Rio 2016: Australia’s Chalmers comes from behind to take men’s 100m freestyle
RIO DE JANEIRO – Australia’s Kyle Chalmers has won the gold medal in the men’s 100 metres freestyle, storming through in the final lap to touch first in 47.58 seconds.…
Libyan forces capture Sirte convention centre from Islamic State
TRIPOLI – Libyan forces battling to oust Islamic State from Sirte on Wednesday have captured a large convention hall complex in the city centre, seizing a symbolic base where militants…
Australia’s controversial census in chaos after possible cyber attack
Australia’s first online national census was in chaos on Wednesday after the survey website crashed overnight due to a possible cyber attack, raising concerns over the country’s cyber security and…
Children held at Australian camp suffer assaults, sexual abuse-leaked documents
More than 2,000 incidents, including sexual abuse, assault and attempted self-harm, were reported in about two years at an Australian detention centre for asylum seekers in Nauru, more than half…
Vietnam moves new rocket launchers into disputed S.China Sea – sources
Vietnam has discreetly fortified several of its islands in the disputed South China Sea with new mobile rocket launchers capable of striking China’s runways and military installations across the vital…
Trump stirs controversy with remarks on gun rights
WILMINGTON, North Carolina – Republican Donald Trump has suggested in a speech that gun rights activists could stop his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton from nominating liberal justices to the Supreme…
Rio 2016: Michael Phelps wins back the one that got away
RIO DE JANEIRO – By his own admission, Michael Phelps could not have scripted it better as he won back the title closest to his heart on an evening of…
Australia says no apology to China in doping row
RIO DE JANEIRO – Australia will not apologise to China after Mack Horton called his rival and fellow Olympic swimming gold medallist Sun Yang a ”drug cheat”, delegation head Kitty…
3 Vietnamese arrested for illegally detaining 6 Cambodians
Vietnamese police have arrested three local men accused of illegally detaining six Cambodian nationals, local media reports. According to online newspaper VnExpress, police in the southern province of Kien Giang…
Rio 2016: Australia wins first gold medal in Olympic women’s rugby sevens
RIO DE JANEIRO – Australia has become the first Olympic champions in women’s rugby sevens following their convincing 24-17 win over trans-Tasman neighbours New Zealand in the gold medal final…
