White House responds to petition on mass fish deaths in Central Vietnam
The White House has given an official answer to the petition signed by over a hundred thousand people who have requested the US government to assist Vietnam in finding out…
Seven Indonesian sailors kidnapped in Philippines – foreign minister
Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi makes a statement at the Foreign Ministry in Jakarta, Indonesia March 21, 2016. (Photo: Reuters) JAKARTA – Seven Indonesian sailors have been taken hostage…
Savage storm pummels eastern China, killing 98
Rescue workers search for survivors near a collapsed house after a tornado hit Yancheng, Jiangsu province, China, June 24, 2016. (Photo: Reuters) SHANGHAI – A violent storm in eastern…
Tornado, hail storms kill at least 51 in east China – Xinhua
Damaged houses are seen after a tornado hit Funing county, Yancheng, Jiangsu province, China June 23, 2016. (Photo: China Daily/via Reuters) BEIJING – A tornado and hail storms killed…
U.S. warns China against provocations once court rules on sea claims
U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet Commander Admiral Harry Harris (L) speaks to an officer outside USS Spruance, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, moored in Singapore January 22, 2014. (Photo: Reuters/…
Japanese police arrest Vietnamese national suspect in series of assaults of women
TOKYO – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a male Vietnamese national who is suspected in a series of assaults of women in Nakano Ward, local media reported. According to Japanese…
N.Korea leader says missile gives ability to attack U.S. in Pacific
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches a long range rocket launched into the air in this still image taken from KRT footage and released by Yonhap on February 7,…
Democrats stage U.S. House sit-in over guns, defying Republicans
A photo shot and tweeted from the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives by U.S. House Rep. Katherine Clark. (Photo courtesy: U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark/Handout) WASHINGTON – Democrats…
Britain votes on EU membership after tight and bitter campaign
Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron gestures as he speaks at a “Britain Stronger in Europe” rally at Birmingham University in Birmingham, Britain June 22, 2016. (Photo: Reuters) LONDON –…
Central Equity’s grand opening for Southbank Place apartment
An Artist impression (Photo: supplied) Melbourne’s largest property developer, Central Equity, will have a grand opening for its latest project in the inner-city of Melbourne this weekend, June 25-26.…
