo region by this weekend.
