Reservoir shooting victim ‘lured’ to his death as police probe links to Kaz Hamad

Beijing has appointed veteran propaganda official Mo Gaoyi as Communist Party secretary of Yunnan province in its latest leadership reshuffle, making him a rare example this year of a provincial head with minimal local governance experience. An analyst said that the move could reflect Beijing’s efforts to broaden the talent selection criteria for some senior roles, allowing specialists to take on important generalist positions. Mo – director of the State Council Information Office (SCIO) and a...

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Manila sent two strikingly different messages to Beijing on October 13. At the Malacanang Palace, a presidential spokeswoman reaffirmed Manila’s commitment to sustaining diplomatic and economic ties with China, saying “China needs the Philippines, and the Philippines needs China”. That same day, Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jnr rejected a call for military-to-military communication with China, a move that received public support from the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Teodoro...

L.A. officials moved to temporarily suspend water and electricity shutoffs due to nonpayment. But the charges are not forgiven and still must be paid.

After years of extra-marital affairs, RAAF pilot Robert Crawford allegedly murdered his wife but staged her death scene to look like a mower accident in their yard, lawyers say.

The ex-police officer’s double murder trial has heard he called a helpline to report bullying and trauma on the drive to Bondi police station.

Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel imports have kicked off a bonanza for steel producers in the US, including BlueScope. They’re a pain for the wider economy.

The Los Angeles City Attorney's Office is suing an animal rescue organization that was once a favorite among Hollywood celebrities, alleging that its owner purchased dogs from puppy mills and portrayed them to adopters as animals that were rescued.

Allegations of cartel or collusion must be assessed based on facts, evidence - ministry DG.

Inflation has risen to 4.3 per cent, just days before the Reserve Bank's next interest rates meeting.

The officer, Anthony Gutierrez, was off-duty when he was taken into custody by officers from the LAPD's Mission Division late Monday and booked on suspicion of kidnapping and assault with a firearm.