Malaysia arrests N.Korean man as row over Kim Jong Nam’s death escalates
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian police have said on Saturday they had arrested a North Korean man in connection with the murder of the estranged half brother of North Korean leader…
Thousands of Filipino Catholics march against death penalty, war on drugs
MANILA – Thousands of Roman Catholics have marched in the Philippines capital of Manila, in the biggest gathering denouncing extra-judicial killings and a government plan to reimpose the death penalty…
Spanish court acquits king’s sister, Princess Cristina, of tax fraud
MADRID – The Spanish king’s sister, Princess Cristina, has been acquitted of being an accessory to tax fraud at the end of a year-long trial seen as a test of whether…
Malcolm Turnbull says Trump wasting his time criticising media
US President Donald Trump is wasting his time deriding the media over their coverage of his administration, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said, citing the example of British wartime leader Winston…
Australian rock band Midnight Oil to play first world tour in 20 years
Australian rock band Midnight Oil say they will play their first world tour in 20 years, vowing to continue their political activism during the six-month, fifty-show world tour. The tour, scheduled…
US top court to set guidelines for Trump treatment of non-citizens
WASHINGTON – The US Supreme Court will decide three cases in coming months that could help or hinder President Donald Trump‘s efforts to ramp up border security and accelerate deportations…
Samsung chief Lee arrested as S.Korean corruption probe deepens
SEOUL – Samsung Group chief Jay Y. Lee has been arrested early this morning over his alleged role in a corruption scandal rocking the highest levels of power in South Korea,…
Seven Hong Kong policemen jailed for assault on democracy activist
A Hong Kong court has sentenced seven policemen to two years jail for beating a handcuffed pro-democracy activist during mass democracy protests in 2014, a rare case of police brutality…
Suicide attack on Pakistani shrine kills at least 72, claimed by Islamic State
A suicide bomber has attacked a crowded Sufi shrine in southern Pakistan, killing at least 72 people and wounding dozens more in the deadliest of a wave of bombings across…
Over 160 Vietnamese fishers caught in Australian waters in past year
161 illegal fisherman from Vietnam have been found in Australian waters in the past 12 months alone. An Australian Fisheries Management Authority spokesperson said 15 Vietnamese nationals were caught only…
