India PM offers Vietnam $US500 mln credit line for defence cooperation
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday his country would provide a credit line of half a billion dollars to Vietnam for defence cooperation, the latest sign of closer…
Trump returns to hardline position on illegal immigration
U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has vowed that anyone who is in the United States illegally would be subject to deportation if he is elected, sticking with his hardline…
Brazil’s Rousseff ousted by Senate, Temer sworn in
Brazil’s Senate has ousted President Dilma Rousseff, ending an impeachment process that polarised Latin America’s biggest country amid a massive corruption scandal and brutal economic crisis. Senators voted 61-20 to…
Australia tells new lawmakers to take cautious view of Chinese investment
Australia has urged legislators to take a more cautious approach in backing China’s pursuit of “legitimate interests” and stay alert to the motives guiding its investments, in a briefing book…
Vietnamese Australians pledge $500,000k to help refugees
The Vietnamese community in Australia has pledged to provide half a million dollars to the local arm of the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) towards the refugee crisis. A cheque…
Brazil Senate expected to dismiss Rousseff in impeachment vote
Brazil’s Senate is expected to vote on Wednesday to dismiss President Dilma Rousseff, finalising a nine-month impeachment process and confirming the country’s shift to the right with the end of…
Australia, Taiwan, South Korea issue travel warnings for Singapore
Australia, Taiwan and South Korea are advising pregnant women and those attempting to get pregnant to avoid travel to Singapore after an outbreak of the Zika virus infected more than…
Gene Wilder, star of “Willy Wonka,” “Blazing Saddles,” dies at 83
Gene Wilder, whose wild curls and startling blue eyes brought a frantic air to roles in the movies “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” “Young Frankenstein” and “Blazing Saddles,” has…
Australia seizes record cocaine haul on cruise ship, arrests three Canadians
Australian customs officers seized a record 95 kg of cocaine from a cruise ship docked in Sydney Harbour following a joint operation at the weekend and leading to the arrest…
