British EU exit campaign backed by 250 business leaders
A British Union Jack flag and a European flag fly on the Amiens city hall during a Franco-Britain summit in Amiens, northern France, March 3, 2016. (Reuters) LONDON…
Hugh Jackman helps swimmers to safety
Actor Hugh Jackman (Photo: Reuters) SYDNEY – Aussie Actor Hugh Jackman became a real-life action hero at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Saturday, when he helped his son and another…
Chile reports its first sexually transmitted Zika case
Physiotherapist Jeime Lara Leal exercises 19-day-old Sophia, who is Ianka Mikaelle Barbosa’s second child and was born with microcephaly, at Pedro l Hospital in Campina Grande, Brazil. (Photo: Reuters) …
Massive Samsung R&D investment approved by Vietnam’s PM
A model demonstrates a Samsung Electronics’ new smartphone Galaxy S7during its launching ceremony in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo: Reuters) HANOI – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a new…
Donations scandal another headache for Turnbull
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks during a joint news conference with New Zealand Prime Minister John Key (not pictured) in Sydney February 19, 2016. (Photo: Reuters) SYDNEY –…
Microsoft apologises for offensive tirade by its ‘chatbot’
(Photo: Microsoft) LOS ANGELES – Microsoft is “deeply sorry” for the racist and sexist Twitter messages generated by the so-called chatbot it launched this week, after the artificial intelligence…
Yemen bombings claimed by Islamic State kill at least 26
People gather at the site of a Saudi-led air strike in Yemen’s capital Sanaa September 21, 2015. (Photo: Reuters) ADEN – Three suicide bombers have struck security checkpoints in…
Turkish court takes journalists’ espionage trial behind closed doors
Can Dundar, editor-in-chief of Cumhuriyet, (centre L) and his Ankara bureau chief Erdem Gul greet their supporters as they arrive at the Justice Palace in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo: Reuters)…
Korean-American in North Korea confesses to stealing secrets – media
A man (C) who identified himself as Kim Dong Chul, previously said he was a naturalised American citizen and was arrested in North Korea in October, leaves after a news…
Doping – New Olympic champion wants Russia barred from Rio Games
Jared Tallent alongside Russia’s Sergey Kirdyapkin on the podium in London, 2012. (Photo: Reuters) Race walker Jared Tallent says it would be a disgrace to have to compete at…
