Australia defers backpacker tax hike after rural opposition
Australia defers backpacker tax hike (Photo: Reuters) SYDNEY – Australia will review a planned tax hike for foreign travellers who work in the country, following complaints from farmers in…
South Korean novelist Han wins Man Booker International Prize
South Korean author Han Kang and translator Deborah Smith (L) pose with Han’s novel “The Vegetarian”. (Photo: Reuters) SEOUL – South Korean author Han Kang won the Man Booker…
Twitter to eliminate photos and links in character count: report
A man reads tweets on his phone in front of a displayed Twitter logo (Photo: Reuters /File Photo) Twitter Inc users will soon have more flexibility in writing tweets…
Police raid Melbourne properties linked to IS sailing group
A boat, which Australian police have seized, is towed in Cairns, Queensland. (Photo: ABC/Handout via Reuters) MELBOURNE – Counter-terrorism police have raided properties in Melbourne’s northern and north-western suburbs…
Police Commissioner demands inquiry into Man United fake bomb ‘fiasco’
General view of police outside the stadium after the match was abandoned. (Photo: Reuters / Andrew Yates) LONDON – Manchester’s police commissioner demanded an inquiry into the “fiasco” of…
Singers, actors, riders honour Queen Elizabeth in birthday pageant
Queen Elizabeth II arrives with Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh to attend a 90th Birthday Celebration show at Windsor Castle on May 15, 2016 in Windsor, England. (Photo: Reuters) …
Aussies lose $229 million to scams in 2015
Investment scams and dating and romance scams resulted in the largest financial losses. (Photo: Reuters/ George Frey/ file photo) The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has released its annual…
Vietnam TV says “reactionary forces” at work in environmental protest
Political dissident Nguyen Quang A (C) holds a sign which reads “Formosa – damaged the environment and is a criminal” during a protest in Hanoi, Vietnam May 1, 2016. (Photo:…
Colombian FARC rebels agree to let minors under 15 leave ranks
Mediator of the dialogue between Colombia’s government and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) Rodolfo Benitez of Cuba (C), speaks during a news conference in Havana, May 15, 2016. (Photo:…
World’s biggest plane lands in Perth
Antonov An-225 Mriya drives along an airfield starting its first commercial flight to the city of Perth, in the settlement of Hostomel outside Kiev, Ukraine, May 10, 2016. (Photo:Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko)…
