Indian court bans use of high-decibel crackers after temple fireworks blaze kills 110
A Hindu holy man throws fire towards the gate of a temple as part of a ritual ending a religious procession held to mark the Gajan festival in Kolkata, India.…
Painting worth $178 million found in French attic
A visitor looks at a painting entitled “Judith Beheading Holofernes” during its presentation in Paris, France. (Photo: Reuters) PARIS – A painting found in the attic of a house…
Sanaya Shahib: Mother ‘confesses’ to murdering her daughter
Sofina Nikat with her daughter Sanaya. (Photo: Facebook) MELBOURNE – Homicide Squad detectives have charged the mother of 14-month-old Sanaya Shahib, whose body was found in a creek in…
Hỏi và giải đáp 166: Nhục một vài năm… (2)
(Góp ý của độc giả) Quý vị và các bạn thân mến, Vừa qua, TL nhận được hai lá thư góp của ý độc giả (một nam, một nữ) về…
Australian mother and TV crew face kidnapping charges in Lebanon
Noah (L) and Lahela al-Amin (2nd R) pose for a picture with their father Ali Zeid al-Amin (2nd L) and grandmother in their family home in Beirut, Lebanon. (Photo: Reuters)…
China responds to Britain, saying steel needs global cooperation
Employees work at a factory of Dongbei Special Steel Group in Dalian, Liaoning province. (Photo: Reuters) BEIJING – China wants to work with the rest of the world to…
Chance of La Nina at 50% in 2016: weather bureau
Increased chance of La Nina by spring 2016, according to the ENSO Outlook which is now at La Nina Watch. (Photo: BOM) The chance of a La Nina in…
Swimming-Double Olympic relay champion Wright quits after missing Rio ticket
A screenshot of Melanie Wright’s Facebook post announcing her retirement from competitive swimming. (Photo: Facebook) SYDNEY – Double Olympic relay champion Melanie Wright has retired from competitive swimming after…
Missing Melbourne teen’s body found in Bacchus Marsh mineshaft
Police have identified a body found in a Victorian park as that of teenager Cayleb Hough. (Photo: VIC Police) Human remains found in a mineshaft in a national…
New $5 note in Australia
The front of the new $5 note revealed by the Reserve Bank of Australia. (Photo: RBA) The back of the new $5 note revealed by the Reserve Bank of…
