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Hundreds of thousands of people have greeted the Pope on his official arrival for World Youth Day in the Australian city, Sydney. The pontiff has praised the Australian government for apologizing to the country's indigenous people for past injustice...
Australia's Muslim leaders have opened their mosques and schools to house Roman Catholic pilgrims for World Youth Day as part of efforts to ease interfaith tensions. The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils is also planning mixed-faith sporting...
By Phil Mercer Sydney 03 January 2008 A crackdown on racist abuse by unruly Australian cricket fans has begun in Sydney. After Indian supporters complained of offensive and ugly chants during a test match in Melbourne just after Christmas, officials...
By Paula Wolfson Sydney 04 September 2007 President Bush has arrived in Australia to attend the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. VOA White House correspondent Paula Wolfson reports from Sydney that Mr. Bush will also hold a series...
By Phil Mercer Sydney 04 September 2007 After a surprise trip to Iraq, President Bush is visiting Australia for a meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group. The conflict in the Persian Gulf will be a key theme of the president's visit to...
By Phil Mercer Sydney 03 September 2007 Police patrol the forecourt at the Sydney Opera House as a police helicopter buzzes above as security for APEC forum increases in Sydney, 03 Sep 2007 Sydney is gearing up for the annual Asia Pacific Economic Co...
By Phil Mercer Sydney 31 August 2007 More than 5,000 police officers and troops will be deployed throughout Australia's biggest city, Sydney, for next month's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. It is the biggest security operation Austr...
By Phil Mercer Sydney 01 April 2007 Difference of switching many of the city's lights is shown in this combo taken one week apart in Sydney, on 24 Mar 2007, above, and 31 Mar 2007, below Parts of Australia's biggest city, Sydney, plunged into near da...
By David Gollust Sydney 15 March 2006 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice deplanes after touching down in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, March 15, 2006 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is...