The Ministry of Foreign Affairs handed over a list of Indian prisoners currently held in Pakistani prisons to the Indian High Commission in Islamabad on Tuesday in accordance with the Agreement on... Read more »
Tens of thousands of protesters have marched on Hong Kong streets, demanding greater democracy and the resignation of the city’s embattled leader. Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride, reporting from Hong Kong, said Leung... Read more »
HUNDREDS of former and some present Australian spies have posted information about their employment with intelligence agencies on the internet in what security experts have called ”a gift for foreign espionage”. A... Read more »
South Korean defence ministry says launch of satellite into space was disguised test of a 10,000km-range ‘missile’. North Korea’s launching of a rocket into space last week amounted to the test of... Read more »
An overloaded van carrying kindergarten students plunges into roadside pond in rural Jiangxi province. Eleven children have been killed when the van transporting them to school plunged into a roadside pond in a rural area of... Read more »
Electoral commission to announce results on Tuesday, amid opposition allegation of irregularities. Egypt is awaiting official results of a referendum on a new constitution reportedly backed by two-thirds of voters, but which... Read more »
UN-Arab League envoy meets with president in Damascus, as burials are held for victims of air strike near a Hama bakery. Lakhdar Brahimi, the UN-Arab League envoy to Syria, has said after... Read more »
Negotiations are underway to further reduce the sensitive list under the Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) which may see a liberalisation of agriculture trade too. “There has been an... Read more »
Pakistan is genuine about backing the nascent Afghan peace process and shares the Kabul government’s goal of transforming the Taliban insurgency into a political movement, a senior Afghan government official told Reuters.... Read more »
Asia Pacific countries adopted a historic five year Regional Plan of Action for the application of space technology for addressing natural disasters and achieving sustainable development goals in the region. At the... Read more »
Authorities grant a settlement college in the West Bank a university status. Most world powers see Israeli settlements on land that Palestinians seek for a state as illegal Israel has upgraded a... Read more »
The downturn in China’s economy since 2011 has sliced $US2.4 billion ($2.3 billion) off Australia’s economic growth and led to a slide in export income of $US2.6 billion, according to a United... Read more »
Barack Obama expresses “overwhelming grief” after gunman kills 27 people, including 20 children, at primary school. Residents of a small town in the US state of Connecticut have gathered for a vigil... Read more »
The presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan will hold talks in Turkey on Tuesday and Wednesday in a bid to resolve a row after Kabul claimed an attack against its spy chief was... Read more »
A new domestic violence justice strategy will be implemented across NSW to make victims safer, hold perpetrators accountable and prevent re-offending. Attorney General Greg Smith, Police Minister Mike Gallacher and Minister for... Read more »
I am deeply saddened by the death of Jacintha Saldanha who committed suicide after 2dayFM Sydney radio presenters prank pretending to be Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles at the hospital where Kate Middleton was... Read more »
* Hoax call made to hospital treating Prince William’s wife * Nurse who answered call later found dead * Australian presenters taken off air, said to be distressed PERTH/LONDON, Dec 9 (Reuters)-... Read more »
Pakistan and India will operationalise the landmark visa accord, signed in September, next week – a move that should help deliver tangible results of a nascent peace process between the arch rivals... Read more »
Asia Pacific share markets advanced on Wednesday, December 05, 2012, led by Chinese bourses, after China’s think tank forecasted world second largest economy will grow at speed of more than 8% coming... Read more »
The residents of a village in northern Afghanistan say American troopers raped several women during a night time raid in the rural community. The locals said that the incident took place in... Read more »
Iran said on Tuesday it had captured a U.S. intelligence ScanEagle drone in its airspace over the Gulf in the last few days, but the United States said there was no evidence to support... Read more »
Azam’s century brought 7 wickets win for Pakistan Canberra, Australia: People say Cricket and Army never go together, but Pakistani armed forces men proved that with excellent comradery and team spirit, no... Read more »
Over a thousand Australians from all different backgrounds gathered in Sydney’s central business district today to protest against Israel’s recent assaults on Gaza, which has killed 138 people, including 27 children. The... Read more »
Israel’s holocaust of innocents in Gaza has not sated the blood lust of its Zionist rulers, with the death toll rising to over 110 and the injured numbering more than a thousand... Read more »