World News - Australia, New Zealand, Pacific & Antarctica
Indian doctor cleared in Australian terrorism case
SYDNEY, Australia - Friday, 29 August 2008 05:06:09
An Indian doctor jailed in Australia last year in a bungled terrorism case has officially been cleared, Australian police said Friday.
Sydney orchestra faked 2000 Olympics performance
SYDNEY, Australia - Friday, 29 August 2008 00:16:40
By KRISTEN GELINEAU - Associated Press Writer
China isn't the only country to fake a musical performance during an Olympic opening ceremony. Turns out Australia knows a thing about miming music, too.
Probe reveals oxygen bottle burst on Qantas flight
CANBERRA, Australia - Thursday, 28 August 2008 19:22:07
An oxygen cylinder caused the explosion that blew a car-sized hole in a Qantas jet last month, forcing an emergency landing, air safety officials said Friday.
Earthquake jolts New Zealand, no injuries reported
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Monday, 25 August 2008 13:35:33
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake rocked New Zealand's North Island region of Hawkes Bay, a geological agency reported early Tuesday.
Australian officials euthanize lost baby whale
SYDNEY, Australia - Friday, 22 August 2008 10:21:26
By KRISTEN GELINEAU - Associated Press Writer
The baby humpback whale was starving, injured and hours from death. So despite anguished cries of "Murder!" and "Shame!" from protesters who thought it could still be saved, wildlife officials on Friday euthanized the animal, which had strayed into the waters off north Sydney nearly a week ago.
Aborigine wants boomerang to return from Britain
CANBERRA, Australia - Friday, 22 August 2008 03:24:22
An Aboriginal leader said Friday he wants a boomerang to return to Australia more than 300 years after it was taken as a souvenir by celebrated British explorer Capt. James Cook.
Injured lost baby whale euthanized in Australia
SYDNEY, Australia - Thursday, 21 August 2008 17:46:59
By KRISTEN GELINEAU - Associated Press Writer
An injured and abandoned baby humpback whale was euthanized by wildlife officials Friday after veterinarians determined it was too weak to survive on its own.
Australian official euthanize lost baby whale
SYDNEY, Australia - Thursday, 21 August 2008 17:45:58
By KRISTEN GELINEAU - Associated Press Writer
An injured and abandoned baby humpback whale was euthanized by wildlife officials Friday after veterinarians determined it was too weak to survive on its own.
Australian officials to euthanize baby whale
SYDNEY, Australia - Thursday, 21 August 2008 16:02:39
By KRISTEN GELINEAU - Associated Press Writer
Wildlife officials moved ahead Friday with plans to euthanize an injured and abandoned baby humpback whale that has been trying to suckle boats in the waters off Sydney.
Court: Accused Nazi eligible for extradition
SYDNEY, Australia - Wednesday, 20 August 2008 01:42:36
By TANALEE SMITH - Associated Press Writer
An 86-year-old man accused of killing a Jewish teenager in Hungary during World War II can be extradited to Hungary to face charges, an Australian judge found Wednesday.
Prospects grim for abandoned baby whale in Sydney
SYDNEY, Australia - Tuesday, 19 August 2008 23:39:15
By KRISTEN GELINEAU - Associated Press Writer
A hungry and abandoned humpback whale calf that has been trying to suckle from boats in the waters off north Sydney rebuffed fresh attempts by wildlife workers to return it to the open ocean Wednesday and appeared to be weakening.
Whale calf lost in Sydney waters, bonds with yacht
SYDNEY, Australia - Monday, 18 August 2008 22:41:52
A lost humpback whale calf that bonded with a yacht it seems to think is its mother will likely die within days if it doesn't find another mother to adopt it, a wildlife official said Tuesday.