Emergency services plan to evacuate thousands of people stranded on resort islands with water supplies running low in Australia’s tropical northeast today, two days after Cyclone Debbie tore through the…
SYDNEY – Cyclone Debbie wrought widespread but moderate damage in Australia’s northeast, authorities said on Wednesday, as flooding rain and fallen trees slowed troops and emergency workers reaching the worst-hit…
Foreign minister Julie Bishop has held an emergency meeting with the Chinese ambassador in the wake of Canberra’s failure to ratify an extradition treaty with China, a source familiar with…
The Australian army headed into areas hardest hit by Cyclone Debbie and tens of thousands of homes remained without power as dawn broke this morning amid reports of substantial damage…
SYDNEY – Australia has cancelled a vote to finally ratify an extradition treaty with China, 10 years after it was signed, with the government set for an embarrassing defeat on the…
SYDNEY – Coastal areas in northeast Australia have been battered by high winds and heavy rainfall as a powerful cyclone, which prompted authorities to urge some 30,000 people to evacuate, hit…
WELLINGTON – China and New Zealand have ramped up their cooperation, pledging to expand their existing free trade agreement into what visiting Premier Li Keqiang called China’s “most advanced” with…
Hong Kong’s chief executive-elect Carrie Lam há met with the city’s incumbent and unpopular leader Leung Chun-ying, calling for a “smooth and effective” transition of power amidst heightened tensions. Lam…
At least two girls wearing leggings were barred from boarding a United Airlines flight on Sunday because they did not meet a dress code for special pass travelers, the company said…
Police have detained hundreds of protesters across Russia, including opposition leader Alexei Navalny, after thousands took to the streets to demonstrate against corruption and demand the resignation of Prime Minister…