Obama arrives in Havana for historic visit to former Cold War foe
HAVANA – United States President Barack Obama has arrived in Cuba on a historic visit, opening a new chapter in US engagement with the island’s Communist government after decades of…
Turkey says Istanbul suicide bomber was member of Islamic State
ISTANBUL – A Turkish member of the self-declared Islamic State militant group was responsible for Saturday’s suicide bombing in Istanbul that killed three Israelis and an Iranian, Turkey’s interior minister…
Melbourne workshop: Writing Vietnamese pop songs
Lovers of Vietnamese poems and music have gathered together to participate in a unique and intimate two-hour workshop held in one of Melbourne’s public libraries, in Richmond, on Saturday. The…
“I was a suicide bomber”: Paris suspect charged in Belgium
BRUSSELS – The prime surviving suspect for the November 13 Paris attacks planned to blow himself up at a sports stadium with fellow Islamic State militants but changed his mind,…
Motor racing-Rosberg wins dramatic Australian Grand Prix
MELBOURNE – Nico Rosberg has won a dramatic Australian Grand Prix for Mercedes after Ferrari’s challenge was squandered by a bungled tyre strategy and Fernando Alonso walked away from a…
Thousands rally in nation-wide protests against offshore detention of asylum seekers
MELBOURNE – Thousands of Australians have gathered in rallies in support for asylum seekers, both facing deportation to offshore detention centres and currently being held in PNG and Nauru under…
Dozens killed in air strikes on Syrian city: monitor, activists
BEIRUT – Dozens of people were killed in a series of air strikes on the city of Raqqa in northern Syria on Saturday, a monitoring group and activists said, as…
Turkey: suicide bombing in central Istanbul
ISTANBUL/ANKARA – Five people including a suicide bomber were killed and 36 wounded in an attack on a major shopping and tourist district in central Istanbul on Saturday, in the…
Chinese nationals arrested for importing drugs
SYDNEY – Twenty-four people, many of them Chinese nationals, have been arrested in Australia and charged with illegally importing drugs, Australia’s anti-money laundering regulator say. The suspects used Australian-based money…
Sydney among first cities to switch off lights for Earth Hour
SYDNEY – Cities on Australia’s east coast were among the first in the world to turn lights out on for the 10th annual Earth Hour, a global lights out event…
