Australia’s Campbell breaks 100m freestyle world record
Australia’s Cate Campbell in Kazan, Russia, August 6, 2015. (Photo: Reuters/ Michael Dalder/ File Photo) Australian swimmer Cate Campbell broke the women’s 100 metres freestyle world record at the…
Australian democracy smells like barbecued sausage
A traditional Australian ‘sausage sizzle’ barbeque offers sausage-and-onion sandwiches to hungry voters as they queue up at a polling station at Mount Alexander College in Flemington, Melbourne, July 2, 2016…
Australia votes in dead-heat polls as PM seeks reform mandate
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull casts his vote for the general election at the Double Bay Public School in Sydney, Australia, July 2, 2016. (Photo: Reuters) Australians have begun casting…
Bangladesh police say plan to move soon to end hostage crisis
Security personnel keep watch, after gunmen stormed the Holey Artisan restaurant and took hostages, in the Gulshan area of Dhaka, Bangladesh July 2, 2016. (Photo: ATN News/via Reuters) DHAKA/NEW…
Vietnamese scoff at bike-ban plan as motorcycles engulf capital
Motorcycles are seen on a street in Hanoi, Vietnam June 30, 2016. (Photos: Reuters) HANOI – World famous for its endless swarms of motorcycles, Vietnam is considering banning bikes…
An igloo with a view … Australians go to the polls in Antarctica
An Australian election polling station prepares to have Antarctic expeditioners cast their ballots at the Davis Research Station in Antarctica. Picture taken June 23, 2016. (Photo courtesy: Australian Antarctic Division/Aaron…
China celebrates Communist Party’s 95th birthday, Xi warns on graft, security
Chinese President Xi Jinping (7th from R in the first row) and Premier Li Keqiang (6th from R in the first row) sing the national anthem at the celebration of…
Australian election seen as a dead heat, minor parties likely powerbrokers
Early voters in Australia’s July 2 general election complete their ballot papers at Sydney’s Town Hall, June 29, 2016. (Photo: Reuters) SYDNEY- Australia braced for an election that was too…
Italy elected to U.N. council for 2017 in deal with Netherlands
Peter Thomson, Permanent Representative of Fiji to the United Nations addresses the U.N. General Assembly after being elected as General Assembly President for the 71st session at U.N. headquarters in…
Lockdown lifted at U.S. base near Washington, no threat found
A guard checks cars entering U.S. Joint Base Andrews after it was briefly placed on lockdown in Maryland, U.S., June 30, 2016. (Photo: Reuters) UPDATED: U.S. Joint Base Andrews,…
