Vietnamese transgender body builder making waves in the conservative country
A transgender bodybuilder from Vietnam promoting LGBTIQ rights has been making headlines across the conservative country. 27-year-old Nguyen Thi Trang, who has been using the name “Kendy” after coming out…
China installs weapons systems on artificial islands: US think tank
WASHINGTON – China appears to have installed weapons, including anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems, on all seven of the artificial islands it has built in the South China Sea, a United…
Australian court cracks down on illegal downloads
More than 60 websites devoted to helping people illegally download films and television shows will be blocked in Australia, the country’s Federal Court ruled on Thursday, in a landmark victory…
Woman in US church massacre was spared ‘to tell the story,’ she testifies
CHARLESTON, South Carolina – A 72-year-old retired nurse recounted for jurors on Wednesday how she cowered under a table while Dylann Roof killed nine of her fellow worshippers at a…
Chilean heat wave breaks record temperature set a century ago
SANTIAGO – A heat wave brought blistering temperatures to the streets of Chile’s capital city, Santiago, on Wednesday and broke a century-old record as thermometers reached 37.3 Celsius (99 degrees…
Peruvian president’s ties with powerful opposition party sour
LIMA – For the first few months of Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski’s term, the right-wing populist party he narrowly beat in June’s election helped his technocratic government push out…
Vietnam walks away from Trans-Pacific Partnership
Vietnam is looking for new growth models as it moves away from the planned US-led Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal, also known as the TPP. The move follows US President-elect…
Yahoo discloses new data breach affecting 1 bln accounts
Yahoo Inc said on Wednesday that it has identified a new system breach that occurred in August 2013 and involved data associated with more than one billion user accounts. The…
Vietnam angered over China’s postal stamps, says violates sovereignty
Vietnam’s diplomatic row with China over islands in the South China Sea has extended to postage stamps. On Tuesday, Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communications’ website demanded China halt the…
NZ to spend around $1.4 bln on rebuilding key transport links after quake
WELLINGTON – New Zealand’s government said on Thursday it would spend around NZ$2 billion (AUD$2.1 billion) rebuilding road and railway links to the tourist resort of Kaikoura, after the South Island’s…