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July 2, 2019

Australian boy falls between train and platform in frightening video

Australian authorities on Tuesday released heart-stopping footage of a boy slipping into the gap between a train and the station platform.

July 2, 2019

Australian police arrest 3 men over alleged ISIS-linked plot: report

Police say three men have been arrested over an alleged Islamic State group-inspired plot to attack several Sydney targets, including police and defense buildings, courts, churches and diplomatic missions.

June 19, 2019

Analyst says Australian teen was Islamic State propagandist

A security analyst says the eldest of three orphaned Australian siblings pleading for repatriation from a Syrian refugee camp has been an Islamic State group propagandist who could potentially face terrorism charges at home.

June 19, 2019

Air New Zealand boss Luxon resigns, could pursue politics

Air New Zealand Chief Executive Christopher Luxon says he is resigning after seven years in the top job at the national carrier.

June 17, 2019

New Zealand man who shared Christchurch mosque massacre video sentenced to prison

A New Zealand man who shared a video of the Christchurch mosque massacre was sentenced to 21 months in prison on Tuesday. 

June 16, 2019

Belgian dad pleas for help to find son missing in Australia

A Belgian man says an encrypted phone message sent by his missing son could hold a clue to the 18-year-old tourist's disappearance from an Australian coastal town.

June 15, 2019

Strong quake hits island chain off New Zealand; no tsunami

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck an arc of islands off New Zealand on Sunday, and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said it may cause only minor sea level changes in some coastal areas.

June 14, 2019

Infamous Australian cult leader, known for brainwashing children, dead at 98

Australian cult leader Anne Hamilton-Byrne, who was known for brainwashing and drugging children she adopted in the 1970s and 80s, has died. She was 98.

June 14, 2019

Courtroom gasps as New Zealand mosque massacre suspect smirks while lawyer enters not guilty plea

The accused New Zealand mosque shooter prompted gasps from the audience attending a public court hearing Friday after he pleaded not guilty to the charges of terrorism, murder and attempted murder.

June 14, 2019

Perfectly preserved head of Ice Age wolf found in Siberia

Russian scientists have found the furry head of an Ice Age wolf perfectly preserved in the Siberian permafrost.