Sole survivor of Vietnam plane crash retells her story in new memoir
The sole survivor of a plane crash in Vietnam which killed 29 people in 1992, has recounted her story of survival in a memoir titled Turbulance. Dutch native Annette Herfkens…
Vietnamese rally outside Taiwanese steel plant that spread toxic waste
Thousands of Vietnamese protested on Sunday at a steel plant run by a unit of Taiwan’s Formosa Plastics to demand the unit leave the country and compensate more people after…
Britain’s May says to trigger EU divorce by end of March
BIRMINGHAM, England – Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday she would trigger the process to leave the EU by the end of March, offering the first glimpse of a…
Haiti on red alert for direct hit from fierce Hurricane Matthew
PORT-AU-PRINCE – Haiti has issued a red alert and evacuated families from tiny outlying islands as Hurricane Matthew, the strongest storm to cross the Caribbean in years, shifted its route…
France can provide safe Games in 2024, says Hollande
Should Paris be selected to host the 2024 Olympics, France is well equipped to stage a safe Games because of the security measures that are in place after the recent…
Philippines’ Duterte apologises to Jewish community after Nazi remarks
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte apologised “profoundly and deeply” to the Jewish community on Sunday, and said his references to the Holocaust while discussing his war on drugs were to hit…
Ethiopians killed in stampede after police fire warning shots during protest
ADDIS ABABA – Police in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region fired teargas and warning shots on Sunday to disperse anti-government protesters at a religious festival, triggering a stampede that the opposition party…
Australia says MH17 missile suspects might be confirmed by year-end
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Sunday the names of those responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014 might be confirmed by the end…
At least 77 hurt after gas cylinder explodes in southern Spain
At least 77 people have been injured, five of them seriously, after a gas cylinder exploded on Saturday in a restaurant in the Spanish town of Velez-Malaga on the southern…
Western Bulldogs beat Sydney Swans, claiming first AFL premiership since 1954
MELBOURNE – The Western Bulldogs ended 62 years of hurt with a 22-point victory over the Sydney Swans in a pulsating Australian Football League grand final played out in front…
