New charges filed against former US finanace manager, Michael Minh Nguyen, in embezzlement case
FULLERTON, California – Prosecutors have filed new charges against a former finance manager accused of embezzling $US5.2 million (about $A7 million) from the city of Placentia. Michael Minh Nguyen, 34,…
Keyboard warriors: S.Korea trains new frontline in decades-old war with North
A student, who requested to be known only by surname Noh and his face not to be photographed due to security reasons, sits in front of a computer while demonstrating…
Thousands protest U.S. bases on Okinawa after Japan woman’s murder
Protesters raise placards reading “Anger was over the limit” during a rally at a park in the prefectural capital Naha on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa, Japan, in this photo…
Mother saves son from mauling by mountain lion in Colorado
FILE PHOTO: Lions are pictured in Lion Park in Lanseria, northwest of Johannesburg, in June 25, 2010. (Photo: Reuters) DENVER – A mother has fought off a mountain lion…
Australian watchdog files suit against e-cigarette retailers
A man uses an E-cigarette, an electronic substitute in the form of a rod, slightly longer than a normal cigarette, in this illustration picture taken in Paris, March 5, 2013.…
Egyptian court hands ex-president Mursi another life sentence
Deposed President Mohamed Mursi greets his lawyers and people from behind bars at a court wearing the red uniform of a prisoner sentenced to death, during his court appearance with…
Belgian police detain 12 suspected of planning new attacks
Left to right: Belgian Deputy Prime Minister Kris Peeters, Prime Minister Charles Michel and Interior Minister Jan Jambon address a joint news conference following a government’s security council in Brussels,…
Palmer bids to keep Australian party political dreams alive
Palmer United Party leader Clive Palmer arrives to speak to journalists at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, May 4, 2016. (Photo: AAP/Mick Tsikas/via Reuters) Australian mining…
4,000 Hong Kong protesters voice against China on bookseller detentions
Bookseller Lam Wing-kee (C), who returned from mainland China after being detained, takes part in a protest march with pro-democracy lawmakers and supporters in Hong Kong, China June 18, 2016.…
Iraqi PM declares victory over Islamic State in Falluja
Iraqi army soldiers carry their weapons as they gather in the center of Falluja, Iraq, June 17, 2016. (Photo: Reuters) FALLUJA/BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraqi forces have entered the centre…
