Vietnam drought leaves one million in urgent need of food aid – EU
A farmer burns his dried-up rice on a paddy field stricken by drought in Soc Trang province in Mekong Delta in Vietnam March 30, 2016. (Photo: Reuters) (Thomson Reuters…
Vietnamese crewmen held over killing of S.Korea ship captain, engineer-coast guard
Two Vietnamese sailors were detained on a S.Korean fishing vessel after they allegedly killed the ship’s captain and engineer (Photo courtesy: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/) SEOUL – Two Vietnamese crewmen on a…
Residents safe after house fire in Melbourne’s north
Thirty firefighters were called to the blaze. (Photo courtesy: 9NEWS) MELBOURNE – Officials say all four residents of a share house destroyed by fire in Melbourne’s north this morning…
New charges filed against former US finanace manager, Michael Minh Nguyen, in embezzlement case
FULLERTON, California – Prosecutors have filed new charges against a former finance manager accused of embezzling $US5.2 million (about $A7 million) from the city of Placentia. Michael Minh Nguyen, 34,…
Keyboard warriors: S.Korea trains new frontline in decades-old war with North
A student, who requested to be known only by surname Noh and his face not to be photographed due to security reasons, sits in front of a computer while demonstrating…
Thousands protest U.S. bases on Okinawa after Japan woman’s murder
Protesters raise placards reading “Anger was over the limit” during a rally at a park in the prefectural capital Naha on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa, Japan, in this photo…
Mother saves son from mauling by mountain lion in Colorado
FILE PHOTO: Lions are pictured in Lion Park in Lanseria, northwest of Johannesburg, in June 25, 2010. (Photo: Reuters) DENVER – A mother has fought off a mountain lion…
Australian watchdog files suit against e-cigarette retailers
A man uses an E-cigarette, an electronic substitute in the form of a rod, slightly longer than a normal cigarette, in this illustration picture taken in Paris, March 5, 2013.…
Egyptian court hands ex-president Mursi another life sentence
Deposed President Mohamed Mursi greets his lawyers and people from behind bars at a court wearing the red uniform of a prisoner sentenced to death, during his court appearance with…
