Typhoon kills at least 11 in China and Taiwan; another on the way
SHANGHAI – The world’s strongest storm this year has killed at least 10 people in China when it hit the southeast coast, the government said on Friday, as rescuers scoured…
In triumph for Trudeau, China frees Canadian detained for years
Kevin Garratt, a Canadian held in China for two years and charged with spying, has returned to Canada in what was a diplomatic triumph for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The…
Wet koala no damp squib on social media
SYDNEY – A rain-soaked koala has found fame after its attempts to escape floods in Australia by sitting on a fence post landed him on the front page of an…
Don’t catch them all, warn Pangolin protectionists
HANOI – Environmentalists have urged governments attending a global wildlife conference in South Africa this month to impose maximum restrictions on the trade of endangered pangolins, a scaly mammal that…
Top diplomats from U.S., Japan, S.Korea to meet on North Korea
SEOUL/BEIJING – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts in New York on Sunday to discuss responses to North Korea’s latest nuclear…
Malaysia confirms debris found in Tanzania is from MH370
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia said on Thursday that a large piece of aircraft debris discovered on the island of Pemba, off the coast of Tanzania, in June, was from the…
Indonesia ferry blast kills two, injures several
DENPASAR, Indonesia – An explosion on a ferry carrying 35 tourists between the Indonesian resort islands of Bali and Lombok has killed two people and injured several more, police said.…
Australia pursues indefinite detention for terror convicts
Australia on Thursday introduced a new law allowing the indefinite detention of people convicted of terror-related charges and parliament is expected to approve it as early as this week. A…
Head lice resistant to treatment
Much like how bacteria has developed into a superbug resistant to antibiotics, head lice are now becoming a superbug to watch out for. Recent studies have shown the head louse,…
Online petition under way to save a Vietnamese bilingual school program in Melbourne’s west
A campaign has been launched in an attempt to save a Vietnamese bilingual study program from being cut from a primary school in Melbourne’s west. Footscray Primary School reportedly informed parents and guardians…
