‘Democracy sausage’ wins Australia’s word of the year
‘Democracy sausage’ has been named Australia’s word of the year after the term was embraced at this year’s national election to describe the tradition of grilling sausages on barbeques for hungry…
Kanye West meets with Trump to discuss ‘multicultural issues’
Kanye West has met with US Republican President-elect Donald Trump to discuss what he said were “multicultural issues” including bullying, education and violence. West’s meeting at Manhattan’s Trump Tower sent…
Malaysian court to decide on Anwar Ibrahim’s last bid for freedom
Malaysia’s highest court is due to decide whether to uphold opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim’s conviction and a five-year jail term for sodomy, or overturn it and set him free. Anwar,…
Battle of Aleppo ends after years of bloodshed with rebel withdrawal
Rebel resistance in the Syrian city of Aleppo has ended after years of fighting and months of bitter siege and bombardment that culminated in a bloody retreat, as insurgents agreed…
Vietnam jails people smugglers deported from Australia
A court in southern Vietnam’s Ba Ria-Vung Tau province has jailed four men for people smuggling, after they tried to reach Australia with a boat load of migrants. Two of the…
Fire hits apartment block on Dubai’s artificial Palm island
DUBAI – Fire broke out at an upmarket apartment block on the artificial Palm island in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates on Monday but there were no immediate reports…
China to appoint “river chiefs” to fight pollution
SHANGHAI – China will appoint “river chiefs” to prevent pollution in the nation’s waterways, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Monday, in the latest step taken by Beijing to…
Cherokee Attorney General rules gay marriage bans unconstitutional
The Cherokee Nation’s Attorney General has issued an opinion declaring bans on same-sex marriage to be in violation of their tribal constitution, documents show. The move comes more than a…
Indonesia transfixed as tearful Jakarta governor appears at blasphemy trial
JAKARTA – A tearful governor of Jakarta denied on Tuesday he had intended to insult the Koran at the start of his blasphemy trial in the Indonesian capital, which is…
Jho Low family’s move to claim assets rejected by US court
A United States’ federal judge rejected on Monday a move by family members of Malaysian businessman Low Taek Jho to claim assets seized by the US government in its probe…
