SYDNEY/MELBOURNE - An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck near Melbourne in Australia on Wednesday (Sept 22), Geoscience Australia said, causing damage...

SYDNEY - Australia's Victoria State on Wednesday (Sept 22) reported a jump in new Covid-19 infections as Melbourne, the state capital,...

WELLINGTON - New Zealand's Parliament took a step closer on Tuesday (Sept 21) to making it easier to arrest and...

WELLINGTON - New Zealand on Tuesday (Sept 21) announced higher fines of up to NZ$12,000 (S$11,400) for individuals breaching coronavirus...

WASHINGTON - The United States will reopen in November to air travellers from 33 countries including China, India, Brazil and most...

MELBOURNE - Australia has lost about 30 per cent of its koalas over the past three years, hit by drought, bushfires...

UNITED NATIONS - In a new take on vaccine diplomacy, a free mobile Covid-19 testing and vaccination station is welcoming world...

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Monday (Sept 20) their Covid-19 vaccine induced a robust immune response in five to 11...

MOSCOW  - A student gunman opened fire at a university in the Russian city of Perm on Monday (Sept 20),...

WASHINGTON - Crews searching a national park in Wyoming for missing Gabby Petito found a body “consistent” with the 22-year-old woman...