Anti-whaling activists trade claims over sinking of protest boat in Japanese whaler collision

Sea Shepherd, whaling protester in NZ public spat

3 men survive night in churning seas off Australia after whale strikes, sinks their boat

3 survive after whale sinks boat off Australia

Protesters demand boycott of Commonwealth Games in New Delhi

Protesters take to streets against C’wealth Games

Small earthquake hits American Samoa on first anniversary of deadly quake and tsunami

Quake hits American Samoa on tsunami anniversary

Montana pilot gets medal from New Zealand for service following 1979 air catastrophe

Montana pilot gets medal from New Zealand

HELENA, Mont. — A former Navy pilot from Montana has been awarded a medal from New Zealand for helping recover the bodies of more than 250 people who died aboard a sightseeing plane that crashed on an Antarctic volcano in 1979.

Moderate earthquake rocks New Zealand’s North Island; no damage or injuries

Moderate quake rocks New Zealand’s North Island

China halts rare earth exports to Japan amid ensions over territorial dispute, traders say

Traders: China halts rare earth exports to Japan

Commonwealth Games official: Games’ chief rushing to Delhi for emergency visit amid problems

Commonwealth Games chief rushing to New Delhi

Bridge collapse, construction woes, disease fears put New Delhi’s Commonwealth Games at risk

Commonwealth Games at risk with under 2 weeks left

Bridge collapse, construction delays put next month’s Commonwealth Games in jeopardy

Commonwealth Games in doubt after bridge collapse

Footbridge collapse near Commonwealth games site injures 23 in Indian capital

Footbridge collapse injures 23 in Indian capital

Aussie lifeguards push beach safety for tourists

Aussie lifeguards push beach safety for tourists

Quake-damaged New Zealand city faces huge repair bill as fresh shakes hit

Big quake aftershocks plague New Zealand city

Big aftershock freshly damages major New Zealand city, spark fresh evacuations

Big aftershock freshly damages New Zealand city

Aftershocks spark fresh evacuations, damage to major New Zealand city

Big aftershock again rocks New Zealand city

Aftershocks continue in New Zealand, while experts warn another big one might strike

Sharp series of aftershocks strike New Zealand

Massive earthquake sets back NZ’s economic recovery; residents rescued from sinking houses

Massive earthquake sets back NZ economic recovery

New Zealand economy faces hit from major earthquake as it struggles out of recession

NZ economy facing hit from major earthquake impact

New Zealand troops take over security as southern city begins clean-up after major earthquake

NZ troops provide security in earthquake-hit city

New Zealand investigators hope to find why skydiving plane crashed, killing 9

NZ probes skydiving plane crash that killed 9

Grateful for no deaths, New Zealand cleaning up after quake that ripped open new fault line

NZ cleans up after quake that tore new fault line

Skydiving plane crashes near New Zealand glacier, killing 4 European tourists, 5 NZealanders

Skydiving plane crashes near NZ glacier, killing 9

Powerful 7.1 earthquake smashes buildings, rips open new fault, but no deaths reported

N. Zealand quake smashes buildings, rips new fault

Buildings collapse, 2 seriously injured as powerful quake rocks New Zealand

Buildings collapse, 2 injured in powerful NZ quake

9 killed after skydiving plane bursts into flames, crashes on New Zealand’s South Island

9 killed in New Zealand skydiving plane crash

11-year-old boy mauled by sea lion in front of horrified visitors at popular Australian zoo

Sea lion mauls 11-year-old boy at Australian zoo

9 people die after skydiving plane bursts into flame, crashes on New Zealand’s South Island

New Zealand skydiving plane crashes; 9 die

9 people killed after skydiving aircraft crashes on New Zealand’s South Island

9 people killed in New Zealand plane crash

9 people believed dead after skydiving aircraft crashes on New Zealand’s South Island

9 believed dead in New Zealand plane crash

Powerful 7.1 quake rocks New Zealand’s South Island; 2 seriously injured; looters hit streets

Powerful 7.1 quake hits New Zealand’s South Island

Powerful 7.4 quake rocks New Zealand’s South Island; no reports of injury, serious damage

Powerful 7.4 quake hits New Zealand’s South Island

Qantas flight to Sydney makes emergency landing in San Francisco airport with engine trouble

Qantas flight returns to SF with engine trouble

Miner trapped in Australian mine offers advice to Chile miners: Laugh, sing and never give up

Aussie mine collapse survivor clung to humor, song

Australian teacher assigns students to plan a terrorist attack to kill as many as possible

Aussie students assigned to plan terrorist attack

2 Australian soldiers killed and 2 wounded by improvised explosive devise in Afghanistan

2 Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan

One-two punch: Scientists discover rare double earthquake behind 2009 South Pacific tsunami

Rare double quake blamed for South Pacific tsunami

Man killed in shark attack while surfing off western Australia

Man killed by shark while surfing in Australia

Aftershocks hit Guam area after magnitude 7.2 earthquake

Aftershocks hit Guam area after large earthquake

Magnitude 7.2 earthquake rattles Pacific; no widespread tsunami threat predicted

7.2 earthquake strikes 215 miles off Guam coast

Magnitude 6 earthquake shakes Vanuatu: No tsunami and no injuries or damage reported

Magnitude 6 earthquake shakes Vanuatu: No damage

Small tsunami generated after powerful earthquake hits near Vanuatu in South Pacific

Small tsunami generated after Vanuatu earthquake

Magnitude 7.5 earthquake hits near Vanuatu in South Pacific; no tsunami warning issued

Magnitude 7.5 earthquake hits near Vanuatu

Magnitude 7 earthquake shakes Papua New Guinea; no tsunami or reports of injury, damage

Magnitude 7 quake shakes Papua New Guinea

CANBERRA, Australia — A magnitude 7 earthquake shook Papua New Guinea on Thursday, U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage and no risk of a significant tsunami in the South Pacific’s most populous island nation.

NATO’s top commander in Afghan war says troops must protect civilians but also themselves

NATO’s Afghan war commander stresses troop defense

Earthquake strikes South Pacific islands of Tonga, Samoa, American Samoa; no damage reported

Quake strikes off Tonga, Samoa; no damage reported

Inventor of the ‘black box’ flight data recorder, David Warren, dies in Australia at age 85

Australian inventor of ‘black box’ recorder dies

Strong earthquakes strike off Papua New Guinea; no tsunami or reports of casualties

Strong earthquakes strike off Papua New Guinea

Moderate earthquake hits in Guam and Northern Marianas area, no reports of injury or damage

Moderate earthquake hits in Guam region

SAIPAN, Northern Marianas — A moderate earthquake has hit near U.S. territories of Guam and the Northern Marianas islands, but there were no reports of injury or damage.

Australian soldier killed by bomb blast in Afghanistan; 6th Aussie killed in 1 month

Australian soldier killed by blast in Afghanistan

Australian pleads not guilty to arson, ordered to stand trial over deadly wildfire last year

Australian to be tried over 10 deaths in wildfire