More than 1.4 million people affected by Saturday’s devastating earthquake in Nepal are in need of food assistance, a United Nations spokesman said Monday. Citing Nepalese government figures, U.N. spokesman…
An Australian TV presenter has been accused of racism after she congratulated a teenage girl for inheriting her father’s fair skin.Sunrise host Samantha Armytage sparked outrage when she made the…
TOKYO – More than 20 passengers were injured when an Asiana Airlines Airbus A320 overran a runway in western Japan on Tuesday evening, officials and local media said. The South…
A massive, menacing storm system dubbed Super Typhoon Maysak churned in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, days away from a possible direct hit on the Philippines. Maysak churned west-northwest at…
WELLINGTON — Veteran spinner Daniel Vettori returned home to New Zealand on Tuesday and confirmed what he had hinted at last week — the Cricket World Cup final against Australia…
Michael Clarke has dedicated Australia’s World Cup win to former team-mate Philip Hughes, who died tragically in November last year after being struck by a cricket ball. Clarke – in…
Even though Australia entered the World Cup with a firm grip on the No.1 ranking, a reflection of its peerless winning percentage since the 2011 tournament, captain Michael Clarke said…
MELBOURNE – Australia bowler Mitchell Starc has been named player of the tournament at the Cricket World Cup after they defeated New Zealand in Sunday’s final at the MCG. Starc…
Singapore is bidding farewell to its founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, who died on Monday aged 91. Despite torrential rain, tens of thousands lined the streets to view the…
VANUATU – Aid is beginning to arrive in Vanuatu after the Pacific island nation was hit by a cyclone which President Baldwin Lonsdale described as a “monster.” Air force planes…
