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United States' Abby Wambach's (20) header goes wide against Australia during the first half of a FIFA Women's World Cup soccer match in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Monday, June 8, 2015. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Megan Rapinoe scores twice in U.S. win over Australia in World Cup opener

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

Thai Foreign Minister Thanasak Patimaprakorn speaks at the "Special Meeting on Irregular Migration in the Indian Ocean" regarding the Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrant crisis at a hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. In the past month, more than 3,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Myanmar and impoverished Bangladeshis hoping to find jobs have landed on the shores of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, drawing international attention to a crisis in Southeast Asia. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

EDITORIAL: Southeast Asia crisis focuses attention worldwide problem

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this April 18, 2011, file photo, Man Haron Monis speaks to the media as he leaves the Downing Centre in Sydney after a pre-trial hearing where he is accused of sending offending letters to the families of soldiers killed in Afghanistan. The man who took 18 people hostage at a Sydney cafe last year was educated and erratic, secretive about his own life, lawyers told an inquest Monday, May 25, 2015. (Dean Lewins/AAP Image via AP, File)

Sydney siege inquest: Gunman secretive, defiant narcissist

By Kristen Gelineau - Associated Press

Catholic brother from US convicted of sex abuse in Australia

Associated Press

Australian quarantine authorities have ordered Hollywood star Johnny Depp to fly his pet dogs Pistol and Boo out the country by Saturday or they will be put down. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP, File)

Johnny Depp’s dogs to flee Australia amid death threat

By Kristen Gelineau - Associated Press

Actor Johnny Depp and Amber Heard arrive at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo to promote his latest film "Mortdecai" in this Jan. 26, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)

Australia tells Johnny Depp: Fly your dogs out, or we’ll put them down

By Rod McGuirk - Associated Press

FBI crime scene investigators document the area around two deceased gunmen and their vehicle outside the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas, Monday, May 4, 2015. Police shot and killed the men after they opened fire on a security officer outside the suburban Dallas venue, which was hosting provocative contest for Prophet Muhammad cartoons Sunday night, authorities said. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade)

Islamic State group claims responsibility for Dallas assault

By JULIE WATSON and RYAN VAN VELZER - Associated Press

One of ambulances carrying the bodies of Australian death-row prisoners Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran arrives at a funeral home in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, April 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Indonesia executes 8 drug convicts; Filipino given reprieve

By Tatan Syuflana - Associated Press

A great white shark cruises underwater in search of prey off Guadalupe, Mexico. A new study shows that great whites stalk specific victims and learn from their experiences. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Great white shark attacks surfer off southern Australia, swims off with leg

Associated Press

"I found this voice coming out of me saying, 'You must take responsibility for this film.' I understand this story; nobody else can do this story the way I can do this story," Russell Crowe said of "The Water Diviner." (Associated press)

Russell Crowe: ‘Water Diviner’ film about homeland a story only he could tell

By Eric Althoff - The Washington Times

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott answers questions at a media conference before attending the parliament's question time in Canberra, in this Feb. 9, 2015. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Australia arrests 5 for alleged terror plot inspired by Islamic State

By Kristen Gelineau - Associated Press

In this April 13, 2014, file photo taken from the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P-3K2-Orion aircraft, co-pilot Squadron Leader Brett McKenzie looks out of a window while searching for debris from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, in the Indian Ocean off the coast of western Australia. (Greg Wood/Pool Photo via AP)

Search area for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 to be doubled if plane not found

By Eileen Ng - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2012, file photo, United States' Christie Rampone (3) celebrates with teammate Hope Solo (1) after winning the women's soccer gold medal match against Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The pair are on the U.S. Women's World Cup roster. Coach Jill Ellis on Tuesday, April 14, 2015, announced her 23 picks for the tournament in Canada. Seeking their third title and first since 1999, the Americans open against Australia on June 8. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

Christie Rampone, Hope Solo included on U.S. roster for Women’s World Cup

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

LED IN: U.S. President Barack Obama, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit at the International Convention Center in Yanqi Lake, Beijing, China Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) (Associated Press)

Australia latest U.S. ally to sign on to new Chinese development bank

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2014 file photo, a hostage runs to armed tactical response police officers for safety after she escaped from a cafe under siege at Martin Place in the central business district of Sydney, Australia. For a country of just 24 million that is thousands of miles from Syria and Iraq, Australia has been unusually fertile ground for Islamic State recruiters. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File)

Australia a puzzling hotbed of Islamic State recruiting

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press