May 9, 2016 Mayor known for sex jokes, vows to kill criminals is poised to win Philippines presidential election A brash mayor known for crude sex jokes and a pledge to kill suspected criminals looked set to become the next president of the Philippines with a commanding lead in an unofficial vote count in Monday's elections, while the son of a late dictator led in the vice presidential race.
May 9, 2016 Kim Jong Un gets new title, says North Korea won't use nukes unless threatened North Korea's ruling party adopted a resolution on the third day of its first full congress in 36 years to strive toward a more prosperous and modern economy and stressed that it will push for the peaceful reunification of Korean Peninsula, but warned that if Seoul "opts for a war" its military will mercilessly wipeout all opposition.
May 9, 2016 Video shows tourists jumping for their lives from burning cruise ship A Scottish man who jumped for his life with other tourists off a burning cruise ship in Vietnam -- in an incident caught on video -- said Sunday the scene was “just chaos.”
May 8, 2016 Australian prime minister makes July 2 election official Australia's prime minister on Sunday officially called a July 2 election and put economic management at the forefront of his campaign to win a second three-year term for his conservative coalition during era of extraordinary volatility in the country's politics.
May 8, 2016 Australia expected to kick off 2-month election campaign A two-month Australian election campaign is expected to officially start on Sunday, with climate change, climbing house prices, company tax rates and union corruption in the national building industry shaping into the key issues.
May 8, 2016 Australian opposition's PM pick helped oust 2 predecessors Political powerbroker Bill Shorten played a key role in ousting two Australian prime ministers — both members of his own party and politicians he had once supported.
May 8, 2016 Australian leader Turnbull seeks to gain mandate in vote Malcolm Turnbull is Australia's fifth prime minister in as many years, and after eight months in the top job, declining approval ratings suggest he has proved a disappointment to many voters.
May 6, 2016 Student accused of owing $2.4M after bank error in Australia A Malaysian student has been charged in a Sydney court with dishonesty offenses after a bank accidentally gave her a 4.6 million Australian dollar ($3.4 million) overdraft four years ago.
May 6, 2016 Kim Jong Un could promote his sister during secretive ruling party congress North Korea opened the first full congress of its ruling party since 1980 behind closed doors Friday in what is expected to be a rally for Kim Jong Un, despite the dictator grappling with tough new sanctions over his country’s nuclear and missile programs.
May 6, 2016 Australia welcomes investment in Singapore military training Singapore will spend up to 2.25 billion Australian dollars ($1.67 billion) to double the capacity of its military training facilities in northern Australia under a new bilateral deal, Australia's prime minister said Friday.