Miner Arrium goes into voluntary administration
The logo of Australian miner Arrium Ltd is displayed in the deserted reception area of their office located in Sydney. (Photo: Reuters) South Australian-based steelmaker and mining group Arrium…
WA students shot in New Orleans while trying to buy drugs
Toben Clements (left) and Jake Rovacsek (right) were shot after leaving the popular French Quarter and venturing to the West Bank area. (Photos: Facebook) Two Australian tourists are recovering…
Vietnam parliament approves Phuc as PM for 5-year term
Nguyen Xuan Phuc (right) chats with delegates. (Photo: Reuters) HANOI – Vietnam’s National Assembly has approved Nguyen Xuan Phuc as the country’s prime minister, completing a new core…
Elite Australia’s women cricketers get bumper pay rise
Australian players celebrate winning the 2015 Canterbury Test against England with team mates. (Photo: Reuters) Women cricketers in Australia will be able to earn in excess of $100,000…
Iceland PM steps down after Panama Papers tax scandal
An illustration picture shows Iceland banknotes of one thousand Krona in Reykjavik, Iceland. (Photo: Reuters) REYKJAVIK – Iceland’s Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson became the first major casualty of the…
China begins operation of lighthouse on artificial island in S.China Sea
Subi reef, located in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, is shown in this handout Centre for Strategic and International Studies Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative satellite image…
Republican Cruz and Democrat Sanders score key victories in Wisconsin
US Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz (2nd R) celebrates with Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (2nd L) during Wisconsin primary rally at the American Serb Banquet Hall in Milwaukee. (Photo: Reuters)…
Circus performer, who infected his partner with HIV, wins appeal
Zimbabwean-born Australian citizen, Godfrey Zaburoni. (Photo: David Clark) The High Court has ruled there is no evidence to suggest a man jailed in Queensland intentionally infected his former partner…
Al-Qaeda confirms death of senior leader in US strike
Abu Firas al-Suri, a prominent leader of Nusra Front, is seen in this still image taken from video. (Photo: Reuters) BEIRUT – Al-Qaeda’s North African branch has confirmed the…
Accused burglar killer to be represented by nation’s top lawyers
Murder accused Ben Batterham. (Photo:Facebook) The Newcastle man accused of murdering an alleged burglar who broke into his house will be represented by two of the nation’s top lawyers.…
