Rod Laver wishes Djokovic luck with Grand Slam bid
Novak Djokovic poses with the trophy. (Photo: Reuters) SYDNEY – Australian tennis great Rod Laver has wished Novak Djokovic luck in matching his feat of securing all four grand…
Woman dies in second fatal shark attack in a week in Western Australia
A surfer carries his board into the water next to a sign declaring a shark sighting on Sydney’s Manly Beach, Australia, in this illustrated photo taken on November 24, 2015.…
Vietnam, South Korea may buy Lockheed planes amid Chinese build-up
A U.S. Navy P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft takes off from Incirlik airbase in the southern city of Adana, Turkey, August 3, 2015. (Photo: Reuters/Umit Bektas) BERLIN – Vietnam…
Belgium train crash kills at least 3, injures 40
Rescue crews searched the wreckage of the train. (Photo courtesy: Olivier Hoslet / EPA) Belgian officials say at least three people have died and a further 40 people have…
Hong Kong suspends live poultry trade on bird flu concerns
Chicken are pictured at a poultry factory in Lapa city, Parana state, Brazil, May 31, 2016. (Photo: Reuters/ Rodolfo Buhrer) SHANGHAI – Hong Kong has decided to suspend trade…
Vietnam police bus away protesters days after Obama chides on human rights
Huynh Ngoc Chenh (C, bottom) sits with protesters during a demonstration demanding cleaner waters in the central regions after mass fish deaths in recent weeks, in Hanoi, Vietnam May 1,…
HK police arrest 42 Vietnamese illegal immigrants and their smugglers, shuts down human-smuggling syndicate
Hong Kong officials say police have shut down a human-smuggling syndicate as part of an operation that allegedly brought 42 Vietnamese illegal immigrants to Hong Kong via the mainland. Hong…
Vietnamese general says first purchase of U.S. weapons some way off
Vietnam’s Deputy Defence Minister, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, speaks to the media after a bilateral meeting with China on the sidelines of the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore…
Sri Lankan refugees in India intercepted trying to board boat to Australia
A Tamil mother cradles her child at a refugee camp located on the outskirts of the town of Vavuniya in northern Sri Lanka in this May 22, 2009 file photo.…
Ben Gerring dies in hospital after losing leg in shark attack
A 4.2-metre shark was caught on a baited hook near where Mr Gerring was attacked on Wednesday afternoon. (Photo courtesy: Seven News) The 29-year-old surfer who was attacked by…
