Vietnam says recovery from Formosa industrial disaster could take a decade
Vietnam‘s central region is expected to take a decade to completely recover from an industrial accident caused by a unit of a Taiwan conglomerate, which led to Vietnam‘s worst ever…
Australia makes arrests over ‘imminent threat’ of Christmas Day attacks
Police on Friday said they had foiled a plot to attack prominent sites in the city of Melbourne with a series of bombs on Christmas Day that authorities described as…
China’s name and shame campaign fails to deter polluters
China has publicly named more than 20 enterprises it says broke environmental rules during this week’s outbreak of hazardous smog in the country’s north, its latest attempt to bring lawbreaking…
Australian police charge Perth man over Claremont murders
Australian police have charged a 48-year-old man with the murder of two women more than 20 years ago in the city of Perth, ending the country’s longest continuous investigation into…
Fundraiser raises nearly $6.5k for devastated traders of Footscray’s Little Saigon market
UPDATED: A fundraising event which was held yesterday for traders affected by last week’s fire at Footscray’s Little Saigon market has raised almost $6,500. Fire investigators have confirmed a fault…
Bite the dust: meek dinosaur lost its teeth as it hit adulthood
A modest little dinosaur that scampered across northwestern China 160 million years ago boasted a unique trait not seen in any other dinosaur or other prehistoric creature yet unearthed: it…
Police arrest seven over planned terror attack on Christmas Day in Melbourne
A Christmas Day terrorist plot targeting Melbourne landmarks has been foiled after police conducted raids across the city’s north west. Seven people were arrested overnight at properties in Flemington, Meadow…
Syrian army announces victory in Aleppo in boost for Assad
BEIRUT – The Syrian army says it has retaken complete control of Aleppo after the last rebel fighters were evacuated from the battered city, handing President Bashar al-Assad his biggest…
Germany says Tunisian’s fingerprints found in Christmas market crash truck
Fingerprints from a Tunisian suspect have been found inside the truck that smashed through a Berlin Christmas market on Monday in an attack that killed 12 people, and investigators assume…
Bathroom law battles loom in more states after North Carolina controversy
AUSTIN, Texas – The storm over legislation seen as targeting transgender people is set to intensify in 2017 with several Us states proposing measures similar to a bathroom restriction statute…
