Cruise lines, passengers scramble to respond to coronavirus
MIAMI (AP) — Being trapped aboard a ship with thousands of people as the new coronavirus spreads around the world isn’t ...
Ardern calls out Australia: Don’t deport ‘your problems’
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called out her Australian counterpart at an extraor...
Sharapova retires from tennis at age 32 with 5 Slam titles
Maria Sharapova was a transcendent star in tennis from the time she was a teenager, someone whose grit and groundstrokes...
Health officials worry as untraceable virus clusters emerge
In South Korea, Singapore and Iran, clusters of infections are leading to a jump in cases of the new viral illness outsi...
Qantas cuts flights to Asia amid virus outbreak
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s Qantas announced Thursday it will slash flights to Asia as the coronavirus crisis cuts into th...
Abbott says top Malaysian leaders suspected pilot of MH370
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has claimed the “top levels” of the Malaysian gover...
Actress Zoe Caldwell, Tony winner for ‘Medea,’ dies at 86
NEW YORK (AP) — Zoe Caldwell, a four-time Tony Award winner who brought humanity to larger-than-life characters, whether...
He’s still standing: Elton John to finish Down Under tour
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Elton John intends to play his remaining shows in New Zealand and Australia, his tour promoters said Monday, a day after ill...
GM plans to pull out of Australia, New Zealand and Thailand
DETROIT — General Motors says it's pulling out of Australia, New Zealand and Thailand as part of a strategy to exit markets that don't produce adequat...
EU official rejects Johnson’s idea of loose UK trade deal
BRUSSELS — The European Union will only offer Britain unique access to its vast single market if the U.K. agrees to stick to the bloc's standards, Eur...
Deluge in Australia drenches fires and eases 3-year drought
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Drought, wildfires and now flooding have given Australia's weather an almost Biblical feel this year. The good news is that ...
California firefighters return from battling Australia fires
LOS ANGELES — Twenty firefighters from California returned to the United States on Wednesday after spending nearly a month battling wildfires in Austr...
Australian bank official says virus is an economic unknown
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia's deadly wildfires will have no impact on the nation's economic growth this year but the impact of a new virus is stil...
As forests burn around the world, drinking water is at risk
Fabric curtains stretch across the huge Warragamba Dam to trap ash and sediment expected to wash off wildfire-scorched slopes and into the reservoir t...
Federer to play in South Africa, where his mother was born
MELBOURNE, Australia — Roger Federer shakes his head and sounds a bit embarrassed when he's asked why he's never played a tennis match in South Africa...
Djokovic returns to No. 1; Kenin top American woman at No. 7
MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic returned to No. 1 in the ATP rankings Monday after winning his eighth Australian Open title, while Sofia Kenin's...
Analysis: Look out, Roger & Rafa; Nole keeps gaining on you
MELBOURNE, Australia — As Novak Djokovic conducted yet another in a long string of interviews after earning his record eighth Australian Open champion...
Djokovic comes back for 8th Australian Open title, 17th Slam
MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic was looking weary and worn down. He felt dizzy and trailed Dominic Thiem in the Australian Open final -- miscues...
Fears of new virus trigger anti-China sentiment worldwide
SEOUL, South Korea — A scary new virus from China has spread around the world. So has rising anti-Chinese sentiment, calls for a full travel ban on Ch...
The Latest: Zverev in for 50K, Aussies miss out on $2.85M
MELBOURNE, Australia — The Latest on the Australian Open (all times local):
Thiem beats Zverev to reach 1st Australian Open final
MELBOURNE, Australia — Locked in an even-as-can-be Australian Open semifinal, Dominic Thiem looked up at his guest box, patted his belly and stuck out...
Wildfire creates state of emergency in Australian capital
CANBERRA, Australia — The Australian capital region declared a state of emergency on Friday because of an out-of-control forest fire burning erratical...
Australian Open heats up, right in in time for semifinals
MELBOURNE, Australia — The temperature topped 100 degrees F (38 degrees Celsius) in the first of the Australian Open women’s semifinals and got slight...
Kenin of US ousts No. 1 Barty to reach Australian Open final
MELBOURNE, Australia — Sofia Kenin never flinched.
Djokovic adds to Slam streak vs. Federer at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic was wondering, right along with everyone else, what sort of shape Roger Federer would be in for their Australian...
The Latest: Djokovic beats Federer, reaches Australian final
MELBOURNE, Australia — The Latest on the Australian Open (all times local):
Sorry, not sorry: Net cords & insincere apologies in tennis
MELBOURNE, Australia — It might just be the most insincere gesture in sports: A tennis player apologizes by raising a hand after a ball clips the net ...
Navratilova sorry for protocol breach, not for Court protest
MELBOURNE, Australia — Martina Navratilova has apologized after getting caught on a technicality in her on-court campaign to have a stadium renamed at...
Halep, Muguruza take contrasting paths to semis in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia — Simona Halep went to work a long way from home in the off-season, out near the desert, not taking a day off.
No 1 Barty, 1st-timer Kenin to meet in Australian Open semis
MELBOURNE, Australia — Top-ranked Ash Barty is a step closer to ending a long drought for Aussies at the national championship.