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December 7, 2018

Thailand arrests Bahrain refugee for possible extradition

A soccer player who holds refugee status in Australia has been officially arrested ahead of a court ruling on whether he will be extradited to Bahrain, the homeland he fled four years ago, police in Thailand said Friday.

December 6, 2018

New Zealand police hold 'grave fears' for British tourist

The father of a 22-year-old British tourist who has been missing in New Zealand for six days made a tearful plea for help in the case on Friday, but police say they now hold "grave fears" for her safety.

December 6, 2018

Man pleads guilty to ramming pedestrians in Australia

A man who deliberately rammed a car into pedestrians in a busy Australian city street, killing one and injuring another 16 people, pleaded guilty on Friday to multiple charges including murder.

December 6, 2018

Australian archbishop cleared of child sex abuse cover-up

An Australian appeal court on Thursday overturned a conviction against the most senior Roman Catholic cleric ever found guilty of covering up child sex abuse.

December 5, 2018

Magnitude 7.5 quake strikes in Pacific near New Caledonia

A powerful earthquake that struck in the southern Pacific Ocean on Wednesday sent jitters around the region after authorities warned of possible tsunamis, but there were no initial reports of destructive waves or major damage.

December 3, 2018

South Korea says no timeframe set for visit by Kim Jong Un

South Korea's president said Tuesday no timeframe has been set for a historic visit to Seoul by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un despite both hoping it will take place this year.

December 2, 2018

S. Korea's Moon: Trump wants to grant Kim Jong Un's wishes

South Korea's president says U.S. President Donald Trump told him he has a "very friendly view" of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and wants to grant his wishes if he denuclearizes.

November 30, 2018

Australia raised detained refugee with Thai authorities

Australian officials have raised with Thai authorities the plight of an Australia-based refugee professional soccer player who was detained in Bangkok and fears deportation to his native Bahrain, Australia's foreign minister said Friday.

November 30, 2018

Thousands of Australian students protest climate change

Thousands of schoolchildren across Australia skipped classes Friday to attend rallies demanding the government act on climate change.

November 30, 2018

51 pilot whales die in another mass stranding in New Zealand

Fifty-one pilot whales died Friday in another mass stranding in New Zealand, less than a week after 145 pilot whales and nine pygmy killer whales perished in two other, unrelated strandings.