Bangladesh police say plan to move soon to end hostage crisis
Security personnel keep watch, after gunmen stormed the Holey Artisan restaurant and took hostages, in the Gulshan area of Dhaka, Bangladesh July 2, 2016. (Photo: ATN News/via Reuters) DHAKA/NEW…
Vietnamese scoff at bike-ban plan as motorcycles engulf capital
Motorcycles are seen on a street in Hanoi, Vietnam June 30, 2016. (Photos: Reuters) HANOI – World famous for its endless swarms of motorcycles, Vietnam is considering banning bikes…
An igloo with a view … Australians go to the polls in Antarctica
An Australian election polling station prepares to have Antarctic expeditioners cast their ballots at the Davis Research Station in Antarctica. Picture taken June 23, 2016. (Photo courtesy: Australian Antarctic Division/Aaron…
China celebrates Communist Party’s 95th birthday, Xi warns on graft, security
Chinese President Xi Jinping (7th from R in the first row) and Premier Li Keqiang (6th from R in the first row) sing the national anthem at the celebration of…
Australian election seen as a dead heat, minor parties likely powerbrokers
Early voters in Australia’s July 2 general election complete their ballot papers at Sydney’s Town Hall, June 29, 2016. (Photo: Reuters) SYDNEY- Australia braced for an election that was too…
Italy elected to U.N. council for 2017 in deal with Netherlands
Peter Thomson, Permanent Representative of Fiji to the United Nations addresses the U.N. General Assembly after being elected as General Assembly President for the 71st session at U.N. headquarters in…
Lockdown lifted at U.S. base near Washington, no threat found
A guard checks cars entering U.S. Joint Base Andrews after it was briefly placed on lockdown in Maryland, U.S., June 30, 2016. (Photo: Reuters) UPDATED: U.S. Joint Base Andrews,…
Ex-London mayor upends race for UK prime minister by quitting
Vote Leave campaign leader, Boris Johnson, reacts as he delivers a speech in London, Britain June 30, 2016. (Photo: Reuters) LONDON – Former London mayor Boris Johnson, runaway bookmakers’…
Vietnam says Formosa unit’s steel plant caused environmental disaster
Vietnam’s Government Office Head Mai Tien Dung speaks at a press conference on the recent situation of fish death in Vietnam’s central province, in Hanoi, Vietnam,June 30, 2016. (Photo: Reuters)…
Vietnamese comedian’s US sex abuse trial date moved
A fourth trial for an alleged child abuse scandal involving Minh Beo – a renowned Vietnamese comedian – has been postponed again in the US until the end of July.…
