Medics head to southwest Haiti as Cholera kills 13 in Matthew’s wake
Cholera has killed at least 13 people in southwest Haiti in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, government officials told Reuters on Saturday, as health workers sought to reach the epicentre…
Australians rally ahead of decision on same-sex marriage vote
MELBOURNE – Hundreds of supporters of same-sex marriage rallied in Australia‘s two largest cities on Saturday against a government plan to hold a public vote on the issue, concerned it would…
Vietnam court rejects fishermen lawsuits against Taiwan’s Formosa
HANOI – A Vietnamese court has rejected hundreds of lawsuits filed by fishermen who demanded more compensation from a Taiwanese-owned steel plant responsible for a devastating toxic leak, a leading…
Giã từ sân khấu: Nguyệt Ánh đến Úc hát lần cuối
(TiVi Tuần-san) – Theo thư mời của Văn Khố Thuyền Nhân gởi đến các thân hữu và một số tổ chức trong cộng đồng, người ta được biết rằng vào…
Vietnam declares California-based group terrorists
Vietnam has declared a US-based activist group a terrorist organisation and warned that any Vietnamese found to be involved with the group would be regarded as co-conspirators and punished. The…
Hurricane Matthew kills over 800 in Haiti before hitting US
Hurricane Matthew killed more than 800 people and left tens of thousands homeless in its rampage through Haiti earlier this week before it lashed Florida on Friday with howling winds…
Russia considers military bases in Vietnam and Cuba – agencies
Russia is considering plans to restore military bases in Vietnam and Cuba that had served as pivots of Soviet global military power during the Cold War, Russian news agencies quoted Russian…
Australia to launch independent review into state-wide blackout
Australia will conduct an independent review into a blackout last week across South Australia state, although a meeting between state and federal energy ministers failed to resolve their differences over…
Day withdraws from World Cup of Golf in Australia
MELBOURNE – Jason Day has been forced to withdraw from the World Cup of Golf and Australian Open next month due to a lingering back injury, the world number one…
Vietnam’s proposed new law on religious freedom draws global concern
Human rights organisations from around the world have called on the Vietnamese government lawmakers to reject a proposed new law on religious freedoms until it is brought into line with…
