Formation of new state government may be affected by reported illness of independent MP who shares balance of power South Australia’s hung parliament could become more complicated with balance-of-power independent MP Bob... Read more »
Light aircraft carrying skydivers burns after crashing on take-off at Caboolture airfield near Brisbane Five people are dead after a light plane carrying a group of skydivers crashed and burst into flames... Read more »
More than 3,000 New South Wales public servants will be relocated to new offices in Sydney’s west and south-west. The Community Relations Commission and divisions within the Department of Family and Community... Read more »
Shubhranshu Choudhary, founder of CGnet Swara – a mobile news service – beats Edward Snowden in a public vote. Indian journalist and founder of CGnet Swara, a mobile news service, has won the... Read more »
Washington tells the Syrian government to immediately suspend its diplomatic and consular missions in the United States. The United States has officially told the Syrian government to immediately suspend its diplomatic and consular missions... Read more »
Domestic worker for consul general of Bangladesh in New York says he was underpaid and worked in oppressive conditions. A former domestic worker for the consul general of Bangladesh has sued him... Read more »
UN Commissioner for Human Rights says atrocities committed include the decapitation of children and cannibalism. Hatred between Christians and Muslims in Central African Republic has reached a “terrifying level”, a senior United... Read more »
Female politicians storm out after parliament passes law that allows men to to marry as many women as they want. Kenya’s parliament has passed a bill allowing men to marry as many... Read more »
Prime minister and opposition pledge to hold referendum on flag that some view as a relic from colonial past. New Zealanders will soon get to vote on whether to change their national... Read more »
Thousands take to streets chanting “no to discrimination” in Sunni-ruled kingdom. Thousands of Bahrainis, mainly from the Shia majority, demonstrated near Manama on Friday against what they described as sectarian discrimination in... Read more »
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama met bosses from Facebook, Google and other Internet giants Friday to discuss plans to overhaul US spy agency surveillance practices which have infuriated the industry. Obama sat... Read more »
KARACHI: The Mutahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) is likely to join the Sindh government within the week after the PPP offered five ministries in the provincial cabinet including the local government ministry as... Read more »
KARACHI: The widespread search for the missing Malaysian jet MH370 continues, as confusion deepens over ‘missing 30 minutes’ at heart of the mystery engulfing the stricken jet. Meanwhile, The Independent has learnt... Read more »
New York: Kim Kardashian is on the cover of the next issue of American Vogue, the magazine announced Friday, thrilling the reality TV starlet and unleashing a torrent of Twitter outrage among... Read more »
West Bank: Three Palestinians were killed on Saturday in confrontations with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian security officials said. Officials and witnesses said at least one of those killed... Read more »
ARKANSAS – Once again, hundred of dead blackbirds are falling from the Arkansas sky – two years in a row. The town of Beebe, Arkansas has seen this before, and citizens are... Read more »
DETROIT: An arrest warrant has been issued for Grammy Award-winning singer Anita Baker. A judge signed off on the warrant this week. It was sought by the lawyer for a company that... Read more »
A woman who threw acid in the face of a friend while wearing a veil as a disguise has been jailed for 12 years. Naomi Oni, 22, suffered burns to her face... Read more »
Russian shares fell sharply on Friday as investors weighed the impact of western sanctions over Ukraine. The MICEX index, which is priced in roubles fell as much as 3% and the RTS,... Read more »
DHAKA: India extended their domination over Pakistan in World Cup events with a seven-wicket demolition of the arch-rivals in the Super-10 round of the World Twenty20 in Dhaka on Friday. Leg-spinner Amit... Read more »
The human nose can detect one trillion different odours, far more than we previously thought, say US scientists. Until now, the long-held belief was that we can sniff out about 10,000 smells.... Read more »
President Vladimir Putin has signed a law formalising Russia’s takeover of Crimea from Ukraine, despite fresh sanctions from the EU and the US. The speakers of Russia’s two houses of parliament, Valentina... Read more »
GUARDS at Australia’s detention center on Manus island are ordered to carry hooked knives. The knives are used to cut ropes when asylum seekers try to hang themselves. This is the harsh... Read more »
A GLOATING Premier Barry O’Farrell has said Victoria is “smarting” over Sydney’s big-time sports and events schedule, which has generated a $1.3 billion tourism bonanza. NSW tourism spending has grown 11.5 per... Read more »