China’s Xi presses Philippines, Vietnam to keep South China Sea issues bilateral
China’s President Xi Jinping, in separate meetings with the leaders of the Philippines and Vietnam, said disputes over the South China Sea should be resolved bilaterally, state media reported on…
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US officials arrive in Australia to begin assessing asylum seekers
US officials have arrived in Australia to begin assessing asylum seekers held on Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island and Nauru for resettlement in the United States, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull…
Thousands march in Malaysian capital calling for PM Najib to step down
Thousands of anti-government protesters have marched in Malaysia’s capital demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Razak over his alleged involvement in a multi-billion dollar misappropriation scandal. Clad in yellow…
After repeated delays, hurricane-hit Haiti to hold presidential vote
Haitians vote in a long-delayed presidential election on Sunday that islanders hope will stabilize the impoverished nation and help it get back on its feet after a devastating hurricane last…
Japan’s nuclear export ambitions hit wall as Vietnam set to rip up reactor order
Vietnam is poised to abandon plans for Japanese firms to build a multi-billion dollar nuclear power plant, damaging Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s drive to begin exporting reactors after the Fukushima…
Philippine dictator Marcos buried with military honours at heroes’ cemetery
MANILA – Former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos has been buried with military honours at a heroes’ cemetery in the capital Manila, almost 30 years after his death in Hawaii, amid protests…
UN investigator says Australia responsible for children suffering in detention
Australia is responsible for children detained for years in an offshore immigration centre developing post-traumatic stress disorder and other ailments, a United Nations investigator into the human rights of migrants…
Fire in Melbourne bank branch injures 27, one man under police guard
A fire in a Melbourne branch of Commonwealth Bank of Australia on Friday, which police said was allegedly set by a man, injured 27 people, including six critically. Victoria police,…
South Korea confirms highly pathogenic bird flu outbreaks, ramps up quarantine
SEOUL – South Korea has confirmed the country’s first outbreaks of the highly pathogenic H5N6 bird flu virus and has ramped up quarantine measures in response, agriculture ministry officials said…
