Earthquake hits southwest France
The earthquake occurred near the coastal town La Rochelle. (Photo: Renass) PARIS – A magnitude 5.2 earthquake has struck the southwest of France near the near the towns of…
Can Tho university student arrested for blackmailing girls with shower video
Duong Ho Vu at a police station in Hau Giang Province. (Photo: Vi Thanh/ Viet Thanh News) HAU GIANG – Police in Vietnam’s southern province of Hau Giang say…
Australia data shows gun controls a huge success 20 years after mass shooting
Licensed gun owners are buying more firearms but are a declining percentage of the population. (Photo: NSW Police) Australia has marked the 20th anniversary of a mass shooting which…
Russia launches first rocket from new spaceport at second attempt
A Russian Soyuz 2.1a rocket carrying Lomonosov, Aist-2D and SamSat-218 satellites leaves a trail of smoke as it lifts off on April 28, 2016. (Photo: Reuters) MOSCOW – Russia…
Vietnam says no proof Formosa steel plant linked to mass fish deaths
Vietnam’s National Resources and Environment Deputy Minister Vo Tuan Nhan (R) reads a statement to media. (Photo: Reuters) HANOI – The Vietnamese government said on Wednesday there was no…
Australia’s tough immigration policies hit in middle of election campaign
Protesters against the Nauru detention centre hang from a bridge above a freeway in Melbourne, February 11, 2016. (Photo: Reuters) Papua New Guinea and Australia will hold urgent talks…
Apple, ANZ Bank strike deal to bring Apple Pay to Australia
Pedestrians walk past a woman as she looks at her iPhone in front of a sign announcing a new branch of the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ANZ)…
Trump and Clinton trade barbs after big wins in Northeast
Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks, as his son Eric looks on, during his five state primary night event in New York City, USA. (Photo: Reuters) NEW YORK/PHILADELPHIA…
Four men charged over Curtis Cheng’s murder
58-year-old Curtis Cheng (L) was shot as he left work for the day. (Photo: NSW Police) Four men have been formally charged with plotting the murder of New South…
Obama urged to seek freedom for activists ahead of Vietnam visit
WASHINGTON – An international coalition of human rights groups has written a letter to United States President Barack Obama seeking freedom for imprisoned activists in Vietnam. The appeal comes as Obama…
