S.Korean prosecutors call in SK Group officials for questioning
SEOUL – Prosecutors have questioned three officials linked to South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate, SK Group, as part of a widening corruption scandal that led to the dismissal of President Park…
Mexico presidential hopeful files complaint against Trump wall
MEXICO CITY – Mexican presidential hopeful Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has filed a complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights against US President Donald Trump’s planned border wall and…
Great Barrier Reef will never be as pristine as it once was – scientists
Parts of Australia‘s Great Barrier Reef will never recover from the impact of unseasonably warm waters, scientists said on Thursday, as more of the World Heritage Site comes under renewed…
Australia floats $2 bln hydro upgrade to help plug power gap
The federal government says it may spend up to $2 billion to expand a huge hydro power scheme to help solve an energy crisis, although the main owners of the…
Morocco’s king replaces PM Benkirane amid post-election deadlock
Moroccan King Mohammed VI is replacing Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane and will ask another member of the Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) to form a government after five months…
Hawaii judge halts Trump’s new travel ban before it can go into effect
A US federal judge in Hawaii has dealt another legal blow to President Donald Trump, issuing an emergency halt to his revised travel ban just hours before it was set…
Australia teams take vow of silence on possible Super Rugby cuts
Australia’s five Super Rugby franchises have shut up shop over the possibility that at least one of their teams will be culled in a proposed restructuring of the competition. SANZAAR,…
Pacific trade pact countries look for ‘progressive’ way forward
VINA DEL MAR, Chile – The remaining members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) have said they are seeking a way forward on the trade pact, as some emphasised the need…
Cleaner air could save 3 million early deaths in China each year – study
China could prevent three million premature deaths a year if it enforced tighter air quality standards in accordance with United Nations guidelines, according to a study released today. The study, published…
Kidnapped Australian woman released in Afghan capital
KABUL – An Australian woman who was kidnapped in the Afghan capital last November has been released, police and the Australian government said on Wednesday. The woman, who was working…
