Dr. Jiko Luveni, who was the first woman to be appointed speaker of Fiji's Parliament, has died in office at the age of 72

Human rights groups and former soccer players have called on FIFA and the Australian government to intervene to stop a Melbourne-based refugee and semi-professional soccer player being extradited from Thailand to Bahrain.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison made a pre-Christmas visit to hundreds of troops in Iraq, telling them he wanted to say thank you from "one Australian to another."

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern looking forward to spending more time with her daughter Neve over the Christmas break and thanking everybody who's helped her juggle responsibilities

Guam's governor-elect says she wants to make sure cockfighting continues to be legal in the U.S. territory

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says his government has decided to formally recognize west Jerusalem as Israel's capital, but won't move its embassy until there's a peace settlement

Australian prime minister says his government recognizes west Jerusalem as Israel's capital, but won't move embassy yet

New Zealand's government has passed a law that will make medical marijuana widely available for thousands of patients over time

Australia's prime minister has accused senior Muslim community leaders of "continuing down a path of denial" after they refused an invitation to a meeting to discuss the threat posed by Islamic extremists

A lawmaker says disgruntled police and prison guards have stormed Papua New Guinea's Parliament in a violent pay dispute stemming from an international summit hosted by the impoverished South Pacific nation over the weekend