Jobs for Australians first
AP, Sydney :Australia will scrap a temporary visa for skilled overseas workers, the prime minister said Tuesday, arguing that Australians must be given priority over...
International
Vote expanding Erdogan powers ‘valid’
BBC Online :The result of the referendum that grants sweeping new powers to the president of Turkey is valid, the head of the electoral body...
Pence warns North Korea of US resolve shown in Syria, Afghan strikes
Reuters, Seoul :U.S. Vice President Mike Pence put North Korea on notice on Monday, warning that recent U.S. strikes in Syria and Afghanistan showed that...
Hackney nightclub ‘acid attack’ leaves at least 12 injured
BBC Online :At least 12 people suffered burns during a suspected acid attack at a club in east London.Hundreds of revellers were evacuated from Mangle...
Over 1,000 Palestinians in Israeli jails on hunger strike
AFP, Ramallah :Hundreds of Palestinians in Israeli jails launched a hunger strike Monday following a call from leader and prominent prisoner Marwan Barghouti, a movement...
Ex-South Korean president charged in corruption probe
BBC Online :Ousted South Korean president Park Geun-hye has been formally charged in a corruption scandal that led to her impeachment.Prosecutors say the charges she...
Violence spikes in Indian Kashmir after videos inflame tension
Reuters, Srinagar :Militants have stepped up attacks in Indian-ruled Kashmir and police warned officers not to go home, amid a spike in violence in the...
Indonesia police thwart plan by hardline
Reuters, Jakarta :Indonesian police on Monday blocked plans by hardline Islamist groups to guard polling booths during Wednesday’s vote for Jakarta governor, citing the potential...
Pope urges end to Syria ‘horror’ in Easter address
AFP, Vatican City :Pope Francis urged an end to “horror and death” in Syria on Sunday as he celebrated the traditional Easter Day mass in...
News in brief
Britain uniting around Brexit: MayAFP, LondonPrime Minister Theresa May said Sunday that Britain was beginning to unite behind Brexit, 10 months after the divisive referendum...
Violence erupts at Trump rallies in Berkeley
AP, Berkeley :At least 20 people were arrested after violence broke out Saturday between groups of supporters and detractors of President Donald Trump holding rallies...
World’s oldest person dies at 117
AP, Rome :Emma Morano, at 117 the world’s oldest person who is also believed to have been the last surviving person born in the 1800s,...