Philstar.com

AUTHORS

Kristen Gelineau

+ Follow Author

Kristen Gelineau

+ Follow Author

Articles
Authors

Top Vatican official faces Australian court on sex charges

by Kristen Gelineau - July 26, 2017 - 4:03pm

The most senior Vatican official ever charged in the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis made his first court appearance in Australia on Wednesday in a scandal that has stunned the Holy See and threatened to tarnish...

Australia defends end of MH370 hunt; investigation continues

by Kristen Gelineau - January 18, 2017 - 8:05am

Australia's Transport Minister Darren Chester said on Wednesday that experts will continue analyzing data and scrutinizing debris washing ashore from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in a bid to narrow down where it...

Australia, Japan boost defense ties amid instability in Asia

by Kristen Gelineau - January 15, 2017 - 10:03am

The leaders of Australia and Japan agreed on Saturday to boost cooperation between their militaries, as Japan tries to shore up security ties throughout the Asia-Pacific region amid concern over China's growing military...

Surfer dies after shark bites off legs in Australia

by Kristen Gelineau - February 10, 2015 - 10:04am

A Japanese national died Monday after a shark tore off his legs while he was surfing off Australia's east coast.

Australian wildfire threat eases as cool front moves in

by Kristen Gelineau - January 5, 2015 - 3:00am

Cooler conditions on yesterday were helping hundreds of firefighters working to contain a massive wildfire that had forced thousands of people to flee their homes in southern Australia.

Australian leader: Siege may have been preventable

by Kristen Gelineau - December 18, 2014 - 9:52am

Australia's prime minister said Thursday that a deadly siege in a Sydney cafe may have been preventable, as the chorus of critics demanding to know why the gunman was out on bail despite facing a string of violent...

Sydney cafe siege ends; 3 dead, including gunman

by Kristen Gelineau - December 16, 2014 - 8:15am

The deadly siege began in the most incongruous of ways, on a sunny Monday morning inside a cheerful cafe in the heart of Australia's largest city. An Iranian-born gunman burst in, took 17 people hostage, and forced...

Hostage situation erupts in Sydney, Islamic flag held up

by Kristen Gelineau - December 15, 2014 - 9:03am

A hostage situation erupted inside a chocolate shop and cafe in Australia's largest city on Monday, with the nation's prime minister saying it may be "politically motivated."

G-20 leaders finalize details of growth plan

by Kristen Gelineau - November 16, 2014 - 11:00am

World leaders on Sunday prepared to release details of a plan aimed at injecting life into the world's listless economy, with infrastructure investment and the lowering of trade barriers flagged as key components...

Underwater search for Malaysian airliner resumes

by Kristen Gelineau - October 6, 2014 - 11:20am

The hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 resumed Monday in a desolate stretch of the Indian Ocean, more than six months after the jet vanished.

Australian police: Raids thwarted beheading plot

by Kristen Gelineau - September 19, 2014 - 1:21am

Police on Thursday said they thwarted a plot to carry out beheadings in Australia by supporters of the radical Islamic State group. They raided more than a dozen properties across Sydney and were holding six people...

Young MH17 victim has eerie premonition of crash

by Kristen Gelineau - July 30, 2014 - 4:16pm

In a bedroom in a townhouse near Amsterdam, Miguel Panduwinata reached out for his mother. "Mama, may I hug you?"

A kiss, a prayer: The last hours of MH17's victims

by Kristen Gelineau - July 24, 2014 - 8:49am

In a bedroom in a townhouse near Amsterdam, Miguel Panduwinata reached out for his mother. "Mama, may I hug you?"

Malaysian plane's likely flight path gets 2nd look

by Kristen Gelineau - May 6, 2014 - 5:07am

An international panel of experts will re-examine all data gathered in the nearly two-month hunt for the missing Malaysia jet to ensure search crews who have been scouring a desolate patch of ocean for the plane...

Ship stuck in Antarctica ice edges closer to rescue

by Kristen Gelineau - December 27, 2013 - 3:06pm

A ship that has been trapped in thick Antarctic ice since Christmas Eve was nearing rescue on Friday, after a Chinese icebreaker named the Snow Dragon drew close to the icebound vessel.

Australian court rejects law allowing gay marriage

by Kristen Gelineau - December 12, 2013 - 2:20pm

Australia's highest court struck down a landmark law on Thursday that had begun allowing the country's first gay marriages, shattering the dreams of more than two dozen same-sex newlyweds whose marriages will now...

China, other Asians angry over embassy spy reports

by Kristen Gelineau - November 1, 2013 - 5:38am

China and Southeast Asian governments demanded an explanation from the US and its allies on yesterday following media reports that American and Australian embassies in the region were being used as hubs for Washington's...

Military exercise sparked big Australian wildfire

by Kristen Gelineau - October 24, 2013 - 2:41am

A military training exercise ignited the largest of the wildfires that have ravaged Australia's most populous state over the past week, investigators said yesterday.

Australian authorities fear worsening wildfires

by Kristen Gelineau - October 20, 2013 - 2:11am

Firefighters battling some of the most destructive wildfires to ever strike Australia's most populous state were bracing yesterday for worsening conditions, with higher temperatures and winds expected to intensify...

Global study: World not ready for aging population

by Kristen Gelineau - October 1, 2013 - 5:01am

The world is aging so fast that most countries are not prepared to support their swelling numbers of elderly people, according to a global study going out Tuesday by the United Nations and an elder rights group...

1 | 2

Get Updated: