Maoists, opposition join forces to try to unseat Nepal’s PM
Nepal’s Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, also known as K.P. Oli. (Photo: Reuters/ Navesh Chitraka/ File Photo) KATHMANDU – Nepal’s former Maoist rebels have joined forces with the…
Clinton gets Sanders endorsement in show of party unity
Democratic U.S. presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders acknowledge supporters during a campaign rally where Sanders endorsed Clinton in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S., July 12, 2016. (Photo: Reuters)…
Drawing laughter and a few tears, Cameron the entertainer takes his final bow as PM
Britain’s outgoing Prime Minister, David Cameron, is applauded as he leaves after Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons, in central London, Britain in this still image taken from…
Amnesty International releases new report into Vietnam’s political prisoners
Long-serving political prisoner Father Thadeus Nguyen Van Ly (R) was released in May ahead of U.S President Barack Obama’s visit to Vietnam. (Photo: Reuters/ Fie Photo) Amnesty International has…
South Korea to announce site of THAAD anti-missile system
A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched during a successful intercept test in this undated handout photo. (Photo courtesy: U.S. Department of Defence, Missile Defense Agency/Handout) …
Vic rapist and convicted murderer Adrian Bayley has sentence reduced
Adrian Bayley arriving at court. (Photo courtesy: Hamish Blair/www.dailytelegraph.com.au) Notorious murderer and serial Victorian rapist, Adrian Ernest Bayley, has won an appeal against a previous conviction which will reduce…
South China Sea ruling will ‘intensify conflict’ -Chinese envoy
Soldiers of China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy patrol near a sign which reads “Nansha is our national land, sacred and inviolable”, in the Spratly Islands, February 9, 2016. (Photo: Reuters/…
Pokemon Go Australia log-in complaints grow; Nintendo shares fall 6 pct
A virtual map of Bryant Park is displayed on the screen as a man plays the augmented reality mobile game ”Pokemon Go” by Nintendo in New York City, U.S. July…
Two Indian ministers resign a week after Modi’s cabinet expansion
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a news conference during his official welcoming ceremony at the State House in Nairobi, Kenya, July 11, 2016. (Photo: Reuters) NEW DELHI –…
Vietnam welcomes South China Sea ruling, reasserts its own claims
Ministry of Foreign Affair’s Spokeman Lê Hải Bình. (Photo courtesy: VNA/VNS) Vietnam has welcomed a ruling by an international arbitration court concerning the South China Sea, saying it strongly…
