France seizes dead seahorses en route to Vietnam
French customs officials say they have seized about 2,000 dead seahorses in parcels from the west African country of Guinea that were destined for Vietnam. The endangered creatures, described as…
California firefighters make gains after 100 homes destroyed
Firefighters have gained ground against a wildfire burning in a Southern California mountain pass that has forced tens of thousands of residents to flee and destroyed about 100 homes, officials…
Australia denies banks interim approval to jointly negotiate with Apple on payment apps
Australia’s anti-trust regulator on Friday has said it would not grant the country’s three biggest banks interim approval to collectively negotiate with Apple Inc to install their own electronic payments…
Rio 2016: Peerless Bolt powers to 200m gold
RIO DE JANEIRO – The incomparable Usain Bolt has powered his way around the Rio track to win the Olympic 200 metres gold for the third straight Games in 19.78…
US Olympic Commitee apologises for behaviour of swimmers who claimed they were robbed
RIO DE JANEIRO – The United States Olympic Committee has apologised to the people of Brazil for the behaviour of four American swimmers who were found to have lied about…
Australia, Hanoi at odds over 50th anniversary of Vietnam War battle
An Australia ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of a Vietnam War battle has soured into a diplomatic spat after the Vietnamese government restricted access to the site at Long…
Australian zoo celebrates birth of one of world’s rarest monkeys
Peeping out from her mother’s arms, Embe, a Francois’ Langur, makes her debut at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo where she was born on July 21, in what conservationists hailed as great…
Vietnam’s Long Tan commemoration cancelled
CANBERRA – A commemoration ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the battle of Long Tan in Vietnam has been cancelled. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade…
China warns Australia on investment following blocked Ausgrid deal
SYDNEY – The Chinese embassy has warned that Australia’s rejection of bids by two Chinese companies in the $10 billion sale of its biggest energy grid showed “clear protectionist tendencies”…
US lobbies China again on missile defence system
BEIJING – A decision by the United States and South Korea to deploy an advanced anti-missile defence system is aimed at defending against North Korea’s missile threat and does not…
