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North Korea Tension: US ‘armada’ Was Not Sailing To Korean Peninsula
A US aircraft carrier and other warships did not sail towards North Korea – but went in the opposite direction, it...
‘Australia First’ Foreign Visa Changes Spark Cheers, Fears
Australia's controversial decision to scrap a visa programme for temporary foreign workers got a mixed response...
US Again Puts Faith In China To Rein In North Korea
After a few days of saber-rattling, US President Donald Trump's administration has reverted to the same North Korea...
Trump’s Threatened ‘armada’ Still Far From N. Korea
An aircraft carrier the US Navy said was steaming toward the Korean Peninsula amid rising tensions has not yet...
Carrier That Trump Promised Would Intimidate Kim Won’t Arrive For DAYS
A U. S. aircraft carrier the Navy had said was heading toward the Korean Peninsula amid rising tensions has not yet...
US Carrier Strike Group Still Far From N. Korea
A US aircraft carrier the Navy had said was heading toward the Korean Peninsula amid rising tensions has not yet...
Google Celebrates Ghanaian Woman For Pioneering Micro-Lending
A micro-lending pioneer, Esther Afua Ocloo, is being celebrated by Google on her 98th birthday. She launched her...
US VP Pence Near DMZ After Failed N.Korea Missile
Mike Pence arrived at the gateway to the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas on Monday, an AFP correspondent...
Christians Mark Easter At Jerusalem Site of Jesus’s Resurrection
Thousands of Christians marked Jesus's resurrection on Easter Sunday at the Jerusalem site where they believe the...
Saudi Woman Fleeing To Australia Is Forced Back To Kingdom
A young Saudi woman who was seeking asylum in Australia was stopped on a layover in the Philippines and returned to the...
PNG To Investigate ‘drunk Rampage’ At Australia Refugee Camp
Drunk soldiers "went on a rampage" and fired shots in the air at an Australian asylum-seeker camp in Papua New Guinea,...
VP Pence Jets Into Seoul With Korea Tensions High
Vice President Mike Pence will arrive in Seoul Sunday, flying into a geopolitical maelstrom amid a possible North...
‘They Will Kill Me’
Activists feared Friday for the safety of a young Saudi woman they say was returned to the kingdom against her will, in...
Australian Govt Backs Ghana’s Anti-Galamsey Fight, Pledges Support
The Australian government has lauded Ghana’s campaign against the activities of small-scale illegal miners and has...
Australia Storm To World Cycling Team Pursuit Gold
Australia fell short of a new world record but took gold with ease as they smashed New Zealand to claim their second...
Cyclone Cook: New Zealanders Flee Ahead of Huge Storm
Heavy rain has begun to hit New Zealand’s North Island, ahead of what is being called the worst storm in generations....
New Zealand Battens Down As Big Storm Approaches
New Zealand was bracing Thursday for a storm that meteorologists warned could be the worst for almost 50 years, with...
China Exports Surge 16.4% Year-On-Year In March
Chinese exports surged 16.4 percent year-on-year to $180.6 billion in March, official data showed Thursday, in a sign...
Qantas Probed After Mid-Flight Incident Injures 15
Fifteen passengers were hurt after a Qantas plane's alert system warned of an imminent stall as it approached Hong...