Australia / Antarctica News Headlines

Megauload’s found scored a victory recently when the raid against his mansion was determined to be illegal, but suspected Internet piracy kingpin Kim Dotcom still faces an uphill battle. While the case against him has weakened, Dotcom is stilling fighting an extradition motion that could see him moved from New Zealand to …

Eoin Morgan's rapid 89 not out laid the platform for England's 15-run win over arch-rivals Australia in the first one-day international at Lord's here on Friday.

Scientists were at a loss Friday to explain the mysterious deaths of more than 70 green turtles that have washed up on beaches in northeast Australia over the last week.

(Reuters) - Queensland Reds kept their Super Rugby title defence very much alive with an ultimately comfortable 32-17 bonus-point victory at the Melbourne Rebels on Friday. Teenager Chris F'Sautia, a late replacement for the sick Digby Ioane, scored the first try and his fellow winger Dom Shipperley, lock Adam Wallace-Harrison …

An Australian winery Friday unveiled 12 bottles of a rare vintage for sale at an eye-watering price of Aus$168,000 (US$170,350) each, which can only be opened by a specially-trained wine expert.

Australian politicians were warned Friday of more asylum-seeker boat deaths while parliament goes on a six-week winter break after they failed to reach a compromise on the divisive issue.

New Zealand's Waikato Chiefs will be looking to consolidate top spot on the Super 15 table when the series resumes this weekend after the international season break.

England and Australia play the first of a five-match one-day international (ODI) series at Lord's on Friday but the tourists are already looking to their return trip for next year's Ashes.

When New Zealand police set off to arrest founder and three of his staff this past January, they forgot a crucial police procedure: a proper warrant.

British-Australian swimmer Penny Palfrey is to launch a historic attempt to swim across the shark-infested waters from Cuba to the United States, but bad weather could affect her plans.

Justice Helen Winkelmann on Thursday ruled the warrants that allowed more than 90 New Zealand officers to raid Kim Dotcom’s home and other properties earlier this year were too broadly cast, The Guardian reported. The judge said the warrants were therefore invalid and lacked “adequate specificity as to the offense,” adding …

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Search warrants used when 70 New Zealand police raided the mansion of the suspected kingpin of an Internet piracy ring were illegal, a New Zealand court ruled on Thursday, dealing a blow to the FBI's highest profile global copyright theft case. German national Kim Dotcom, also known as Kim Schmitz, …

Japanese clothing giant Uniqlo is to phase out the use of wool from Australian suppliers who use a controversial method of pest control animal rights activists say is cruel.

Australian senators on Thursday rejected laws that would have let Australia deport asylum seekers to another country as a way of discouraging them from attempting the long, dangerous boat journeys.

New Zealand has a 30 percent chance of being struck by a major earthquake in the next 50 years, researchers say after developing a new, millennia-long history of earthquakes in the region.

(Reuters) - New Zealander Alan Isaac took over as the eighth president of the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday on a two-year term before the post becomes titular. The former New Zealand Cricket chairman succeeded India's Sharad Pawar at the ICC Annual Conference in Kuala Lumpur, where former South Africa …

The Australian Senate on Thursday rejected a bill to send boatpeople offshore for processing, leaving the divisive issue of asylum-seekers at a stalemate following a spate of deadly incidents.

Senators on Thursday rejected laws that would have enabled Australia to turn away asylum seekers to discourage them from attempting long and dangerous ocean journeys in rickety boats.

Senators on Thursday rejected laws that would have enabled Australia to turn away asylum seekers to discourage them from attempting long and dangerous ocean journeys in rickety boats.

A New Zealand judge has ruled that police warrants used to seize computer hard drives from Kim Dotcom's mansion weren't legally valid.

New Zealand police acted illegally when armed officers raided Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom's Auckland mansion earlier this year, a High Court judge ruled on Thursday.

Former Test opening batsman Phillip Hughes has left New South Wales to sign a three-year deal with South Australia, the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) said Thursday.

Senators were locked in an emotional debate Thursday over whether Australia should turn away asylum seekers to discourage them from attempting long and dangerous ocean journeys in rickety boats.