Actress Emma Watson condemns child marriage during Malawi trip
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – British actress Emma Watson has condemned child marriage during a visit to Malawi, calling on authorities across Africa to end the practice that can…
Famed war journalist celebrates 105th birthday in Hong Kong
HONG KONG- Clare Hollingworth, the British war journalist widely credited for breaking the news about the start of World War Two, celebrated her 105th birthday with champagne and cake in…
Cambodian opposition MP jailed over ‘fake’ Facebook border map
A Cambodian opposition MP was jailed for two and a half years on Monday for posting a map on Facebook professing to show that the government had ceded territory to…
Trump, Clinton spend much of debate insulting each other
There was a moment in today’s US presidential debate when Democrat Hillary Clinton was trying to fend off an attack from Republican rival Donald Trump about her use of a private…
Inquest into death of batsman Hughes opens in Sydney
A coroner’s inquest into the death of Phillip Hughes opened on Monday, almost two years after the Australian cricketer died when he was struck by a ball during a match…
Chinese authorities discover pregnant 12-year-old girl is Vietnamese abductee
A 40-year-old man has been arrested in China after allegedly taking a 12-year-old Vietnamese girl to a hospital for a check-up. Various media outlets reports that the man initially claimed…
Men threaten Vietnamese shopkeeper with tree branch during robbery
A Vietnamese grandfather has reportedly brandished a fruit knife to fight off two thieves at his convenience store in Sydney’s south-western suburb of Cabramatta. According to 9news, the two men entered…
US spooky clown craze moves to Australia, New Zealand
MELBOURNE – Sightings of creepy clowns that have spooked the United States appear to have sparked ‘copy-cat’ acts in Australia and New Zealand, with police issuing stern warnings for would-be…
Australian, Briton arrested in Bali for possession of drugs
An Australian and a Briton residing on the resort island of Bali have been arrested on suspicion of possessing hashish, an offence that can incur jail sentences of up to…
Australia’s Rinehart and China’s Shanghai CRED agree deal for Kidman cattle empire
Australia‘s richest woman Gina Rinehart and Chinese developer Shanghai CRED have agreed on a deal to jointly purchase S. Kidman & Co, the country’s largest private land holding, for $365…