A senior Sri Lankan naval officer arrested on people-smuggling charges reportedly briefed Australian authorities on how to stop human trafficking. |
Father Georges Vandenbeusch had time to alert the French embassy before he was kidnapped by militants in Cameroon overnight Thursday. A local official said he may have been targeted for helping Nigerians fleeing attacks by Boko Haram. |
The French foreign ministry and Cameroon security forces say a Roman Catholic Priest has been abducted by unidentified persons in North Cameroon suspected to be members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect of Nigeria.
Georges Vandenbeusch was seized on the night of Wednesday in Koza about 30 kilometers.... |
Highlights: Puerto Plata Province Touristic Festival; New cave discovered in Puerto Plata; Johnny Ventura and Wilfrido Vargas on world tour; Dreamliner lands at Punta Cana; DR reaches out to US senior travelers. Puerto Plata Province Touristic Festival. |
A department briefing note on the personal preferences of Foreign Minister Julie Bishop reveals that she does not drink coffee, prefers the window seat and likes to have scissors and wrapping paper on hand to prepare gifts. |
Tony Abbott has personally introduced the Government's "signature" laws to axe the carbon pricing scheme, but not before the first "business" day of Parliament descended into a row over the Prime Minister's new moniker for Bill Shorten. Mr Abbott has called the Opposition Leader "Electricity Bill",.... |
Martin St. Louis added a goal and two assists for the Lightning, who played their first home game and second overall both victories without star Steven Stamkos . The center, out indefinitely after breaking his right leg Monday, had surgery Tuesday in Boston and returned to Florida on Thursday. "Nice to be back home in Tampa," Stamkos tweeted. |
The southern hemisphere’s premier roots music industry showcase, the Australasian Music Expo is underway in Melbourne. |
The southern hemisphere’s premier roots music industry showcase, the Australasian Music Expo is underway in Melbourne. |
Judi Dench, one of Britain's most heralded actresses, has portrayed royals and Shakespearean characters, but she's an Irish mum in "Philomena" |