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December 15, 2016

Greenpeace: Thai fishing boats sail far to avoid regulations

A report by environmental group Greenpeace says Thai fishing fleets are operating thousands of kilometers (miles) from home in unregulated waters to dodge government oversight over illegal fishing and onboard human rights abuses.

December 15, 2016

Japanese leader accuses Australian church of discrimination

A Japanese-Australian community leader says he has filed a racial discrimination complaint against a Sydney church that he alleges has intimidated Japanese nationals by erecting a memorial to women forced to work as sex slaves by Japan's World War II army.

December 14, 2016

Australian company to give up Thai gold mines, move to Chile

An Australian mining company says it will shut down its gold mines in Thailand, lay off more than 1,000 workers and move to Chile unless it gets an "ironclad guarantee" from the government that it will be allowed to operate without interruptions.

December 14, 2016

'Democracy sausage' snags Australia's official word of 2016

A humble barbequed sausage on a slice of bread sold at polling booths around Australia was picked Wednesday as the country's official word of the year — "democracy sausage." Despite being two words, democracy sausage qualified as the Australian National Dictionary Center's word for 2016 because it was essentially a compound word, the center's director Amanda Laugesen said.

December 14, 2016

Sydney swelters through hottest December night in 148 years

Sydney residents sweltered through the city's second hottest night on record and its hottest December night in 148 years, with many cooling off at beaches long after dark.

December 13, 2016

Australia nursing home worker jailed for murdering residents

A staff member at an Australian nursing home was sentenced on Tuesday to 40 years in prison for murdering two elderly residents and attempting to murder a third with insulin injections.

December 12, 2016

MH370 search ship leaves Australia for perhaps final time

A lone survey vessel has left an Australian port for perhaps the final time to search for the Malaysian airliner that mysteriously crashed into the southern Indian Ocean two years ago.

December 12, 2016

Scientists say reindeer may be shrinking due to warming

Reindeer living on the Arctic island of Svalbard are getting smaller — and scientists say climate change may be the cause.

December 12, 2016

Syrian refugee graduates top of class from Australian school

A Syrian refugee has graduated from an Australian high school with top honors just two years after beginning to learn English.

December 12, 2016

A look at Bill English, New Zealand's new prime minister

Bill English was sworn in Monday as New Zealand's 39th prime minister after John Key resigned.