Australian zoo celebrates birth of one of world’s rarest monkeys
Peeping out from her mother’s arms, Embe, a Francois’ Langur, makes her debut at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo where she was born on July 21, in what conservationists hailed as great…
Vietnam’s Long Tan commemoration cancelled
CANBERRA – A commemoration ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the battle of Long Tan in Vietnam has been cancelled. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade…
China warns Australia on investment following blocked Ausgrid deal
SYDNEY – The Chinese embassy has warned that Australia’s rejection of bids by two Chinese companies in the $10 billion sale of its biggest energy grid showed “clear protectionist tendencies”…
US lobbies China again on missile defence system
BEIJING – A decision by the United States and South Korea to deploy an advanced anti-missile defence system is aimed at defending against North Korea’s missile threat and does not…
Trump promises to work with NATO to defeat Islamic State
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Republican Donald Trump has said he would work closely with NATO allies to defeat Islamic State militants if he wins the White House, reversing an earlier threat…
Trump promises to work with NATO to defeat Islamic State
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Republican Donald Trump has said he would work closely with NATO allies to defeat Islamic State militants if he wins the White House, reversing an earlier threat…
New York man charged in slaying of Muslim imam, assistant
A New York man has been charged with second-degree murder in the deaths of a New York Muslim imam and his assistant, who were gunned down at the weekend, a…
Australia says block on energy grid China sale based on new information
The head of Australia’s foreign investment review board said a decision to block the $10 billion sale of the country’s biggest energy grid to Chinese bidders was based on new…
Boko Haram video claims to show missing Nigerian school girls
BAUCHI, Nigeria – Nigerian militant group Boko Haram has published a video apparently showing recent footage of dozens of school girls kidnapped two years ago, and saying some of them…
Jamaica’s Bolt wins Olympic 100m gold
RIO DE JANEIRO – Jamaica’s Usain Bolt has won his third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the 100 metres with a time of 9.81 seconds. The win took the sprinter…
