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Pacific April 22, 2019

3 helicopter crew found safe on New Zealand island day later

Three crew members aboard a helicopter that crashed off the New Zealand coast while on route to attempt a medical evacuation from a fishing boat have been found alive on a remote island.

The Americas April 22, 2019

Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea

A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential oil and gas reserves: ___ EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a weekly look at developments in the South China Sea, the location of several territorial conflicts in the region.

Australia April 19, 2019

Paramedics: Dad saved toddler from dingo attack in Australia

Paramedics say a father saved his 14-month-old son from dingoes that dragged the boy from a campsite on an Australian island.

Pacific April 18, 2019

New Zealand officer guilty of planting camera in embassy

A naval commodore who served as New Zealand's senior military attache to the United States has been found guilty of planting a hidden camera in a bathroom at the embassy in Washington.

Australia April 17, 2019

Australian prime minister greets woman in Chinese who corrects him: ‘No, I’m Korean’

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was called out on his flub after he greeted a voter in Chinese who corrected him that she was in fact Korean.

Middle East April 17, 2019

Iraqi war games: Army trains in desert, defeats 'militants'

The "militants" were holding on stubbornly to their position in the scabrous desert outside Baghdad, blocking the Iraqi troops' advance when an infantry unit sprung out of the right flank, forcing the enemy into a hasty retreat.

Pacific April 17, 2019

Timeline of police response to New Zealand mosque attacks

New Zealand police on Wednesday released a detailed timeline of their response to the March 15 shootings that left 50 dead at two Christchurch mosques, confirming they arrested the suspected shooter 18 minutes after receiving the first emergency call.

Australia April 16, 2019

Australia PM: Islamic State orphans face hurdles to return

Australia's prime minister says hurdles remain to repatriating three orphaned Australian children of a convicted terrorist from a Syrian refugee camp and national security interests must come first.

Pacific April 16, 2019

New Zealand, Red Cross at odds over naming captive nurse

New Zealand's government did not approve an aid agency's decision to release the name of a New Zealand nurse held captive by the Islamic State group in Syria, the country's foreign minister said Tuesday.

Australia April 15, 2019

Media lawyers in Australian court over Cardinal gag order

Dozens of high-profile Australian journalists and major media organizations have been represented by lawyers in a court on charges relating to breaches of a gag order on reporting about Cardinal George Pell's convictions for sexually molesting two choirboys.

RELIGION April 15, 2019

6 appear in court on charges they sent mosque attack images

Six people have appeared in a New Zealand court on charges they illegally redistributed the livestreamed footage of a gunman shooting worshippers at two mosques last month.