UN chief Ban arrives in Haiti after looting near UN base
Desperate Haitians pummeled by Hurricane Matthew looted United Nations trucks on Saturday shortly before UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived for a visit. The Category 4 hurricane tore through Haiti on…
Two Polish men arrested in $145 million Australian MDMA bust
Australian Federal Police say they have arrested two Polish men in connection with the seizure of 1.2 tonnes of crystal MDMA, the main chemical used in ecstasy pills. A raid on…
US bans Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones from air travel
WASHINGTON – Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone devices will be banned from aircraft in the United States starting on Saturday at noon Eastern Time under an emergency order, regulators said on…
French couple is put under formal investigation for ties to jihadist
PARIS – A man and his pregnant, teenage girlfriend suspected of plotting to kill in the name of the Islamic State were put under formal investigation on Friday following their arrest…
UN concerned over Vietnam’s crackdown on bloggers and rights defenders
GENEVA – The United Nations human rights chief has expressed concern about a growing crackdown by the Government of Vietnam on human rights defenders. The concern follows this week’s arrest of…
Victoria overhauls health services after damning report in wake of baby deaths
The Victorian Government has announced an overhaul of the state’s health services after a damning report found a number of baby deaths at a hospital north-west of Melbourne were potentially…
Angered family walks out on final day of Hughes inquest
The family of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes has walked out of an inquest into his death after a submission from the lawyer for Cricket Australia found that the coroner should not…
Farmers protest after repeated fish deaths in southern Vietnam
Fish farmers in Vietnam’s southern town of Vung Tau laid out dead fish during a street protest on Thursday morning, demanding compensation from seafood processors for polluting the water. The…
Vietnamese man snaps his penis while trying new sexual position
A Vietnamese man has been rushed to hospital in Ho Chi Minh City after ‘breaking’ his penis while trying an exotic sexual position. Surgeons then proceeded to stitch the 59-year-old’s genital back into position after…
Stevie Wonder tops all-star roster for Prince tribute concert
Stevie Wonder and Chaka Khan topped the bill for an all-star concert tribute on Thursday in memory of Prince, six months after the influential pop star died of an accidental…
