Top diplomats from U.S., Japan, S.Korea to meet on North Korea
SEOUL/BEIJING – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts in New York on Sunday to discuss responses to North Korea’s latest nuclear…
Malaysia confirms debris found in Tanzania is from MH370
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia said on Thursday that a large piece of aircraft debris discovered on the island of Pemba, off the coast of Tanzania, in June, was from the…
Indonesia ferry blast kills two, injures several
DENPASAR, Indonesia – An explosion on a ferry carrying 35 tourists between the Indonesian resort islands of Bali and Lombok has killed two people and injured several more, police said.…
Australia pursues indefinite detention for terror convicts
Australia on Thursday introduced a new law allowing the indefinite detention of people convicted of terror-related charges and parliament is expected to approve it as early as this week. A…
Head lice resistant to treatment
Much like how bacteria has developed into a superbug resistant to antibiotics, head lice are now becoming a superbug to watch out for. Recent studies have shown the head louse,…
Online petition under way to save a Vietnamese bilingual school program in Melbourne’s west
A campaign has been launched in an attempt to save a Vietnamese bilingual study program from being cut from a primary school in Melbourne’s west. Footscray Primary School reportedly informed parents and guardians…
Actor Banderas opens photo exhibition in Moscow
MOSCOW – Hollywood actor Antonio Banderas has brought his photography work to Russia with his “Women in Gold” exhibition that opened in Moscow on Wednesday. The display shows the “The Mask…
Scientific evidence grows for e-cigarettes as quit-smoking aids
LONDON – Electronic cigarettes may have helped about 18,000 people in England to give up smoking last year and there is no evidence of any serious side effects associated with…
French police arrest another teenager suspected of plotting attack
PARIS – French police have arrested a 15-year old suspected of planning an attack and using encrypted social media channels to communicate with a French Islamist militant believed to be in…
Australia’s far-right leader denounces China investment in comeback speech
Pauline Hanson, founder of Australia’s far-right One Nation party, has used her first speech in parliament in almost two decades to denounce Chinese ownership of assets and warn that the…
