World’s oldest person, Susannah Mushatt Jones, dies at age 116
Susannah Mushatt Jones (centre) celebrates her 116th birthday in Brooklyn on July 7, 2015. (Photo: Reuters/Lucas Jackson) NEW YORK – Susannah Mushatt Jones, the world’s oldest living person, has…
Tomic confirms he will not play for Australia in the Rio Olympic tennis event
Bernard Tomic (Photo: Reuters) Bernard Tomic has ruled himself out of the Rio Olympics due to an “extremely busy” playing schedule. In a statement, the world number 22 said…
Brazil’s Temer calls for unity, confidence for Brazil recovery
Brazil’s interim President Michel Temer gestures during a ceremony where he made his first public remarks after the Brazilian Senate voted to impeach President Dilma Rousseff, at the Planalto Palace…
Italian coastguard rescues 801 boat migrants, many from Syria
Migrants disembark from the Italian Navy vessel Grecale in the Sicilian harbour of Augusta, Italy May 7, 2016. (Photo: Reuters) ROME – Italy’s coastguard said it helped rescue 801…
Dami Im to represent Australia in final round of Eurovision song contest
Dami Im of Australia rehearses the song ‘Sound Of Silence’ during the jury show at the Ericsson Globe Arena on the eve of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song…
Bishop confirms death of Australian security contractor in Baghdad
Foreign minister Julie Bishop. (Photo: Reuters) A 34-year-old Australian security contractor has been killed at the Australian Embassy in Baghdad. Foreign minister Julie Bishop confirmed the incident in a…
Challenge to Australia’s Senate voting reforms rejected in boost for PM Turnbull
A sign stands outside the High Court of Australia in Canberra, Australia, October 15, 2014. (Photo: Reuters) SYDNEY – Australia’s High Court has rejected a challenge to reforms to…
Hanoi restaurant faces fine over bikini-clad waitresses
In this photo shared on Facebook, a girl is seen wearing bikinis and walking at the restaurant in Hanoi. A restaurant in Hanoi may be slapped with a fine…
Four missing at sea found alive in Vietnamese boat near Malaysia
The four on board the MMEA vessel on their way back to Sabah. (Twitter photo by @MaritimMalaysia) Kuala Lumpur – Four people, including three foreigners who went missing while…
Two earthquakes strike northeast Taiwan in one day, shaking felt in capital
Rescuers carry a survivor out from the site where a 17-storey apartment building collapsed after an earthquake hit Tainan, southern Taiwan, February 8, 2016. (Photo: Reuters) TAIPEI – Two…
