SEOUL – North Korea has dismissed its minister of state security, a key aide to the reclusive state’s young leader, Kim Jong Un, South Korea said on Friday, in what…
SYDNEY – Authorities in Fiji on Friday deported an Iranian refugee who had used false documents to flee his home in the Pacific Ocean nation of Papua New Guinea (PNG),…
SEOUL – US President Donald Trump’s defence secretary has warned North Korea of an “effective and overwhelming” response if Pyongyang chose to use nuclear weapons, as he reassured Seoul of…
SYDNEY – Football Federation Australia will hold an Extraordinary General Meeting to expand its Congress ahead of the FIFA-imposed deadline of March 31 after talks with the president of soccer’s…
LOS ANGELES – Actress and human rights advocate Angelina Jolie has said US President Donald Trump’s executive order barring travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries hurts vulnerable refugees and could fuel extremism.…
Vietnam has officially launched its new e-visa system, allowing citizens from a select number of countries to apply for a 30-day visa through an online form. The pilot scheme announced…
BANGKOK – Thai authorities have displayed to journalists nearly 3 tonnes of scales from pangolins, the world’s most poached animal, seized in anti-smuggling operations since December. The scales, worth more than…
LONDON – Multidrug-resistant malaria superbugs have taken hold in parts of Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, threatening to undermine progress against the disease, scientists said. The superbugs – malaria parasites that…
US President Donald Trump has labelled a refugee swap deal with Australia “dumb” after a Washington Post report of an acrimonious telephone call with Australia‘s prime minister threatened a rare…
A news report by AAP has detailed violent clashes between Grab taxi drivers and traditional motorcycle taxi drivers near airport and bus stations – places that traditional taxis consider their…