China condemns North Korea after failed missile launch
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un looks at a rocket warhead tip after a simulated test of atmospheric re-entry of a ballistic missile. (Photo: Reuters) SEOUL – North Korea’s major…
World’s first gluten-free barley beer produced by CSIRO
CSIRO researchers standing in a field of Kebari barley. (Photo: CSIRO) Australian scientists have developed a new barley variety that can be used to produce gluten-free beer, a breakthrough for…
Microsoft sues US government over data requests
A Microsoft logo is seen on an office building in New York City. (Photo: Reuters) SAN FRANCISCO – Microsoft Corp has sued the United States government for the right…
In China, Malcolm Turnbull urges greater openness
PM Malcolm Turnbull attends a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. (Photo: Reuters) BEIJING – Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has invoked the spirit…
Hundreds of drug addicts breakout of rehab centre in Vietnam
Two drug addicts re-arrested (right). (Photo: Thanh Nien News) Officials in Vietnam say around 450 Vietnamese drug addicts have escaped from a rehabilitation centre where many were held…
China says enhanced US-Philippine military ties invoke “Cold War mentality”
Chinese dredging vessels are purportedly seen in the waters around Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in this still image from video taken by a P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft…
Taxpayers to bail out $74m for Palmer’s sacked workers
Employment Minister Michaelia Cash and MP Clive Palmer (Photos: Reuters) The Federal Government will use taxpayers’ money to deliver around $74 million in entitlement payments owed to workers sacked…
Strong quake hits southern Japanese island of Kyushu, nuclear power plants safe
People evacuate in front of a hotel after an earthquake in Kumamoto, southern Japan. (Photo: Reuters) TOKYO – A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6 has hit…
Ukraine approves new PM in bid to end reform deadlock
Newly-appointed Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman holds flowers at the parliament in Kiev, Ukraine. (Photo: Reuters) KIEV – Ukraine’s parliament has approved Volodymyr Groysman as the country’s new prime…
A royal encounter for Britain’s William and Kate in Bhutan
Young monks erect a marquee in preparation for the visit of Britain’s Prince William and his wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, to Changangkha Lhakhang temple in Thimphu, Bhutan. (Photo:…
