Elvis Express rolls into Parkes for festival to celebrate the King
Elvis may have left the building almost 40 years ago, but he and several clones have just arrived on a train chugging into Parkes railway station from Sydney, marking the…
Sussan Ley resigns as Australian health minister in growing expenses scandal
Health Minister Sussan Ley said on Friday she had resigned from her Cabinet position amid an expenses scandal that has proved to be an embarrassing start to the year for…
Australia says TPP not dead, despite Trump opposition
Australia has declared the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) not dead ahead of key trade talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Sydney on Saturday, despite opposition to the trade pact…
Samsung’s Lee leaves S.Korea prosecution office after questioning
SEOUL – Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee has left the South Korean special prosecutor’s office, more than 22 hours after arriving for questioning on bribery suspicions in an influence-peddling…
Australia causing refugees ‘severe and lasting harm’: Human Rights Watch
Australia‘s poor treatment of refugees in offshore detention camps is “draconian” and is causing lasting damage to refugees and to Australia‘s reputation as a rights-respecting country, Human Rights Watch said…
Belgium charges pair over fake papers for jihadist in Paris, Brussels attacks
BRUSSELS – Belgian authorities have charged two people with supplying fake documents to an Islamic State militant involved in the November 2015 attacks in Paris and who later carried out a…
Vietnamese police take down a $13m illegal gambling ring
Vietnamese police have arrested six people involved in a $13 million online gambling ring. According to Hanoi police’s official newspaper, the gang was arrested for setting up a betting website…
New Zealand father and daughter found in Australia after month at sea
A New Zealand man and his six-year old daughter missing at sea for more than a month have landed in Australia after sailing their small, damaged yacht across the treacherous…
Thai crackdown on budget tours hits Chinese New Year
BANGKOK – Chinese hotel bookings to Thailand for the Lunar New Year have tumbled as a crackdown on cheap package tours hits visitor numbers from its biggest source of holiday-makers.…
United States Senate panel approves Montenegro’s NATO bid
WASHINGTON – The United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a resolution on Wednesday supporting Montenegro’s membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), trying for a second time to…
