Snake on a train: Australian police seize northbound pet python
Police have confiscated a jungle python from a man after he produced the snake from his backpack and showed it to passengers on a train. (Screenshot courtesy: Reuters TV) …
Taiwan fishermen pack flags, noodles, set sail for disputed South China Sea “island”
A Taiwanese fisherman stands in his boat before setting sail to Itu Aba, which Taiwan calls Taiping. (Photo: Reuters) PINGTUNG, Taiwan – Five Taiwanese fishing boats have set sail…
No retreat from Asia pivot regardless of who wins U.S. presidency-Biden
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden delivers a speech at Sydney’s Paddington Town Hall, Australia, July 20, 2016. (Photo: Reuters) SYDNEY – United States Vice President Joe Biden has assured…
Beating rivals and the odds, Trump captures Republican nomination
The New York delegation puts Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump over the top to win the 2016 Republican presidential nomination during the second session at the Republican National Convention in…
Vietnamese MP dismissed for dual citizenship
Nguyen Thi Nguyet Huong has failed to be approved as a member of Vietnam’s National Assembly due to her dual nationality. (Photo courtesy: Ngoc Thang/ Thanh Nien News) A…
After Nice attack, French Muslims feel fear and alienation
Bouquets of flowers form a queue along the Promenade des Anglais after people collected them from makeshift memorials to the victims of the truck attack in Nice, France, July 18,…
No shaking off Taylor Swift-Kanye West ‘Famous’ feud
Singer Taylor Swift arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, California, February 28, 2016. (Photo: Reuters) Taylor Swift and Kanye West won’t be shaking off their…
N.Korea fires three ballistic missiles, flew up to 600 km -S.Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the ballistic rocket launch drill of the Strategic Force of the Korean People’s Army at an unknown location, in this undated file photo…
Afghan refugee with axe attacks passengers on German train
German emergency services workers work in the area where a man with an axe attacked passengers on a train near the city of Wuerzburg, Germany early July 19, 2016. (Photo:…
Obama awards Medal of Honour to US veteran of Vietnam War
WASHINGTON – United States President Barack Obama awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest US commendation for valour, to retired Lieutenant Colonel Charles Kettles for saving the lives of 44…
