Up to 33 killed as DR Congo train carrying fuel derails
Up to 33 people were feared dead Sunday in the Democratic Republic of Congo after a freight train carrying fuel plunged into a ravine.
The UN’s radio Okapi spoke of 33 fatalities with others injured...
Emirates flags off Dubai Airshow with big-bang Dh55b order
Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, today announced a $15.1 billion (Dh55.4 billion) commitment for 40 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners.
In the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister...
China, Vietnam leaders reach South China Sea ‘consensus’
The Communist leaders of China and Vietnam reached a “consensus” on handling the contested South China Sea, Chinese state media reported Sunday, hours after US President Donald Trump offered to mediate in the dispute.
Chinese...
Trump, Duterte to hold first formal sit-down as uncertainty over Philippines’ human rights lingers
resident Donald Trump is set to meet Monday with the so-called “Trump of the East,” Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, another controversial world leader known for his ultra-tough approach.
However, the first formal sit-down between the...
One Nation senator quit the party just an hour being sworn in to the...
PAULINE Hanson’s new One Nation senator has already quit the party just an hour being sworn in to the senate.
Senator Hanson was conspicuously absent when senator Fraser Anning was sworn in to replace Malcolm...
The $3 billion cost of the Central Station revamp
The cost of transforming Sydney's Central Station into a gateway that includes a five-star hotel, high-rise towers and a new route for the inner west light rail line is estimated in leaked documents at...
Scott Ryan resigns from government ministry to become Senate president
Liberal senator Scott Ryan has abandoned the Turnbull government frontbench to become Senate President, replacing Stephen Parry and creating another vacancy in the ministry.
Senator Ryan won a ballot of Liberal senators on Monday morning,...
‘Parliament should be suspended’: Hanson
Malcolm Turnbull’s aim of legalising same-sex marriage by the end of the year is set to face headwinds with One Nation refusing to vote on a bill because of the citizenship drama while conservatives...
Dozens die in Iran after quake hits near Iraqi border
A 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck the border region between Iraq and Iran, killing dozens of people on the Iranian side and injured hundreds more, according to state media.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) said...
Saad Hariri says he is ‘free’ in Saudi Arabia
Saad Hariri has rejected rumours he is being held in Saudi Arabia against his will and pledged to return to Beirut "very soon" to affirm his decision to quit as Lebanon's prime minister.
Hariri made...