Dual Olympic shooter Diamond charged for drink-driving and gun offences
Olympic gold medallist Michael Diamond (Photo: Reuters) MELBOURNE – Dual Olympic gold medallist Michael Diamond has been arrested for drink driving and charged with firearms offences. Shooting Australia have…
Afghan Taliban meets on succession after U.S. drones target leader
Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour is seen in this undated handout photograph by the Taliban. (Photo: Taliban Handout/Handout via Reuters) KABUL/WASHINGTON – The Afghan Taliban’s leadership council met on Sunday…
Arms embargo on Vietnam in the balance as Obama visits old foe
U.S. President Barack Obama disembarks Airforce One as he lands at Hanoi ‘s Noi Bai International Airport. (Photo: Reuters) UPDATE: U.S. President Barack Obama has announced that Washington will…
Federal Election 2016: Clive Palmers rules out standing for Senate
MP Clive Palmer rules out the Queensland Senate spot. (Photo: Reuters/Mike Segar) Mining magnate and politician Clive Palmers says he won’t run for Senate in the federal election, In…
Australian firm names Russia, Putin in MH17 compensation claim -report
A part of the wreckage is seen at the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 near the village of Hrabove (Grabovo), in the Donetsk region July 21, 2014.…
Day of democracy in communist Vietnam in vote on party’s parliament
A voter reads profile of candidates before casting for members of the 14th National Assembly and People’s Councils at a polling station in Hanoi, Vietnam May 22, 2016. (Photo: Reuters)…
Vietnam frees long-serving political prisoner ahead of Obama visit
Vietnamese dissident priest Father Thadeus Nguyen Van Ly (R) is escorted by police as he faces a court in Vietnam’s central Hue City March 30, 2007. (Photo: Reuters) HANOI…
Egypt finds belongings, debris from plane crash at sea
The EgyptAir plane assuring the following flight from Paris to Cairo, after flight MS804 disappeared from radar, taxies on the tarmac at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, France, May…
Vietnam rights record puts Obama in a fix as US seeks new Asian alliance
Huynh Ngoc Chenh (C), holding a sign which reads “Protecting the environment is more important than economic development” stands with protesters during a demonstration demanding cleaner waters in the central…
Election 2016: Sherry Sufi resigns as Fremantle Liberal candidate
Former Fremantle Liberal candidate Sherry Sufi. (Photo: supplied to ABC) Sherry Sufi has resigned from the federal election campaign as Liberal candidate for Fremantle. Mr Sufi has also quit…
