Australian, New Zealand hostages in Nigeria released
Workers at the Calabar mine, Nigeria. (Photo courtesy: Mcmahon Holdings website) Seven men, including three Australians and a New Zealander abducted in Nigeria last week have been released, according…
Singapore Airlines flight returns to Changi, catches fire, no casualties
Singapore Airlines (SIA) planes sit on the tarmac in Singapore’s Changi Airport, March 3, 2016. (Photo: Reuters/ File photo) A Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIA) flight to Milan caught fire…
Israel and Turkey agree to normalise ties – officials
A Turkish flag flutters atop the Turkish embassy as an Israeli flag is seen nearby, in Tel Aviv, Israel June 26, 2016. (Photo: Reuters) JERUSALEM/ISTANBUL – Israel and Turkey…
Australian independent Xenophon could play kingmaker in election
Independent South Australian Senator Nick Xenophon speaks during an interview in Tokyo July 9, 2015. (Photo: Reuters) SYDNEY – One of Australia’s poorest states is emerging as an unlikely…
Australian PM urges stability vote in national poll after Brexit shock
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks to the media during a news conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, May 8, 2016. (Photo: Reuters) SYDNEY – Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull…
Spanish vote delivers more uncertainty for Europe after Brexit
“Spain’s acting prime minister and People’s Party leader Mariano Rajoy (C) waves to supporters with fellow party members at the PP headquarters after Spain’s general election in Madrid, Spain, June…
Anti-immigration, anti-racist groups clash in Melbourne rallies
Protesters at the anti-racism rally begin to gather at Parliament House on Sunday morning. (Photo: TiVi Tuan-san) MELBOURNE – Violence has broken out in Melbourne’s CBD, despite two opposing…
Scotland would do what it takes to stay in EU, even veto Brexit – Sturgeon
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon appears via video link on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show, June 26, 2016. (Photo: Jeff Overs/Courtesy of the BBC/Handout via Reuters) LONDON – Scotland…
Britain’s EU commissioner, finance chief Jonathan Hill, resigns
Britain’s EU Commissioner Lord Jonathan Hill seen in Brussels October 7, 2014. File Photo taken October 7, 2014. (Photo: Reuters) BRUSSELS – Britain’s representative on the EU executive in…
Thousands rally in Australia for same-sex marriage
Gay rights activists hold a rainbow flag during a rally to support same-sex marriage in central Sydney in this file photo from August 11, 2012. (Photo: Reuters) MELBOURNE –…
