Last Top Stories: Albury's Bainbridge prepares for World Duathlon Championships

Albury's Bainbridge prepares for World Duathlon Championships

Duathlete Matthew Bainbridge got his first taste of international competition after competing in the European Championships. The 33-year-old from Albury finished 19th out of 30 in his age group (30-34) in the sprint distance in Alcobendas, Spain. And ... >> view original

Albury tabbed NAIA Scholar-Athlete

PIPPA PASSES - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced Wednesday that 402 softball student-athletes had been named 2015 Daktronics-NAIA Softball Scholar-Athletes. Alice Lloyd College senior pitcher Whitley Albury was ... >> view original

Five troops killed in fighting with pro-Russian rebels, Ukraine says

Five Ukrainian servicemen were killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, mostly near the government-held town of Maryinka where pro-Russian rebels were trying to make a significant advance, a presidential aide said on Thursday. Thirty-nine ... >> view original

China Sea claims a 'spaghetti bowl': DFAT

NO one expects the "spaghetti bowl" of competing claims in the South China Sea to be decisively resolved anytime soon, the foreign affairs department chief has told a Senate committee. PETER Varghese said Australia didn't have an anti-China position, but ... >> view original

Israel issues air strikes on Gaza after Islamic State sympathisers claim rocket fire

Israel has retaliated with a series of air strikes after rockets fired from Gaza were claimed by a radical group sympathetic with Islamic State fighters. The strikes hit three training bases of the Izzadine al-Qassam brigades, the military wing of Hamas, in Gaza City ... >> view original

First refugees sent to Cambodia

Cambodia has received its first batch of asylum seekers from Australian detention as part of a widely-criticised deal between the two countries. The refugees - three Iranians and one ethnic Rohingya from Myanmar - were flown into Phnom Penh airport on ... >> view original

Nusra Front leader: 'Islamic State caliphate is illegitimate'

Abu Mohammad al-Julani, chief of Nusra Front, an Al-Qaida branch in Syria, said that "Islamic State's caliphates are illegitimate. Muslim religious leaders have rejected them." According to him, his group tried to reconcile with ISIS several times, to no avail. >> view original

Hong Kong's Young Find New Meaning in Tiananmen Vigil

HONG KONG — Hong Kongers plan to hold a candlelight vigil Thursday night to mark the 1989 student-led Tiananmen Square protests, an annual event that takes on greater meaning for the city's young after last autumn's pro-democracy demonstrations ... >> view original

Germany urges Sisi not to carry out Egypt death penalties - Al

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged the Egyptian president not to execute Muslim Brotherhood leaders. (AFP/File). More >. Create alert for BerlinBerlin. ,. Create alert for EarlierEarlier. ,. Create alert for Abdel Fattah el-SisiAbdel Fattah el-Sisi. >> view original

Middle East updates / Syrian army airstrikes kill more than 30, monitoring group ...

Qatar says airstrikes hopeless without Iraqi national dialogue; Saudi Arabia names suspects in mosque bombings, offers $1 million bounty; Family of eight also killed in Yemen airstrikes. By Haaretz | Jun. 3, 2015 | 12:48 PM ... >> view original