Vietnam drug kingpin, 8 henchmen get death sentence for heroin smuggling
HANOI – A court in Vietnam has sentenced to death a notorious drugs kingpin and eight associates, delivering the maximum punishment in a single verdict over the trafficking of more…
Migrant boat carrying 600 capsizes off Egypt coast killing at least 29 – local officials
CAIRO – A boat carrying around 600 migrants has capsized off the Egyptian coast, killing at least 29 people, security sources and local officials told Reuters on Wednesday. “An illegal…
German police arrest Syrian migrant teen with Islamic State links
German police said on Wednesday that initial investigations into a 16-year-old Syrian arrested at a refugee hostel near Cologne showed that the suspect had contact with someone who had links to…
Vietnamese film to compete at Oscar 2017
Vietnamese film Toi Thay Hoa Van Tren Co Xanh (Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass) has been selected to compete in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 89th Oscars…
US bombers fly over South Korea for second time since North’s nuclear test
Two U.S. supersonic bombers flew over South Koreaon Wednesday, with one of them landing at an air base 40 km south of the capital, the second such flight since North…
Cloud 9 owner Hoang Nam Nguyen ordered to pay $96,000
A Western Australian owner of the Cloud 9 chain of smoke shops has been fined a substantial amount for importing thousands of glass methamphetamine pipes to sell. Hoang Nam Nguyen…
Hỏi và giải đáp 193: Vợ chồng phải thẳng thắn với nhau
(Thư em Y…) Quý vị và các bạn thân mến, Thanh Lan trả lời thư của em Y, một người vợ còn trẻ nhưng đã chán việc chăn gối…
Pitt expresses sadness over Jolie divorce filing as Hollywood power couple splits
Actress Angelina Jolie has filed for a divorce from actor Brad Pitt, her husband of two years and romantic partner since 2005, her attorney said on Tuesday, signalling the end…
France’s Hollande blames Syria for ceasefire failure
UNITED NATIONS – French President Francois Hollande has blamed the Syrian government for the collapse of a U.S.-Russia-backed ceasefire and urged foreign supporters of President Bashar al-Assad to help enforce…
Britain’s Prince William talks of tough moments in air ambulance work
LONDON – Britain’s Prince William has spoken of “very sad, dark moments” he has faced as an air ambulance pilot in an online video and photo report looking at the…
