Australia

Smoke haze and poor air quality caused by wildfires temporarily suspended practice sessions for the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Tuesday, but qualifying...

German engineering group Siemens said it would fulfil its contractual obligations to a controversial coal mining project in Australia’s outback, attracting criticism from environmental...

A man who died in an Australian hospital became the 20th casualty of a New Zealand volcano eruption more than a month ago, officials...

Serena Williams broke a three-year title drought when she beat fellow American Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to win the singles final at...

Disgraced Cardinal George Pell has been transferred from a Melbourne prison after a drone illegally flew overhead in a suspected attempt to photograph the...

As the sky darkened and the smoke billowed through the village, it seemed to those hunkering at the fire station that “The Beast” would...

Rafael Nadal was coming off a really late night, and was determined to finish work before midnight on the eve of the inaugural ATP...

Fearing the worst from approaching bushfires, most of the roughly 230 people living in the village of Towamba in Australia’s southeast left. But the fire...

Jessica Pegula upset former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki on Saturday to set up a final at the ASB Classic against top-seeded Serena Williams. The...