An American student who survived the massacre last year at a secondary school in Parkland has robbed himself of life. According to local media, she suffered from survivors syndrome,...
The Australian police carried out two house searches following the attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Among other things the house of the sister of 28-year-old Brenton...
School students from all over the world have skipped school to demand that governments take more action against climate change. Worldwide more than 2000 protests were scheduled in…
Severe storms caused great inconvenience in large parts of Sydney. In some places, almost 60 millimeters of rain fell in three hours on Friday evening. In the west of the largest...
The Sydney Opera puts dogs against the seagull nuisance that the Australian stage is struggling with. Visitors who come to lunch at the music house are regularly disturbed by the birds. The…
The writer and former Chinese diplomat Yang Hengjun, who is now an Australian citizen, according to one of his friends was arrested by the Chinese authorities.
A passenger plane that was on its way from Australia to Singapore had to reverse after a fight on board. The device of the budget company Scoot landed in Sydney on Monday evening,...
In Australia it has rarely been so hot. The fifteen hottest places in the world are currently all in that country, according to research published by the weather service El...
The UN refugee organization has officially requested Australia to grant asylum to 18-year-old Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun from Saudi Arabia. The young woman has fled for her family,...
For us it will take a few hours, but in the western part of the Pacific Ocean 2019 has already started. The new year has been ushered in on many islands. Tonga and Samoa in the Polynesian...
Rain, heat, snowstorms and flooding. In countries such as Australia, America and Japan, the turn of the year is accompanied by extreme weather conditions. In the US there are heavy snowstorms in...
The residents of a new apartment complex in the Australian city of Sydney have to leave their homes for the second time within a few days, to their displeasure. It's about a…
An Australian family that almost lost everything by a fire in their home on Monday, is about 24 hours later, on Christmas Day again surprised by fire.
A brand-new tower block in Sydney has been cleared head-on after residents have heard frighteningly sick sounds. The more than 3000 residents of the 36-storey building must...
Australia has officially recognized West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. That is what the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday. The country will not immediately become its embassy in Tel Aviv...
An Australian man who played the video game Fortnite was arrested because he would have mistreated his partner during a livestream. The 26-year-old gamer got into an argument with the woman when she asked him to stop playing and come to eat, the Australian broadcaster ABC.
A 19-year-old visitor to a music festival in the Australian city of Sydney has passed away. Two women and a man were transferred to the hospital in a critical condition. All four victims have most likely taken an overdose of drugs.
On the east coast of Australia a surfer has been badly injured by a bite from a shark. The 36-year-old has lost a lot of blood and deep wounds in his leg have been left with the attack, according to broadcaster ABC.
In the Australian city of Sydney persistent storms caused flooding. In the morning there was as much rainfall as normal in the entire month. Dozens of flights have been canceled. The police have called on motorists not to take the road. Because of the rain and floods, the morning peak degenerated into chaos.
Strong winds have led to chaos at the two busiest airports in Australia. Thousands of travelers were stranded at the airports of Sydney and Melbourne after many dozens of flights were scrapped.
A large sandstorm in the southeast of Australia obscured the sun and caused a nuisance. The sandstorm is the result of the drought that has persisted for months. Because of the strong wind, sand, dust and dirt are spread over a large area.
Swimmers along the popular beach near Sydney can breathe a sigh of relief: a huge white shark is caught.
Rusk with rainbow mice in the aquarium of Australian Sydney. The male penguins Sphen and Magic have become the proud dads of baby Sphengic after a long journey and with the help of the caretakers.
The boss and chairman of the Australian public broadcaster, Justin Milne, resigned on Thursday after a scandal about an e-mail sent instruction to director and editor-in-chief Michelle Guthrie. Milne sent, according to publications from The Sydney Morning Herald in May, Guthrie the assignment to get rid of two journalistic employees, Emma Alberici and Andrew Probyn.
Two people died at a dance festival in Sydney. The police suspects a drug overdose. Thirteen party goers are admitted to the hospital and hundreds of visitors have sought medical help.
Thousands of lovers of comic books, science fiction and fantasy have come to the first African edition of Comic Con. The three-day event in Johannesburg is completely sold out, the organization reports. Visitors come from countries such as Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Nigeria.
The Roman Catholic Church in Australia refuses to cooperate with the government's plan for priests to report abuse to the police if they hear about it during confession. That is what the bishops' conference in the country announced on Friday. The government proposal was one of the recommendations after an investigation into sexual abuse within the church.
An Australian judge rejected the objections of indigenous peoples against the development of the controversial Carmichael coal mine. With the removal of one of the last legal bumps, the road is now open to the Indian conglomerate Adani Enterprises.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has insisted on the resignation of Archbishop Philip Wilson. That 67-year-old clergyman was found guilty of concealing child abuse by another priest.
Australia is going to build a submarine internet cable to the Solomon Islands and thus prevents a Chinese company from doing so. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced the construction on Wednesday after consultation with his counterpart on the islands Rick Houenipwela.
