During siege, Orlando gunman told police he was ‘Islamic soldier’
A police officer looks at a row of crosses that make up part of a makeshift memorial for the victims of the Pulse night club shootings in Orlando, Florida, U.S.,…
Japan military on alert for possible North Korean ballistic missile launch
Japan Self-Defence Forces soldiers prepare to refuel a unit of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles at the Defence Ministry in Tokyo April 10, 2013. (Photo: Reuters/ File Photo) TOKYO…
Vanuatu bus crash kills three and injures several Australians
Australian tourists have been seriously injured after a head-on bus crash in Vanuatu. (Photo courtesy: Glenda S/ Vanuatu Daily Post) At least three people have been killed and several…
U.S. Senate rejects gun-control measures after Orlando shooting
A plane pulls a banner that reads “#End Gun Violence” flies over a vigil for the Pulse night club victims following last week’s shooting in Orlando, Florida, U.S., June 19,…
Australian Paralympic sailing team members robbed at gunpoint in Rio
Liesl Tesch (R) was robbed in Rio. (Photo courtesy: Rohan Thomson/ www.smh.com.au) An Australian Paralympic sailor and official have been threatened with a gun and robbed while training in…
Trump parts ways with campaign manager Lewandowski: spokeswoman
Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign manager Corey Lewandowski (L) looks on as Trump speaks during a news conference held at his Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.…
Vietnam drought leaves one million in urgent need of food aid – EU
A farmer burns his dried-up rice on a paddy field stricken by drought in Soc Trang province in Mekong Delta in Vietnam March 30, 2016. (Photo: Reuters) (Thomson Reuters…
Vietnamese crewmen held over killing of S.Korea ship captain, engineer-coast guard
Two Vietnamese sailors were detained on a S.Korean fishing vessel after they allegedly killed the ship’s captain and engineer (Photo courtesy: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/) SEOUL – Two Vietnamese crewmen on a…
Residents safe after house fire in Melbourne’s north
Thirty firefighters were called to the blaze. (Photo courtesy: 9NEWS) MELBOURNE – Officials say all four residents of a share house destroyed by fire in Melbourne’s north this morning…
