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International rock 'n' roll fans visit the Surf

Dianne Davies, right, of Hobart, Tasmania; Lester Oakes, center, of Nelson, New Zealand, and Patrick Chia, left, of Singapore, take in the signatures of famous musicians and singers on the walls of the Surf Ballroom's green room. The group visited the ... >> view original

Marina Abramovic: 'The planet is dying. We have to be warriors'

Marina Abramović outside the Museum of Old and New Art, Hobart. ... The Onion is one of 13 self-portraits at the beating heart of Private Archaeology, a new exhibition of Abramović's work at Mona, the Museum of Old and New Art in Tasmania. Filmed ... >> view original

Frameline gay film festival director a cheery revolutionary

A 49-year-old Australian who grew up “an oddball activist” on the island of Tasmania, Wallace was “a big film and indie music fan.” She eschewed Hobart's popular multiplex for its one art-house theater, State Cinema, where early films by Jane Campion ... >> view original

Hungary to erect fence on Serbian border

Hungary plans to build a security fence along its entire border with Serbia to halt the flow of illegal migrants, despite domestic and international criticism of its handling of the issue. Officials say more than 53,000 people – mostly Syrians, Iraqis and Afghans ... >> view original

PHL sets US, Japan naval exercises as China row simmers

The Philippines will hold simultaneous naval drills next week with key allies the United States and Japan, the military said Thursday, as Chinese building continues on the disputed South China Sea reefs. The annual joint maneuvers with the United States will ... >> view original

Israel Accuses UN Children's Rights Envoy of 'Improper Conduct'

United Nations: Israel has accused a senior UN official of misconduct in preparing a report that harshly criticized the Israeli army over the 2014 Gaza war while leaving it off a blacklist of states and armed groups that violate children's rights in conflict. The UN ... >> view original

Chad bans full veil after deadly Boko Haram attacks

N'Djamena - Chad on Wednesday banned the full-face Muslim veil and ordered security forces to seize burqas from markets and burn them after 33 people were killed in suicide bombings blamed on Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram this week. "Wearing ... >> view original

Islamic State car bombs kill or injure 50 in Yemeni capital

SANAA/GENEVA Car bombs killed or injured at least 50 people near mosques and the headquarters of Yemen's dominant Houthi group in Sanaa on Wednesday, in coordinated attacks claimed by Islamic State. The four blasts rocked the capital as Saudi-led ... >> view original

KFC customer 'finds fried rat' in meal

CALIFORNIA: When most of us share a photo of our dinner on Facebook, it's usually to show off how delicious it looks - not because it resembles mistakenly deep-fried vermin. But that's exactly why a photo taken by a KFC customer in California has gone viral, ... >> view original

MIDEAST STOCKS-Background mixed for Gulf; trading to slow with Ramadan

DUBAI, June 18 A dovish statement from the U.S. Federal Reserve could support Gulf stock markets on Thursday, but weak oil prices and an expected drop in trading activity with the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan are expected to limit any ... >> view original