Ford Australia ends production after more than 90 years of car-making
The last Australian-made Ford Falcon has rolled off the assembly line this morning, marking the end of Ford’s 91-year history of car-manufacturing in the country. Ford is the first of the big…
US and Australia to share cost of Marines deployed in Darwin
Australia and the United States have agreed to share the cost of the U.S. military’s presence in Australia‘s tropical north, a critical part of President Barack Obama’s “pivot” to Asia,…
At least 22 Niger soldiers killed in attack on refugee camp
At least 22 soldiers have been killed in Niger when unknown assailants attacked a camp for Malian refugees, the West African nation’s Prime Minister Brigi Rafini said. The attack targeted a…
France plans prison expansion to tackle overcrowding and Islamist radicalisation
PARIS – France has unveiled plans to build 33 new jails and renovate older ones in a bid to ease chronic overcrowding that justice officials say breeds conditions for Islamist…
Aussies dressed down for stripping down at Malaysia F1, but case dismissed
KUALA LUMPUR – A Malaysian court has dismissed a case against nine Australians arrested for stripping down to their swim wear at last Sunday’s Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix. Photos and…
Thai students mark university massacre amid junta rule
BANGKOK – Thai students have marked the 40th anniversary of a campus massacre by state forces in the military-ruled country amid what one rights group said was a “deep-rooted culture of…
Indonesia prosecutors seek 20 years in coffee poisoning case
JAKARTA – Indonesian prosecutors said they are seeking a 20-year jail term for a woman charged with murdering her college friend by poisoning her coffee. Jessica Kumala Wongso, a resident…
Vietnam slashes jail term for dissident blogger
HANOI – A Ho Chi Minh City court slashed the sentence of a convicted blogger whose family helped the communist regime during the Vietnam War, his lawyer said Wednesday, a…
Hurricane Matthew kills 26 in Caribbean on destructive path to US
LES CAYES, Haiti/GUANTANAMO, Cuba – Hurricane Matthew twisted toward the Bahamas and Florida’s east coast on Wednesday after killing at least 26 people and damaging a majority of homes in…
Rolling Stones expected to announce first studio album in a decade
The Rolling Stones are expected to announce their first studio album in a decade after teasing new music for days on Twitter. The British rock band this week released on…
