Nigeria’s Boko Haram frees 21 kidnapped Chibok girls after 2-1/2 years
Jihadist group Boko Haram has freed 21 of more than 200 girls it kidnapped in April 2014 in the northern Nigerian town of Chibok, after mediation by Switzerland and the…
Gorilla briefly escapes its London Zoo enclosure
LONDON – A gorilla escaped from its enclosure at London Zoo on Thursday and some visitors had to be locked inside a cafe for their own safety before it was…
Vietnam says no to foreign military base on its soil
HANOI – Vietnam said on Thursday it would not allow other countries to set up military bases there, just days after Russia said it was considering reopening Soviet-era bases in…
US and EU call on Vietnam to release arrested blogger
The United States and the European Union have called for a jailed Vietnamese activist to be released. Activist and blogger Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, better known as Me Nam or Mother…
Samsung’s woes set to hurt Vietnam economy
Samsung’s recall of the hazardous Galaxy Note7, might soon dent the Vietnamese economy. Nguyen Mai, chairman of Vietnam’s Association of Foreign Invested Enterprises told Reuters that Samsung’s decision to halt…
China urges Australia to be “cautious” on South China Sea
BEIJING – China hopes that Australia acts and speaks with caution on the South China Sea and that its words and actions on the matter match each other, a senior…
Australia charges two teenagers with planning Islamic State-inspired attack
Police have charged two 16-year boys with planning an imminent, Islamic State-inspired terror attack. The two teenagers, who were arrested in a western suburb of Sydney on Wednesday, were found…
Vietnamese girl tries to burn down school, sets herself on fire
A Vietnamese teenager set herself on fire after attempting to burn down her school as part of a social media fad known locally as “Vietnamese say, Vietnamese do,” local media…
Trump tied with Clinton in Utah after lewd remarks in video: poll
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump‘s support has sharply fallen in Utah where a poll on Wednesday showed him tied with Democrat Hillary Clinton in a state that has voted Republican…
Japan protests over signs of renewed Chinese gas exploration
TOKYO – Japan has protested to China over signs it is pressing ahead with maritime gas exploration in the East China Sea despite Tokyo’s repeated requests to stop, Japan’s top…
