Briton charged in Germany for conspiracy over emissions certificates
FRANKFURT – German prosecutors have charged a British national with conspiring to evade taxes worth about $A200 million (136 million euros) while buying and selling carbon emissions certificates, they said…
Captured Paris attack suspect “worth weight in gold” to police-lawyer
BRUSSELS – The only suspected participant in November 13 Paris attacks to be captured alive has been cooperating with police investigators and is “worth his weight in gold”, his lawyer…
Possible debris from Malaysia Airlines MH370 arrives in Australia
Debris found earlier this month off the southeast African coast which some believe could be from a missing Malaysia Airlines flight has arrived in Australia for testing, officials said on…
Australia scientists alarmed at new Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching
SYDNEY – Australian scientists managing the Great Barrier Reef have lifted their emergency response to the highest level following the publication of video footage of damage caused by coral bleaching.…
Vietnam parliament to put new leadership to work early
HANOI – Vietnam’s outgoing parliament has convened for a final session that will see a new leadership and cabinet take office three months early, ditching the normal route of the…
Indonesia says Chinese coast guard infringed Indonesian waters
JAKARTA – Indonesia’s foreign minister says the country has protested against what it described as an infringement of its waters by a Chinese coast guard vessel near a disputed area…
Bridge collapses in S.Vietnam, some feared missing
A railway bridge in Vietnam’s southern Dong Nai province was hit by a passing barge on Sunday afternoon, sending its middle span and several people into the river. The collision…
Magnitude 6.6 quake hits off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula
A massive earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 has hit in the Pacific Ocean off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. The United States Geological Survey said the quake struck at a…
Vietnam and Japan vow to work together to strengthen trade, investment
HANOI – Japan and Vietnam have pledged to work together to expand trade and promote investment by Japanese companies’ in the Southeast Asian nation over the weekend, in Hanoi. Japan’s Industry…
Turnbull: double dissolution election will be called if ABCC bill is not passed
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has recalled Parliament to debate a series of Bills that, if they fail to pass, will lead him to dissolve both houses of parliament and call…
