Police charge driver in Melbourne rampage with five counts of murder
A man who authorities say drove into a crowd of pedestrians, killing five and injuring more than 20 in the centre of Melbourne, has been charged with five counts of…
Police probe firearms death during making of hip hop video in Brisbane
Police are investigating the death of an actor who suffered chest wounds from firearms used on the set of a music video on Monday, as media said the man was…
Bruce Springsteen says the “new resistance” against Trump has begun
SYDNEY – American rock star Bruce Springsteen, who supported Hillary Clinton during the recent presidential election campaign, said on Sunday his band joins a global “new resistance” against United States…
Samsung Elec says battery caused Note 7 fires, may delay new phone launch
SEOUL – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd indicated on Monday that its latest flagship Galaxy S smartphone could be delayed as it pledged to enhance product safety following an investigation into…
Smoggy Lunar New Year expected in northern China
BEIJING – China expects a smoggy Lunar New Year in Beijing and its northern industrial heartland just two weeks after it was blanketed in toxic smog which caused traffic chaos,…
Malaysian transport minister to meet with MH370 families in Perth
SYDNEY – Malaysia’s transport minister said he will meet relatives of passengers from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in Perth on Monday, after being lobbied by a group representing families…
Gladys Berejiklian appointed NSW Premier, replacing Mike Baird
SYDNEY – Australia‘s most populous state and biggest state economy, New South Wales, has appointed a new leader who is expected to continue infrastructure investment through privatisation. Gladys Berejiklian, a former…
North Korea nuclear threat means South must not delay anti-missile system
SEOUL – Acting South Korean President Hwang Kyo-ahn said on Monday the deployment of a United States anti-missile defence system can not be delayed in the face of a growing…
China claims success from ‘two-child’ policy as 2016 birth rates rise
SHANGHAI – China’s decision to allow all couples to have two children instead of one has resulted in birth rates rising to the highest level since 2000, a government official…
Singer Madonna defends ‘blowing up the White House’ remark
WASHINGTON – Pop singer Madonna, who said in a profanity-laced speech at Saturday’s Women’s March in Washington, DC, that she had thought about “blowing up the White House,” said on…
