Calls for Australian government to pressure Vietnam over prisoners – HRW
SYDNEY – Human Rights Watch has urged Australia to press Vietnam over its detention of political prisoners in the upcoming human rights dialogue between the two countries this week. Senior…
China court warns against illegal fishing in riposte to Sth China Sea ruling
Chinese ship and helicopter are seen during a search and rescue exercise near Qilian Yu subgroup in the Paracel Islands, which is known in China as Xisha Islands, South China…
Engineer who installed gas at Sydney hospital stood down over baby gassing scandal
NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner talking about the interim report into the Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital medical gas error. (Photo courtesy: Edwina Pickles/ The Sydney Morning Herald) An engineer involved in…
New York to bar sex offenders on parole from playing Pokemon Go
A Pokemon appears on the screen next to a woman as a man plays the augmented reality mobile game “Pokemon Go” in Bryant Park in New York City.(Photo: Reuters/ File…
Brazil quells gang violence in northern state, 65 arrested
Burnt out cars are seen after violent overnight disturbances in Natal, Brazil, August 1, 2016. (Photo: Reuters) BRASILIA – Police have restored order in a northern state of Brazil…
U.S. warplanes launch bombing campaign on Islamic State in Libya
A fighter of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government runs for cover with another fighter while carrying a wounded fighter during a battle with Islamic State fighters in Sirte,…
Australia’s tectonic speed leaves cartographers behind
Geoscientists say Australia has moved 1.5 metres to the north. (Photo source: wikipedia.org) Australia, which rides on the world’s fastest-moving continental tectonic plate, is heading north so quickly that…
Taliban claim Kabul truck bomb blast, gunfire heard
Afghan policemen keep watch near the site of a bomb blast in Kabul, Afghanistan.(Photo: Reuters) KABUL – The Taliban has claimed responsibility for a truck bomb attack on a…
Vietnamese arrested in Japan on suspicion of killing roommate
NAGOYA – A Vietnamese man has been detained on suspicion of killing a work colleague near their apartment in the town of Nagoya, central Japan, state media reports. Nguyen Van…
Clinton says Russia behind DNC hacking, draws line to Trump
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton looks at a computer screen. (Photo: Reuters/ File Photo) WASHINGTON – US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says Russian intelligence services hacked into…