Former New Zealand PM Helen Clark wants to be next UN chief
Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand and current Administrator of the United Nations Development Program. (Photo: Reuters) UNITED NATIONS – Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark…
Prosecutors open probes as world’s wealthy deny ‘Panama Papers’ links
Hands are silhouetted against a backdrop projected with the picture of various currencies of money in this illustration. (Photo: Reuters) LONDON/PANAMA CITY – Governments across the world began investigating…
Two Vietnamese women contract Zika virus, first in Vietnam
An aedes aegypti mosquito is seen inside a test tube as part of a research at a control and prevention centre in Guadalupe, neighbouring Monterrey, Mexico. (Photo: Reuters) …
Builders find remnants from Byzantine period in Gaza
An excavator and a front loader operate at the site in Gaza City. (Photo: Reuters) GAZA – Construction workers in Gaza have discovered ancient ruins that archaeologists say may…
Indian women barred from temple despite court order vow to keep fighting
Policemen patrol past Hindu devotees as they wait in a queue to pray at a temple during the Mahashivratri festival in Agartala, India. (Photo: Reuters) MUMBAI – Scores of…
Migrants sent back from Greece arrive in Turkey under EU deal
A Turkish coast guard boat (R) escorts a ferry carrying migrants, as it arrives in the Turkish coastal town of Dikili, Turkey. (Photo: Reuters) DIKILI, Turkey/LESBOS –…
Cambodia parliament approves PM’s ‘healthier’ new cabinet
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen (L), arrives before Cambodia’s Parliament session to vote on a rare shake up of his cabinet, at the National Assembly in Central Phnom Penh. (Photo:…
ATO probes hundreds for possible tax evasion after Panama leak
A company list showing the Mossack Fonseca law firm is pictured on a sign at the Arango Orillac Building in Panama City. (Reuters) SYDNEY/WELLINGTON – The Australian Tax…
Music concert; Big turnout for Buddhist monastery fundraiser
MELBOURNE – About 700 people attended a Buddhist monastery fundraising event over the weekend, to help raise money for a much-needed kitchen and public toilets area. The Quang Duc Buddhist…
Box Office: ‘Batman v Superman’ Dives 68% to $68.24 Million in 2nd Weekend
Cast members Ben Affleck (L) and Henry Cavill attend the New York premiere of ‘Batman vs Superman: Dawn Of Justice’ at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (Photo: Reuters)…
