Australia's parliament has elected a new speaker of the House - following the widely- publicized resignation of former speaker Bronwyn Bishop last week - in an appointment expected to result in a more productive and less rancorous parliament.
A convicted murderer who was enabled to escape and flee to South America earlier this month has been deported from Brazil and is returning home, New Zealand Police said Friday.
An international manhunt for a convicted New Zealand killer who escaped custody and fled to South America has ended with the man's capture in Brazil, New Zealand Police said Thursday.
A convicted killer who escaped New Zealand and fled to Chile has traveled on to Brazil, New Zealand Police said Tuesday.
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Tuesday met with visiting Australian Minister for Defense Stephen Smith to discuss cooperation, the Pentagon said in a statement.