Vietnamese Lunar New Year Festivals, Dates & Times
It’s almost that time of year again where you can look forward to a fun-packed day full of festivities, entertainment, amusement rides and delicious food! The Lunar New Year, also…
Armed men storm prison in southern Philippines, freeing more than 150 inmates
MANILA – Armed men with suspected links to Muslim rebels have stormed a prison in the southern Philippines, killing a guard and freeing more than a 150 inmates, police say.…
Tsunami threat passes after powerful quake hits Fiji
SYDNEY – A tsunami threat to Fiji has been cancelled, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has said, shortly after a powerful earthquake struck off the South Pacific island nation, prompting…
Fearing protectionism, Canada’s Trudeau reaches out to US Congress
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reached out in a video address to the new US Congress on Tuesday to stress how tightly linked the economies of Canada and the United States…
Tennis: Australia’s Hopman Cup title defence over
Australia’s Nick Kyrgios and Daria Gavrilova have had their Hopman Cup hopes cut short, after losing to the Czech duo of Lucie Hradecka and Adam Pavlasek in the mixed doubles.…
Re-print of Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” takes Germany by storm
BERLIN – Sales of Adolf Hitler‘s “Mein Kampf” have soared since a special edition of the Nazi leader’s political treatise went on sale in Germany a year ago, the German publisher…
Britain’s EU envoy abruptly resigns just months before formal Brexit talks
Britain’s ambassador to the European Union, who sometimes clashed with London over its approach to Europe, has abruptly resigned less than three months before Prime Minister Theresa May is due…
Taiwan objects to deportation of telecom fraud suspects from Vietnam to China
Taiwan has strongly objected to the deportation from Vietnam to China of four Taiwanese nationals suspected of telecommunications fraud, saying the move was carried out under pressure from Beijing. The latest…
Gunman in Istanbul nightclub attack may have trained in Syria
ISTANBUL – The gunman who killed 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s Day in an attack claimed by Islamic State appears to have been well versed in guerrilla…
Israel’s “flying car” passenger drone moves closer to delivery
After 15 years of development, an Israeli tech firm is optimistic it will finally get its 1,500 kg passenger carrying drone off the ground and into the market by 2020.…
