Iranian asylum seeker in Australian detention convicted of attempted suicide
Prosecutors had sought to have the man jailed over the attempted suicide. (Photo: Joe Armao/H.A.S) MELBOURNE – Australian refugee advocates and opposition politicians have condemned the conviction of…
Man tries to smuggle 18 live birds down his pants through airport customs
Male passenger was caught smuggling live birds through Tan Son Nhat Airport, Vietnam, by strapping them to his legs. (Photo: Tan Son Nhat Airport Customs Agency) HO CHI MINH…
Macedonian president stands by wire-tap pardons despite protests
Protesters demonstrate against the Macedonian government in Skopje, Macedonia. (Photo: Reuters) SKOPJE – Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov said on Friday he stood by his decision to grant pardons to…
Maths tutor Quy Huy ‘Peter’ Hoang sentenced to 24 years in prison
A Sydney mathematics tutor who sexually assaulted children as young as three, has been sentenced to a maximum of 24 years in jail. Quy Huy Hoang was sentenced in Sydney…
China condemns North Korea after failed missile launch
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un looks at a rocket warhead tip after a simulated test of atmospheric re-entry of a ballistic missile. (Photo: Reuters) SEOUL – North Korea’s major…
World’s first gluten-free barley beer produced by CSIRO
CSIRO researchers standing in a field of Kebari barley. (Photo: CSIRO) Australian scientists have developed a new barley variety that can be used to produce gluten-free beer, a breakthrough for…
Microsoft sues US government over data requests
A Microsoft logo is seen on an office building in New York City. (Photo: Reuters) SAN FRANCISCO – Microsoft Corp has sued the United States government for the right…
In China, Malcolm Turnbull urges greater openness
PM Malcolm Turnbull attends a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. (Photo: Reuters) BEIJING – Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has invoked the spirit…
Hundreds of drug addicts breakout of rehab centre in Vietnam
Two drug addicts re-arrested (right). (Photo: Thanh Nien News) Officials in Vietnam say around 450 Vietnamese drug addicts have escaped from a rehabilitation centre where many were held…
China says enhanced US-Philippine military ties invoke “Cold War mentality”
Chinese dredging vessels are purportedly seen in the waters around Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in this still image from video taken by a P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft…
