Sydney hostage situation news coverage

The news coverage of the hostage situation in Sydney was similar to what coverage would occur in the US with a few exceptions:

• An event of this scope would create frequent television program interruptions as the story developed, but not non-stop coverage as ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corp) did - except perhaps on a local level (within the city in which it occurred).
• There were a few news bulletins about coverage of the event in other parts of the world, and expressions of concern from other world leaders. In the US, how a domestic event is portrayed in other countries is virtually never shown in US media, and there is rarely any publicity about expressions voiced by other world leaders (unless related to international relations). Of course, the United States is known for being insular and oblivious to the sentiments of other nations. But from the perspective of an American in Australia, the portrayal of the news and concern of other national leaders seemed aimed towards a sentiment of "you're not alone down there; the world knows you exist." That same sentiment, if it were expressed towards the US would seem odd. Of course, after 9/11, a much larger event, it was expressed that the US had global sympathy - but that sympathy was soon squandered. I do not recall any international commentary publicized after the Boston Marathon bombing, other than that the Russians had warned the US regarding the perpetrators.