Australian PM defends proposal to permanently bar boat people
SYDNEY – Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull defended on Monday a proposal to ban asylum seekers who arrive illegally by boat from ever entering Australia again, rejecting criticism from rights lawyers…
Turkey sacks 10,000 more civil servants, shuts media in latest crackdown
ISTANBUL – Turkey said it had dismissed a further 10,000 civil servants and closed 15 more media outlets over suspected links with terrorist organisations and US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, blamed…
New earthquake rocks Italy, buildings collapse but no deaths reported
NORCIA, Italy – A powerful earthquake struck Italy on Sunday in the same central regions that have been rocked by repeated tremors over the past two months, with more homes and…
Vietnam reports first microcephaly case likely linked to Zika – government agency
HANOI – Vietnam‘s health ministry has reported a microcephaly case that it says is likely to be the country’s first linked to the mosquito-borne Zika virus. The case, a four-month…
Australia would deny entrance to boat arrivals under proposed law
Asylum seekers sent to Manus Island and Nauru after attempting to travel to Australia by boat would be permanently banned from applying to enter the county under a proposed new law…
Serbian police move PM to “safe” place after weapons’ cache find
BELGRADE – Police said they moved Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and his family to “a safe location” on Saturday after uncovering a weapons cache including a rocket-propelled grenade launcher…
Melbourne event raises awareness over Vietnam’s environmental disaster
MELBOURNE – The Vietnamese Community in Australia – Victorian chapter (VCA-VIC) has organised an event in the city of Melbourne to raise awareness of the mass fish deaths which occurred…
South Korea’s presidential office cooperating with probe over Park’s friend
SEOUL – South Korea’s presidential office said on Saturday it was cooperating with prosecutors’ investigation into key aides to President Park Geun-hye over allegations an old friend of hers enjoyed…
Clinton email problem resurfaces as FBI announces review
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK – The FBI says its investigating more emails as part of a probe into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email system, in a new twist to the…
Icelandic voters to choose between Pirates and establishment
REYKJAVIK – Iceland is holding parliamentary elections, with polls showing the opposition led by the anti-establishment Pirate Party could topple the current centre-right ruling coalition. Icelanders’ faith in their political…
