Obama awards Medal of Honour to US veteran of Vietnam War
WASHINGTON – United States President Barack Obama awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest US commendation for valour, to retired Lieutenant Colonel Charles Kettles for saving the lives of 44…
Two Australian cattle exporters suspended from supplying to Vietnam
Two live exporters have been suspended from sending Australian cattle to the Vietnam market, by the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources. The ban is part of an ongoing investigation…
Vietnam TV station drops Chinese drama over South China Sea dispute
A Vietnamese floating guard station is seen on Truong Sa islands or Spratly islands in this April 12, 2010 picture. (Photo: Reuters/ File Photo) HANOI – A provincial Vietnamese…
Malcolm Turnbull tweaks cabinet slightly after narrow poll win
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (Photo courtesy: AAP/Paul Miller/ via Reuters) SYDNEY – Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has named a new cabinet little changed from that with which he narrowly…
China admiral warns freedom of navigation patrols could end “in disaster”
People watch a TV news broadcast about the South China Sea outside a shopping mall in Beijing, July 16, 2016. (Photo: Reuters) BEIJING – Freedom of navigation patrols carried…
Former PM Kevin Rudd throws hat in ring for top U.N. job
Australia’s former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, gestures at a news conference at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices in Brisbane, Australia February 24, 2012. (Photo: Reuters/ File photo) SYDNEY – Former…
Ex-U.S. Marine kills 3 policemen in racially tense Baton Rouge
An East Baton Rouge Sheriff vehicle is seen with bullet holes in its windows near the scene where police officers were shot. (Photo: Reuters) BATON ROUGE, La. – A…
Turkey widens crackdown on military, judiciary after failed coup
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is escorted by loyal security staff following a funeral service for victims of the thwarted coup at Fatih mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, July 17, 2016.…
Nice attacker radicalised fast, French PM says as more victims fight for life
People gather around bouquets of flowers placed in tribute to victims, two days after an attack by the driver of a heavy truck who ran into a crowd on Bastille…
Armed men in Armenia seize police station, demand politicians’ release
Policemen block a street after group of armed men seized a police station along with an unknown number of hostages, according the country’s security service, in Yerevan, Armenia, July 17,…
