NZ cleans up after quake that tore new fault line (AP)

A person cycles past a damaged road near the Avon River following Saturday's powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake, in Christchurch, New Zealand, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. The quake that smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines around the New Zealand city also ripped a new 11-foot- (3.5 meter-) wide fault in the earth's surface, officials said Sunday. (AP Photo/NZPA, David Alexander) **NEW ZEALAND OUT**AP - The powerful earthquake that smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines around the New Zealand city of Christchurch also ripped a new fault line in the Earth's surface, a geologist said Sunday.
Abbot's final plea in Australia political impasse (AFP)

Australia's conservative chief Tony Abbott, seen here in August, told three minority lawmakers who will decide if he should become prime minister that he offered a AFP - Australia's conservative leader Tony Abbott told three minority MPs who will decide if he should become prime minister that he was offering a "fresh start" in an 11th-hour plea for their support.
NZ probes skydiving plane crash that killed 9 (AP)

The scene of the crash where nine people died including an Australian, a German, an Englishman and an Irishman when their aircraft believed to be carrying a group of skydivers crashed shortly after taking off from the air strip at Fox Glacier, New Zealand, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/NZPA, Hokitika Guardian) ** NEW ZEALAND OUT **AP - Investigators expressed confidence Sunday that they will learn why an airplane carrying skydivers crashed in flames near a popular tourist spot in New Zealand's Southern Alps, killing four Europeans and five New Zealanders.
Sea lion mauls 11-year-old boy at Australian zoo (AP)

** FILE ** In this Jan. 7, 2010, file photo a sea lion takes a fish from a handler at the Central Park Zoo in New York. An 11-year-old boy has been mauled by a sea lion at a popular Sydney zoo in front of horrified visitors. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)AP - An 11-year-old boy was recovering Saturday after a sea lion mauled him at a popular Sydney zoo's aquarium show as horrified visitors looked on.
Australian boy mauled by sea lion at zoo (AFP)

A sea lion swims through the water in Sydney Aquarium's Seal Sanctuary. An 11-year-old Australian boy was recovering in hospital Saturday after reportedly being left with a AFP - An 11-year-old Australian boy was recovering in hospital Saturday after reportedly being left with a "dirty great hole in his belly" after being mauled by a sea lion during a show at a Sydney zoo.
1st Australian female PM leads party to low point (AP)

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announces the support of Tasmanian Independent lawmaker Andrew Wilkie in her bid to form a minority government, in Canberra, Australia, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. Gillard edged closer to retaining power in Australia on Thursday when Wilkie said he would support her center-left Labor Party to form Australia's first minority government in almost seven decades. (AP Photo/Mark Graham)AP - Whether or not she emerges as winner following recent elections, Australia's first woman prime minister will have led the nation's oldest political party to one of the lowest points in its 119-year history.
Australian man's face mauled by shark in Solomons (AFP)

A public notice warns bathers of the danger of sharks. An Australian man has been attacked by a shark which mauled his face and neck during a holiday in the South Pacific Solomon Islands, officials said on Friday.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AFP - An Australian man was attacked by a shark which mauled his face and neck during a holiday in the South Pacific Solomon Islands, officials said on Friday.
French 'Spiderman' denies risking lives in Sydney stunt (AFP)

Frenchman Alain Robert (centre), known as 'Spiderman,' is seen being led away by police after climbing a 150-metre (492-foot) tall apartment building in Sydney on August 30. Robert on Friday pleaded not guilty to putting lives at risk after his latest stunt.(AFP/Greg Wood)AFP - A French climber dubbed "Spiderman" for scaling skyscrapers without ropes or equipment pleaded not guilty Friday to putting lives at risk after his latest stunt in Australia.
French 'Spiderman' in Sydney court over climb (AP)

French skyscraper climber Alain Robert climbs the Lumiere Residential building in Sydney, Australia, Monday, Aug. 30, 2010. Robert, nicknamed 'Spiderman' was arrested Monday after scaling the 57-story building in Sydney with his bare hands. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)AP - A French skyscraper climber nicknamed "Spiderman" pleaded not guilty Friday to charges related to his bare-handed climb up a 57-story building in downtown Sydney.
Thai firm rejects Indonesian oil spill cash claim (AFP)

World Wildlife Fund-issued photo shows a man looking at a residue left by the Montara oil rig leak in the pristine Timor Sea. The Thai-owned firm Friday rejected Indonesia's 2.4 billion US dollar compensation claim over the major oil spill off Australia's north which campaigners say hit the livelihoods of thousands of poor fishermen.(AFP/HO/WWF/File/Kara Burns)AFP - A Thai-owned firm Friday rejected Indonesia's 2.4 billion US dollar compensation claim over a major oil spill off Australia's north which campaigners say hit the livelihoods of thousands of poor fishermen.
Swing-vote Australia MP hints at possible Labor deal (Reuters)

Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard is seen at a cafe in the western suburbs in Melbourne August 22, 2010. REUTERS/Mick TsikasReuters - One of three independent MPs needed by Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard to form a minority government hinted on Friday he could negotiate on Labor's mining profits tax he has previously opposed.
Australian independent MP backs Gillard (AFP)

File photo shows Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard holding a young child in Melbourne. A key independent MP has backed Gillard to form a government after deadlocked polls, leaving her just two seats short of a parliamentary majority.(AFP/File/William West)AFP - A key independent MP Thursday backed Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to form a government after deadlocked polls, leaving her just two seats short of a parliamentary majority.
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