Australia risks humanitarian crisis over asylum, UNHCR says
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Australia's offshore detention policy has often sparked protests The UN's refugee agency has urged Australia to avert a "humanitarian emergency" over the closure of its detention centre in Papua New Guinea.Australia holds refugees and asylum
Rio Tinto charged with fraud by US authorities
Image copyright Getty Images British-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto and two of its former executives have been charged with fraud in the US, accused of hiding losses by inflating the value of African coal assets. It bought the Mozambique assets
Ukraine anti-graft protesters clash with riot police
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionProtesters and police clash outside Ukraine parliament Four people have been injured in clashes between riot police and demonstrators demanding major reforms in Ukraine's capital Kiev.The protesters are calling for an anti-corruption
Conjoined Twins Saved Through Ministry’s Medical Flight
Photo Credit: Mission Aviation FellowshipDRC (Mission Network News) — The recent natural birth of conjoined twin baby girls in the bush of the Democratic Republic of Congo was a rare occurrence. The closest hospital in Vanga was a two-day drive
Six fishermen missing in capsize off Australian coast
Image copyright QUEENSLAND POLICE Image caption Police have found debris from the trawler, which capsized on Monday Six fishermen are missing after their trawler capsized and sank off the east coast of Australia.A seventh man managed to survive being stranded
French aviators credited with first transatlantic flight
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The new signs are a recognition of a theory, far from proven, that Nungesser (left) and Coli really did complete their trans-Atlantic exploit Two French aviators have been officially honoured with Paris street signs
China Communist Party congress set to start in Beijing
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Large posters of President Xi Jinping have been put up around Beijing for the congress China's biggest political event, the Communist Party congress, is set to begin in Beijing.More than 2,000 delegates will be
Woolly situation
Image caption Australian boot manufacturer Eddie Oygur is fighting a US legal challenge In Australia, the name "ugg" is a generic term for sheepskin boots, often worn locally as slippers. In the US, it is a brand - and big
Harvey Weinstein ‘steps down from company board’
Image copyright AFP Harvey Weinstein has left the board of his company amid multiple allegations of sexual assault and harassment, according to media reports.The Oscar-winning producer was fired as chief executive of The Weinstein Company earlier this month when the
Trump’s latest travel ban order blocked
Image copyright Reuters Image caption A woman (middle) travelling from Jordan on a Yemeni passport arrives in Los Angeles, California US President Donald Trump's latest bid to impose travel restrictions on citizens from eight countries entering the US has suffered