Samsung scion Lee fights back tears as prosecutors seek 12 years’ jail
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee has fought back tears and denied wrongdoing as prosecutors seek a 12-year jail term on charges that include bribing the former president to…
Actors Chris Pratt, Anna Faris announce they are separating
Actors Chris Pratt and Anna Faris are splitting up after eight years of marriage, they said. “Anna and I are sad to announce we are legally separating. We tried hard…
Israel moves to shut down local operations of Al Jazeera
Israel plans to revoke the media credentials of Al Jazeera TV journalists, close its Jerusalem bureau and pull the Qatar-based station’s broadcasts from localcable and satellite providers, Communications Minister Ayoub Kara said. The…
France opens terrorism probe into knife-wielding man at Eiffel Tower: source
French prosecutors have launched a terrorism investigation after a man wielding a knife and shouting the Arabic phrase “Allahu Akbar” (God is great), tried to force his way in to…
Venezuela crushes small anti-Maduro uprising at military base
Venezuelan authorities suppressed a small rebellion at a military base near the city of Valencia on Sunday, arresting seven men who they say participated in a “terrorist attack” against the…
ASEAN overcomes communique impasse, urges non-militarisation in South China Sea
Southeast Asian foreign ministers have ended an impasse over how to address disputes with China in the South China Sea, issuing a communique that called for militarisation to be avoided…
United Nations bans key N.Korea exports over missile tests
The United Nations Security Council has unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea that could slash by a third the Asian state’s $US3 billion annual export revenue over its two…
UK ready to pay up to 40 billion euros to leave EU: Sunday Telegraph
Britain is prepared to pay up to 40 billion euros ($A59 billion) as part of a deal to leave the European Union, the Sunday Telegraph newspaper reports, citing three unnamed…
UN vote on US bid to slash N.Korea exports over missile tests
The United Nations Security Council is set to vote on a US-drafted resolution that aims to slash by a third North Korea’s $US3 billion annual export revenue over Pyongyang’s two…
Giant panda at French zoo gives birth to twins, one dies
A giant panda in Beauval zoo has given birth to twin cubs, the first ever to be born in France, but one died shortly afterwards, the zoo said. Huan Huan,…
