Australia
Shooting at Australia nightclub leaves 1 dead, 1 critical
Melbourne, Apr 14 (AP/UNB) — A drive-by shooting outside a popular Melbourne nightclub in Australia early Sunday left one man dead, another critically wounded and two others injured, police said.
Australian election May 18 to be fought on refugees, economy
Canberra, Apr 11 (AP/UNB) — Australia's prime minister on Thursday called a May 18 election that will be fought on issues including climate change, asylum seekers and economic management.
Police won't charge Australian teen or senator over egg spat
Sydney, Apr 9 (AP/UNB) — Police say they will not charge an Australian teenager or a senator for a spat in which the boy cracked an egg on the politician's head and the man retaliated.
Australian election on May 18 appears likely
Australia, Apr 7 (AP/UNB) — May 18 appears the most likely date for Australia's next election at which the conservative government will seek a third three-year term.
Australian senator slammed over mosque shooting comments
Sydney, Apr 2 (AP/UNB) — The Australian lawmaker who had an egg cracked on his head by a teenage boy for his comments about last month's New Zealand mosque shootings faced a stinging attack on Tuesday in the first sitting of Australia's Parliament since the attacks.
Australian party accused of asking US gun lobby for money
Canberra, Mar 27 (AP/UNB) — Australia's prime minister on Tuesday accused an influential minor political party of trying to "sell Australia's gun laws to the highest bidders" by asking the U.S. gun lobby for donations.
New Zealand to observe Muslim prayer after mosque attacks
New Zealand, Mar 22 (AP/UNB) — In a day without precedent, people across New Zealand observed the Muslim call to prayer Friday as the nation reflected on the moment one week ago when 50 people were slaughtered at two mosques.
Australian premier sides with egger against egged senator
Canberra, Mar 17 (AP/UNB) — Australia's prime minister on Sunday suggested an anti-Muslim senator should be charged after he slapped a teen who cracked a raw egg over the legislator's head.
FIA says F1 director Charlie Whiting has died in Australia
Melbourne, Mar 14 (AP/UNB) — Formula One Race Director Charlie Whiting has died from a pulmonary embolism three days before the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. He was 66.
Sex abuse convictions of Australia cardinal prove polarizing
Melbourne, Mar 12 (AP/UNB) — The most senior Catholic to be convicted of child sex abuse will be sentenced to prison in Australia on Wednesday in a landmark case that has polarized observers. Some described the prosecution as proof the church is no longer above the law, while others suspect Cardinal George Pell has been made a scapegoat for the church's sins.