Ireland’s Mainstream Renewable to build $US2.2 bln of wind farms in Vietnam
Irish wind and solar firm Mainstream Renewable Power on Monday said it had agreed to build and operate wind projects in Vietnam worth a total of over $US2.2 billion, as…
Bush fires burn through New South Wales, fears for Sydney
Hundreds of Australian firefighters on Monday battled large bush fires in New South Wales, with authorities saying that continued high temperatures and strong winds could spark blazes in Sydney. Water-bombing…
Floods kill 15 in Vietnam, thousands evacuated
HANOI – Floods in Vietnam‘s central, central highland and southern provinces have left 15 people dead and six missing and displaced thousands, the Department of Natural Disaster Prevention and Control…
FBI clears Clinton in latest email review two days before election
WASHINGTON – The FBI said on Sunday it stood by its earlier recommendation that no criminal charges were warranted against Democrat Hillary Clinton for using a private email server for…
Bieber, Gaga win at MTV Europe Music awards; Bruno Mars & Green Day shine
ROTTERDAM – Justin Bieber edged out Lady Gaga as biggest winner on Sunday at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Rotterdam, taking home three awards on the strength of support…
Vietnamese drug addicts escape from rehab centre, again
Dozens of drug addicts on Sunday broke out of a rehabilitation centre in Vietnam’s southern Dong Nai province, local media reported. The incident comes just two weeks after more than 500…
Man charged with 1989 ‘random’ murder of Perth father Van Phan Nguyen
A 54-year-old man has been charged with stabbing to death a Vietnamese immigrant in Perth 27 years ago. 62-year-old Van Phan Nguyen and father-of-eight, was found dead on a walkway…
Australian woman kidnapped in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul
KABUL – An Australian working for a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Afghanistan was reported kidnapped in the capital Kabul on Saturday, officials said. “The Australian Embassy in Kabul is making…
S.Korea issues arrest warrants for two ex-presidential aides
SEOUL – A South Korean court said on Sunday it had issued arrest warrants for two former presidential aides under investigation in an influence peddling scandal that has sent President…
Trump hustled off stage in Nevada by security agents
RENO, Nevada – US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has been hustled off the stage by security agents at a campaign event in Reno after a perceived threat in the…
