Thailand’s parliament to invite prince to become new king
BANGKOK – Thailand’s parliament is expected to invite Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn to become the new king on Tuesday, lawmakers said, more than one month after the death of his…
Scientists record biggest ever coral die-off on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
SYDNEY – Warm seas around Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have killed two-thirds of a 700-km stretch of coral in the past nine months, the worst die-off ever recorded on the…
Car, knife attack at Ohio State injures 11; suspect’s background probed
A car and knife attack by an Ohio State University student that injured 11 people on Monday before the suspect was shot dead by a police officer is being investigated…
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…
