Arms embargo on Vietnam in the balance as Obama visits old foe
U.S. President Barack Obama disembarks Airforce One as he lands at Hanoi ‘s Noi Bai International Airport. (Photo: Reuters) UPDATE: U.S. President Barack Obama has announced that Washington will…
Federal Election 2016: Clive Palmers rules out standing for Senate
MP Clive Palmer rules out the Queensland Senate spot. (Photo: Reuters/Mike Segar) Mining magnate and politician Clive Palmers says he won’t run for Senate in the federal election, In…
Australian firm names Russia, Putin in MH17 compensation claim -report
A part of the wreckage is seen at the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 near the village of Hrabove (Grabovo), in the Donetsk region July 21, 2014.…
Day of democracy in communist Vietnam in vote on party’s parliament
A voter reads profile of candidates before casting for members of the 14th National Assembly and People’s Councils at a polling station in Hanoi, Vietnam May 22, 2016. (Photo: Reuters)…
Vietnam frees long-serving political prisoner ahead of Obama visit
Vietnamese dissident priest Father Thadeus Nguyen Van Ly (R) is escorted by police as he faces a court in Vietnam’s central Hue City March 30, 2007. (Photo: Reuters) HANOI…
Egypt finds belongings, debris from plane crash at sea
The EgyptAir plane assuring the following flight from Paris to Cairo, after flight MS804 disappeared from radar, taxies on the tarmac at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, France, May…
Vietnam rights record puts Obama in a fix as US seeks new Asian alliance
Huynh Ngoc Chenh (C), holding a sign which reads “Protecting the environment is more important than economic development” stands with protesters during a demonstration demanding cleaner waters in the central…
Election 2016: Sherry Sufi resigns as Fremantle Liberal candidate
Former Fremantle Liberal candidate Sherry Sufi. (Photo: supplied to ABC) Sherry Sufi has resigned from the federal election campaign as Liberal candidate for Fremantle. Mr Sufi has also quit…
Canadian PM Trudeau says C$30 billion budget gap figure not hard limit
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau poses in his office on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 19, 2016. (Photo: Reuters) OTTAWA – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has…
Rescued Chibok girl meets Nigerian president in capital
Rescued Chibok schoolgirl Amina Ali Darsha Nkeki is escorted by the military as she walks through a hospital in Maiduguri, Borno state, Nigeria in this handout received May 19, 2016.…
