April 29, 2019 New Zealand spent more than $700,000 on slushy machines to keep prison guards cool New Zealand’s Department of Corrections is being criticized for spending more than $700,000 on slushy machines to reduce staff discomfort and tension that could lead to inmate violence.
April 29, 2019 Australian ruling party's chances improve in vote-swap deal An Australian billionaire businessman has announced his minor party has struck a vote-swap deal with the ruling party that improves the government's chances of being re-elected in a general election on May 18. Clive Palmer announced the deal with Prime Minister Scott Morrison's conservative Liberal Party as early voting began Monday in the election, in which the ruling coalition is seeking a third three-year term.
April 26, 2019 Discrepancies in Sri Lanka attack muddle investigation Hour by hour the death toll from Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday bombing attacks climbed.
April 26, 2019 New Zealander pleads guilty to sharing mosque shooting video A Christchurch businessman has pleaded guilty to sharing a livestream video that was recorded by a gunman last month as he began killing 50 people at two mosques.
April 25, 2019 The Latest: Australia says Sri Lanka bombings had IS support The Latest on the Easter attacks in Sri Lanka (all times local): 7:10 a.m.
April 25, 2019 In New Zealand, Prince William says extremism must be fought Britain's Prince William has told survivors of the mosque attacks in New Zealand that people must unite to fight extremism in all its forms.
April 25, 2019 The Latest: Australia says Sri Lanka bomber studied there The Latest on the Easter attacks in Sri Lanka (all times local): 10:20 a.m.
April 24, 2019 Australia leader plays down terror threat at Gallipoli event Australia's prime minister on Thursday played down any potential link between the arrest of a suspected Islamic State group member in Turkey and a World War I battle commemoration attended by hundreds of Australians and New Zealanders at the Gallipoli peninsula.
April 24, 2019 Prince William visits New Zealand after mosque attacks Britain's Prince William has arrived in New Zealand for a two-day visit to commemorate wartime soldiers and visit survivors of last month's mosque attacks.
April 24, 2019 Man pleads guilty to murdering 5 family members in Australia A 25-year-old man pleaded guilty in an Australian court on Wednesday to murdering his three children, wife and mother-in-law in the west coast city of Perth last year.
