Australian FM looks towards strong relationship with Sri Lanka

SYDNEY – – Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop has sent a congratulatory message to Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on his re-election, following the peaceful parliamentary elections held on Monday.... Read more »
Game of Thrones is now a course

American university is offering a ‘Game of Thrones’ course

Students at University of California, Berkeley, now have the chance to take a class on their favourite TV show, Game of Thrones. The American University is offering a summer 2015 class in the... Read more »
Malaysian police have launched a series of raids across the country against suspected ISIS militants, detaining 10 individuals. Above, Malaysian police take position outside the federal court ahead of a controversial ruling in Putrajaya, outside Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 10, 2015. Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty Images

Malaysian police arrests 10 suspected of ISIS links

At least 10 Malaysians, suspected of links to ISIS, have been arrested by Malaysian police on Thursday. Among them six members of the country’s security forces who are now being investigated. “They are suspected to be... Read more »

Pakistan calls for UN, OIC roles to solve Kashmir & Mideast disputes

UNITED NATIONS: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in cooperation with the United Nations, has the potential to deal with the decades-old Kashmir and the Middle East disputes, a top Pakistani diplomat... Read more »

Technology has created more jobs than it has destroyed in the last 140 years

Many modern day people complain that technology is taking people’s jobs and fear that robots may replace them in many fields. But research shows that it is the opposite. New study by... Read more »

Allama Mashriqi, his family & the Khaksars Paid the Price for Freedom

(History has shown that freedom comes at a steep cost to those who fight to liberate a nation from oppression. Allama Mashriqi, his family, and the Khaksars paid the price for the... Read more »

Returned Australian Volunteer Network launched in NSW and ACT

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and to the Minister for Trade and Investment, the Hon Mr Steven Ciobo MP has launched the Australian Government’s Returned Australian Volunteer Network in... Read more »
Virgin Australia’s new business class seats are manufactured by B/E Aerospace. (Seth Jaworski)

Virgin Australia unveils all new business class suites for its A330 fleet

Virgin Australia has unveiled its new Airbus A330 business class cabin which features the longest and widest lie-flat beds than any other domestic business class seat in the world. The new business offering... Read more »

India, Pakistan summon each others envoys over violations along LoC

NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD — A day after Pakistan called an Indian diplomat to protest border violations, India also summoned Pakistani High Commissioner Abdul Basit and lodged a strong protest over alleged ceasefire violations... Read more »

Suicide attack kills Pakistani anti-terror campaign official, 10 others

ISLAMABAD – A powerful provincial minister of Pakistan who had vowed to eliminate terrorists without any discrimination was himself attacked and killed by a terrorist suicide bomber when he visited his native... Read more »

Launch of ‘Why ASEAN and Why Now? Insights for Australian Business’

The Hon Andrew Robb AO MP, the Minister for Trade and Investment, has launched the joint Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Austrade publication, Why ASEAN and Why Now? Insights for... Read more »

Australian Government responds generously to Burma flooding situation

CANBERRA — The Australian Defence Force (ADF) and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) have delivered crucial humanitarian aid to flood-stricken Burma, just days after the Myanmar Government’s request for international... Read more »

Australia announces first ever Indigenous Peoples Strategy

SYDNEY — Australian leaders have pledged to advance the interests of the world’s indigenous peoples by announcing a first ever strategy by any nation. According to a statement jointly issued by three ministers,... Read more »

Pak military commanders discuss internal, external issues

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC) Meeting was held at Joint Staff Headquarters, Rawalpindi. General Rashad Mahmood, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) presided over the meeting which... Read more »

Australia sets 2030 emissions reduction target

CANBERRA — Australia will reduce greenhouse gas emissions so they are 26-28 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030. This is a responsible and achievable target. According to a media release issued... Read more »

Japanese Imperial Princess inaugurates Pak Calligraphy Exhibition

TOKYO — Japan’s Imperial Highness Princess Takamado, was the Chief Guest of Honour at an inauguration ceremony of the Calligraphy Exhibition at the Pakistan Embassy. Lt. General/Ambassador (Retd) Humayun Bangash, who is... Read more »

Three explosions in Kabul cause heavy losses

KABUL  — A suicide attacker blew himself up near the Kabul police academy on Friday evening, killing at least 20 recruits, in the second major attack in the Afghan capital in less... Read more »

Pakistan strongly denies Mullah Omar’s death in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – The government yesterday strongly rejected Afghan government claims that Taliban leader Mulla Omar died in Pakistan. Defence minister Khwaja Asif told the National Assembly that he ‘neither died in Pakistan nor... Read more »

Pakistan Highest Court approves formation of Military Court to try terrorists

ISLAMABAD: A 17-member full court headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Nasirul Mulk upheld the 21st Constitutional Amendment with a majority decision of 11 to 6. The court also dismissed petitions challenging... Read more »

Wasim Akram narrowly survives armed attack in Karachi

KARACHI  — Cricket legend Wasim Akram’s car was shot at on Karsaz Road in Karachi on his way to the National Stadium, Bowling Camp. The cricket hero did not receive any injury... Read more »
A view of the Gasherbrum IV massif. PHOTO: DAVID KASZLIKOWSKI

Polish Photographer reveals Karakoram’s most spectacular side with drone

Photographer took pictures of Pakistani glacier using a drone after three-week adventurous hike through the Himalayas The photos taken in the cold, high Himalyas usually show colossal snow-covered vast lands and mountains.... Read more »
Australian Humpback Whale. Photo: Pacific Whale Foundation

Australian Humpback whales comeback a rare success

Humpback whales were commercially harvested around the Australian coast between 1912 and 1972, with tens of thousands of the animals killed, decimating the species SYDNEY – Australia’s humpback populations are rapidly recovering... Read more »
About 450 objects from Catherine’s personal collection will be on display at the National Gallery of Victoria. Photo: Ellen Smith

Hermitage exhibition: Catherine the Great’s treasures come to Melbourne

Since it was first opened to the world in 1852, Catherine the Great’s remarkable collection of treasures has attracted art lovers across the world, with more than three million visiting the State... Read more »
Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey said half of all income tax in Australia comes from just 10% of workers. AAP Image/Carol Cho

Is 50% of all income tax in Australia paid by 10% of the working population?

By Ben Phillips, (University of Canberra) 50% of all income tax in Australia is paid by 10% of the working population.“ – Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey, interview with Fran Kelly on ABC RN... Read more »