Fundraiser raises nearly $6.5k for devastated traders of Footscray’s Little Saigon market
UPDATED: A fundraising event which was held yesterday for traders affected by last week’s fire at Footscray’s Little Saigon market has raised almost $6,500. Fire investigators have confirmed a fault…
Bite the dust: meek dinosaur lost its teeth as it hit adulthood
A modest little dinosaur that scampered across northwestern China 160 million years ago boasted a unique trait not seen in any other dinosaur or other prehistoric creature yet unearthed: it…
Police arrest seven over planned terror attack on Christmas Day in Melbourne
A Christmas Day terrorist plot targeting Melbourne landmarks has been foiled after police conducted raids across the city’s north west. Seven people were arrested overnight at properties in Flemington, Meadow…
Syrian army announces victory in Aleppo in boost for Assad
BEIRUT – The Syrian army says it has retaken complete control of Aleppo after the last rebel fighters were evacuated from the battered city, handing President Bashar al-Assad his biggest…
Germany says Tunisian’s fingerprints found in Christmas market crash truck
Fingerprints from a Tunisian suspect have been found inside the truck that smashed through a Berlin Christmas market on Monday in an attack that killed 12 people, and investigators assume…
Bathroom law battles loom in more states after North Carolina controversy
AUSTIN, Texas – The storm over legislation seen as targeting transgender people is set to intensify in 2017 with several Us states proposing measures similar to a bathroom restriction statute…
Australia’s Fortescue beats competitors to secure exploration leases – documents
Fortescue Metals Group has secured 42 mining and exploration leases in the world’s biggest iron ore precinct last financial year ahead of competitors being notified the land was even available,…
United Nations inquiry says air strike hit Syria aid convoy in September
UNITED NATIONS- A United Nations internal inquiry released on Wednesday found that a deadly attack on an aid convoy in Syria in September came from an air strike, but it…
Mongolia says Dalai Lama won’t be invited again
ULAANBAATAR – The Dalai Lama will not be invited to Mongolia again, the Mongolian foreign minister has said, after the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader’s trip there last month angered China,…
China confirms 2nd human bird flu infection this week
BEIJING – Chinese authorities have confirmed a second case of human bird flu infection this week, state media reported late on Wednesday, as South Korea and Japan battle to control…
