Australia and New Zealand

Broad support for his release seems to have grown more out of resentment of his treatment by the U.S. justice system than concerns about press protections.

After more than a decade of legal battles, the founder of Wikileaks left a courthouse in Saipan and boarded a plane home for Australia.

The WikiLeaks founder, who entered the plea in a U.S. courtroom in Saipan in the Western Pacific, arrived home to Australia on Wednesday night.

The Museum of Old and New Art in Tasmania hung several paintings in a women’s restroom after a court ruled that its installation could not be exclusive to women.

The deal ends a period of confinement that lasted about a dozen years, first in the self-exile of the Ecuadorean embassy in London, then in prison.

The deaths of at least 1,300 pilgrims during the hajj point to the growing threat that climate change poses to beloved gatherings.

Barring last-minute snags, the deal would bring to an end a prolonged battle that began after the WikiLeaks founder became alternately celebrated and reviled for revealing state secrets in the 2010s.

It takes a big truck, a convey of safety vehicles, good planning and a cool nerve.

Business owners say it’s hard to keep pace with the country’s sporadic snow conditions and spontaneous skiers.

The United States no longer towers over the Asia-Pacific, dictating terms to its allies. Instead, it’s offering to be a teammate and share responsibilities.

The investigation of Prof. Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian of Hebrew University has prompted a debate inside Israel about the repression of free speech and academic freedoms since the war began.

American travelers going abroad this summer will find their money buys more in some unexpected countries, including Japan and Australia.

The Pacific island nation has become an object of fascination for some Americans who no longer want to deal with the U.S. political divide.

They build extensive burrow networks and don’t seem to mind when other woodland creatures use them as flameproof bunkers.

A new bulletin says China is trying to step up recruitment of Western-trained fighter pilots to improve its air combat capability.

A fern from a Pacific island carries 50 times as much DNA as humans do.

The art is accessible, the attendees cut across the social spectrum and the architecture beguiles.

The number of Indians abroad is small relative to the country’s population. Indian political parties want their support anyway.

Plus, South Africa goes to the polls

The sole known copy of the album “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin” was not to be heard by the public until 2103. Some fans will be able to hear a selection of the 31 tracks at a museum in Hobart, Tasmania.