Hong Kong suspends live poultry trade on bird flu concerns
Chicken are pictured at a poultry factory in Lapa city, Parana state, Brazil, May 31, 2016. (Photo: Reuters/ Rodolfo Buhrer) SHANGHAI – Hong Kong has decided to suspend trade…
Vietnam police bus away protesters days after Obama chides on human rights
Huynh Ngoc Chenh (C, bottom) sits with protesters during a demonstration demanding cleaner waters in the central regions after mass fish deaths in recent weeks, in Hanoi, Vietnam May 1,…
HK police arrest 42 Vietnamese illegal immigrants and their smugglers, shuts down human-smuggling syndicate
Hong Kong officials say police have shut down a human-smuggling syndicate as part of an operation that allegedly brought 42 Vietnamese illegal immigrants to Hong Kong via the mainland. Hong…
Vietnamese general says first purchase of U.S. weapons some way off
Vietnam’s Deputy Defence Minister, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, speaks to the media after a bilateral meeting with China on the sidelines of the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore…
Sri Lankan refugees in India intercepted trying to board boat to Australia
A Tamil mother cradles her child at a refugee camp located on the outskirts of the town of Vavuniya in northern Sri Lanka in this May 22, 2009 file photo.…
Ben Gerring dies in hospital after losing leg in shark attack
A 4.2-metre shark was caught on a baited hook near where Mr Gerring was attacked on Wednesday afternoon. (Photo courtesy: Seven News) The 29-year-old surfer who was attacked by…
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali dies at age 74
Muhammad Ali (R) drops an overhand right on Leon Spinks during their second match at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. September 15, 1978. (Photo courtesy: Action Images…
Militants launch attacks in Niger Delta as Buhari cancels visit
A soldier stands guard in front of a banner with a picture of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari in Gokana, Nigeria during the launch of an exercise to clean up pollution…
Joseph Phuong Nguyen appointed as new Catholic bishop for Kamloops
Pope Francis has named the Archdiocese of Vancouver’s Vicar General, Father Joseph Phuong Nguyen, as the new Bishop of Kamloops. Nguyen will succeed Bishop David Monroe, who is retiring after…
Kyrgios pulls out of Rio Olympics, blames AOC’s ‘unfair and unjust treatment’
World’s No.19 tennis player Nick Kyrgios bites his shirt during his third round match against Czech Republic’s Tomas Berdych at the Australian Open tennis tournament at Melbourne Park, Australia, January…
