Nepal still rebuilding after quake’s devastation
“I saw the walls crack around me as I crouched in the centre of the swaying room,” Australian student Johanne Donovan recalls.
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World in brief – Up to 500 refugees feared dead off Libyan coast
Up to 500 African migrants may have drowned off the Libyan coast after their boat sank in the Mediterranean last week.
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World in brief – Russian fighter jets fly ‘dangerously close’ to US warship
Two unarmed Russian SU-24 fighter jets violated military standards by making multiple close-range passes “buzzing” a US Navy destroyer and a Polish helicopter in the Baltic Ocean on Monday and Tuesday.
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World in brief – More than 20 die in Kolkata bridge collapse
A flyover bridge collapsed on traffic and vendors in India’s populous city of Kolkata on Thursday, killing at least 20 people with dozens feared trapped.
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World in brief – Syria poised to seize Palmyra from ISIS
Syrian troops are closer to recapturing the ancient city of Palmyra from Islamic State (ISIS) militants who took over the UNESCO Heritage site in May 2015.
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World in brief – North Korea condemns US student to 15 years hard labour
US college student Otto Warmbier has been sentenced to 15 years hard labour by the North Korean Supreme Court on charges of “crimes against the state.”
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World in brief – UN hits North Korea with toughest sanctions in decades
The United Nation Security Council (UNSC) has unanimously voted to approve tougher sanctions on North Korea in response to Pyongyang’s recent nuclear test and rocket launch activity.
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Behind the glitter – Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2016
Staring at the four-metre-tall unicorn being built for this year’s Mardi Gras, frustration sets in two days out from the parade.
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World in brief – 23 feared dead in Nepal plane crash
The debris of a scorched plane has been recovered revealing 19 dead bodies in the western mountains of Nepal on Wednesday.
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World in brief – US fears China ‘militarisation’ as missiles deployed to South China Sea
Satellite images appear to show surface-to-air missile launchers being deployed on a disputed island in the South Sea, raising serious concerns by the US Secretary of State John Kerry about increased Chinese militarisation in the region.
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