French business heavyweights to arrive in Australia in hopes of sealing subs deal
CANBERRA – France has sent its largest business delegation in nearly two decades to Australia, talking up the economic benefits of its bid for a $50 billion contract to build…
Chaos erupts in the city streets of Sydney and Melbourne
Police struggled to contain the inner-city of Melbourne and Sydney over the weekend, as violence erupted on the streets. In Melbourne, four arrests have allegedly been made and many more…
Bishop to challenge Iranian counterpart over missile tests
SYDNEY – Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says she will challenge her Iranian counterpart when they meet this week over reported missile tests during a military exercise that drew the threat…
Vietnam protesters denounce China on anniversary of navy battle
HANOI – Demonstrators have marched in Vietnam’s capital to mark the 28th anniversary of a bloody naval battle with China and to denounce Beijing’s growing assertiveness in the hotly contested…
Second car bomb in a month kills ‘at least 34’ in Turkish capital, Ankara
ANKARA – A car bomb tore through a crowded transport hub in the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, killing at least 34 people and wounding 125 in the second such…
Australian journalists detained in Malaysia for questioning PM
CANBERRA – Australia says it’s deeply concerned over the arrest of two Australian journalists in Malaysia after they attempted to question Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak over corruption allegations, Foreign…
Al-Qaeda gunmen kill 16 in Ivory Coast beach attack
GRAND BASSAM – Gunmen from al-Qaeda’s North African branch have killed 16 people, including four Europeans, at a beach resort town in Ivory Coast, the latest in a string of…
Maryland officer dies after shooting; 2 in custody
LANDOVER – A gunman has opened fire on a police station in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., killing one officer in what authorities called an unprovoked attack before the…
Sichuan Hanlong Exec sentenced to eight years for insider trading
SYDNEY – An Australian court has sentenced the former head of China’s Hanlong Mining Investment Pty Ltd for eight years, in one of the country’s harshest sentences for insider trading.…
North Korea fires missiles, liquidates South Korea’s assets
SEOUL – North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off the east coast city of Wonsan, flying about 500 kilometres, South Korea’s defence ministry says. The…
