Turkey jails two Syrian traffickers over drowning of toddler Aylan Kurdi

A Turkish court on Friday sentenced two Syrians to over four years in jail for human trafficking over the death of Syrian boy Aylan Kurdi, Turkish media reported. The two Syrian nationals... Read more »
Hindu hardliners threatens to dig up pitch if Pakistan plays in India

Hindu hardliners threaten to dig up pitch if Pakistan plays in India

“If the Pakistan team comes to Dharamsala to play against Indian cricket team, we will dig the pitch in HPCA stadium,” Virender Shandilya, national president of Anti-Terrorist Front of India, said. Hindu... Read more »
Bangladesh considering to abandon Islam as state religion

Bangladesh considering to abandon Islam as state religion

After a recent spate of killings of members of religious minorities by Islamic extremists, the supreme court of Bangladesh has begun hearing arguments challenging Islam’s privileged status as official state religion Bangladesh... Read more »
Deputy Mauricio Alonso Toledo Gutierrez speaks before the Mexico City legislature. The legislature voted on March 2 to ask the federal government to ban Donald Trump from entering the country.

Mexican officials pass Proposal to ban Donald Trump from their country

Mexico City’s lawmakers are urging the federal government to take action to ban Donald Trump after they unanimously voted to stop him entering the country. The proposal passed unanimously on Wednesday, according... Read more »
Scientists develop Matrix-style stimulator capable of enhancing skills

Scientists develop Matrix-style stimulator capable of enhancing skills

Scientists develop Matrix-style technology capable of enhancing skills Anyone who has ever watched Matrix wished they could upload information to their brain in seconds. Now the idea of a device being able to “upload”... Read more »

US Judge rejects FBI request to unlock iPhone

Apple Wins Major Court Victory Against FBI in a Case Similar to San Bernardino Apple scored a major legal victory in its ongoing battle against the FBI on Monday when a federal... Read more »
New cycling safety laws roll out across NSW

New cycling safety laws roll out across NSW

  New cycling safety measures introduced to make roads safer for cyclists and motorists will roll out across NSW from 1 March Cyclists aged over 18 in New South Wales are expected to... Read more »
Spotlight, Revenant, Mad Max score big at the 88th Academy Awards

Spotlight, Revenant, Mad Max score big at 88th Academy Awards

‘Spotlight’ Wins Oscar for Best Picture in Hollywood’s Biggest Night but ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ was big winner in terms of sheer numbers Leonardo DiCaprio won his first Oscar on Sunday for his... Read more »
Leonardo DiCaprio wins Best Actor for The Revenant

Leonardo DiCaprio wins Best Actor for The Revenant

After being nominated five times, Leonardo DiCaprio finally takes home his first Oscar for the movie The Revenant. The 41-year-old actor was the favourite to win after picking up both a Golden... Read more »
Australia to boost defence by spending $30B to buy Submarines, Ships, Aircrafts

Australia to boost defence spending by AUD $30 billion

Australia will increase defense spending by nearly A$30 billion (US $21.6 billion) over the next 10 years, seeking to protect its strategic and trade interests in the Asia-Pacific. The defense strategic plan was... Read more »
Kane Williamson takes top honour at NZ Cricket Awards

Kane Williamson takes top honour at New Zealand Cricket Awards

New Zealand Cricket Awards paid homage to some outstanding performances and paid tribute one last time to one of the most influential Black Caps captains in history. Black Caps batsman and captain... Read more »
Johnson & Johnson to pay $72m for cancer death linked to baby powder

Johnson & Johnson to pay $72m for cancer death linked to baby powder

Jury in Missouri orders pharmaceutical company to pay damages to family of deceased woman who claimed talcum powder caused her cancer Johnson & Johnson was ordered by a Missouri state jury to... Read more »
The Thani family arrived in Wellington on Friday to start their new life here. Rawad, 5, walks with his mum, Amena, and 3-year-old sister, Naba, while dad Wael carries son Salim, 2.

New Zealand welcomes Syrian refugees to new home

The first Syrian refugees to enter New Zealand since the government announced it would take additional people have arrived in Wellington. A group of 74 Syrian refugees have headed to their new Wellington... Read more »
Together, China and the US account for nearly half of the billionaires on the planet. Beijing, for the first time, has taken over New York to become the world capital of billionaires with 100 live there.

China has more billionaires than US now

China edged out America on several fronts in a new report profiling the world’s wealthiest people. Beijing pushed New York into second place – 100 to 95 – when it took over this year’s... Read more »
Facebook rolls out Reactions

Facebook rolls out new Reaction buttons

Facebook has rolled out its new Reactions buttons — but they might end up working the opposite of how people might expect. The site added five new buttons that allow people to... Read more »
Sri Lanka

Reconciliation cannot divide or break up Sri Lanka

The stakeholders of Sri Lanka must consider these arguments if any attempts are being taken to do the opposite of what we expect from reconciliation  By Shenali D Waduge The word reconciliation has... Read more »
A 2010 photograph of a Tara Air DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft, similar to one that crashed in Nepal.

Nepal plane crash kills all 23 aboard

Children are among 23 people dead after a small aircraft crashed while flying over a mountain range in Nepal KATHMANDU (Nepal) – A small plane crashed in Nepal on Wednesday in a... Read more »
Australia's Haddin leads Islamabad to glory in PSL

Australia’s Haddin leads Islamabad to glory in PSL

Australian wicketkeeper smashes unbeaten 61 to help Islamabad United claim inaugural Pakistan Super League title By Dave Middleton (Cricket.com.au) Brad Haddin has added Pakistan Super League champion to his long list of... Read more »
Pakistan Malaysia

Pakistan and Malaysia – Tale of Misery vs Prosperity

Malaysia can be a good case study for Pakistan from which Pakistan can learn lessons on ethnic harmony and economic development By Dr. Minhaj Qidwai Pakistan and Malaysia both were liberated from... Read more »

Australia’s mortgage debt reaches $1.4 trillion

By Greg McKenna (for Business Insider) Australia’s love affair with mortgage debt continued to march ahead in 2015, according to the latest data from banking regulator APRA. APRA’s quarterly Authorised Deposit-taking Institution... Read more »
India emerged as the world’s largest arms importer while US and Russia remain major global arms suppliers

India is world’s largest arms importer, US dominates arms sales

India emerged as the world’s largest arms importer, accounting for 14% of the global imports in the 2011-2015 timeframe. The latest data on international arms transfers released by a global think-tank, SIPRI, also... Read more »

Morgan Freeman’s voice is now on Waze – a GPS navigation App

Hollywood’s iconic star, Morgan Freeman, is ready to guide you safely to your destination as a new celebrity voice on Google’s navigation app, Waze. Freeman is the latest celebrity voice to be... Read more »
Jackson Bird took five wickets and Australia knocked off 70 of the 201 runs they require for a series victory against New Zealand at Hagley Oval, Christchurch. Photograph: Dave Hunt/EPA

Australia close in on No.1 Test ranking after match against New Zealand

New Zealand fought hard with bat and ball on a heated fourth day of the second Test but Australia remain well placed to claim victory and the No1 Test ranking. Australia finished... Read more »

Queensland’s land clearance is undermining Australia and its wildlife

Queensland land clearing is undermining Australia’s environmental progress Land clearing has returned to Queensland in a big way. After we expressed concern that policy changes since 2012 would lead to a resurgence... Read more »