Pentagon chief would back lifting restrictions on US arms to Vietnam
WASHINGTON – United States Defence Secretary Ash Carter says he would support lifting restrictions on the sale of weapons to Vietnam, in the latest sign of thawing ties between former…
Apple employee found dead at headquarters
An Apple store is seen in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo: Reuters) United States officials say the body of a male employee was found dead in a conference…
Syria: 20 killed in airstrike on Aleppo hospital
Residents and civil defence members inspect a damaged building after an airstrike on the rebel-held Tariq al-Bab neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria. (Photo: Reuters) BEIRUT – Air strikes have hit…
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)…
