Trial set for four boat refugees in Vietnam
A number of people who fled Vietnam for Australia on a fishing boat in May this year, are now facing trial for charges of human trafficking, according to Radio Free…
Canada’s Trudeau to skip Castro funeral after backlash
OTTAWA – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will not attend the funeral of Fidel Castro, his office said on Monday, days after Trudeau’s warm comments about the late Cuban leader…
Vietnamese fishing crew detained off Queensland coast
Thirteen Vietnamese nationals are being detained in Cairns for illegally fishing in Australian waters for sea cucumbers. The Department of Immigration and Border Protection released a statement on Wednesday stating…
Support for Malcolm Turnbull falls with another legislative compromise
Support for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has fallen to its lowest levels since he took office more than a year ago, an opinion poll showed on Monday, potentially loosening his…
Thousands uprooted in east Aleppo as Syrian army advances
Several thousand residents of rebel-held eastern Aleppo have fled shifting frontlines, residents and a monitor said on Sunday, after a rapid advance by the Syrian army and allied forces that rebels…
Trump, not citing proof, says illegal voting cost him US popular vote
US President-elect Donald Trump said without evidence in a tweet on Sunday that he won the popular vote in the November 8 election “if you deduct the millions of people…
Australia awaits Turkey’s response on extradition of IS recruiter
Australia is awaiting Turkey’s response to a request to extradite a citizen believed to be a top recruiter for Islamic State who has been arrested in Turkey, the federal government said on…
Australian asthma storm claims sixth victim
A sixth person has died in the Australian city of Melbourne after a storm triggered thousands of pollen allergy asthma attacks, the Victorian state government said on Sunday. Heavy rain…
Canada PM’s positive Castro remarks spark ire, humor
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whose family’s ties with the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro go back decades, mourned the loss of a “remarkable leader” on Saturday, sparking a flurry…
China says air force again carries out drills in Pacific
Chinese air force jets have again carried out drills in the Western Pacific, flying through the Bashi Channel that separates Taiwan and the Philippines and the Miyako Strait near Japan’s…
