Paceman becomes first Englishman to Test milestone and 12th overall James Anderson has become the first Englishman to reach 400 Test wickets during the second Test against New Zealand at Headingley. Anderson... Read more »
ATAP, Google’s advanced research unit, showed a new project at the company’s I/O developer conference today that aims to replace mobile passwords with a new system that looks at your typing patterns... Read more »
The social network confirmed today that it is starting the rollout of supporting GIFs in its Newsfeeds. “”We built support for animated GIFs to help people express themselves in fun new ways... Read more »
Gunmen in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province have attacked two buses, killing at least 20 passengers, officials have said. Two buses in Pakistan have been attacked by armed attackers in a region where... Read more »
NEW DELHI, India — More than 1,800 Indians have died during a weeks-long heat wave that has sent temperatures soaring to 47 degrees Celsius. Meteorological officials called the heat wave “severe” and warned... Read more »
Shares of U.S. automakers may finally be able to accelerate. Investors are closely awaiting next week’s May sales data, expected to come in near record levels. Meeting those forecasts could be enough... Read more »
China’s currency “is no longer undervalued”, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The US has long suggested that China has manipulated the value of the yuan to boost its exports. Undervaluation... Read more »
Second Saudi Arabia suicide bombing fuels ISIS campaign fears Attacker detonates bomb in car park of Shia mosque in Dammam, killing four people a week after suicide blast kills 21 at another... Read more »
The Israeli military has launched airstrikes on what it called the “terror infrastructure” in Gaza, following an earlier rocket attack on Israeli territory which the IDF blames on Hamas. Four targets identified... Read more »
New Measures to strengthen Australian Citizenship Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Tuesday unveiled a new tranche of anti-terrorism laws, which will enable the immigration minister to strip Australian citizenship off a dual... Read more »
Sydney was drenched in a kaleidoscope of colours last night when the switch was flicked on the city’s Vivid light and music spectacular SYDNEY – The streets of Sydney and its iconic... Read more »
Australia to introduce new counter-terrorism laws Australia is set to introduce new counter-terrorism laws, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Sunday, with the package expected to include stripping dual nationals who are linked... Read more »
Australia’s Guy Sebastian has finished an impressive fifth at the Eurovision Song Contest behind the winner, Mans Zelmerlow from Sweden Many were baffled as to why Australia had been given a wildcard... Read more »
The stretch of sea between North Africa and Italy is the world’s deadliest migration route. Over 1,700 people are believed to have died trying to cross the Mediterranean this year alone while... Read more »
The 1.1 million Rohingya community – a Muslim group which claims to be descended from Arab traders – has fled in droves from their homes in Burma across south-east Asia following increasing... Read more »
At least 21 people were reportedly killed after attacker detonates explosives during Friday prayers in Saudi Arabia’s Qatif province RIYADH, (Saudi Arabia) — A suicide bomber killed at least 21 people during... Read more »
Australia needs to re-think about Next-Generation Drone-based Warfare A key Pentagon adviser has warned Australia that its new submarine fleet will become obsolete as a result of game-changing technology breakthroughs in drone warfare. Despite... Read more »
When Eurovision announced in February that Australia – which is distinctly not in Europe – would be taking part in this year’s contest, diehard Eurovision fans thought April Fool’s Day had come... Read more »
The Australian Government has gained crucial intelligence in its investigations into a possible labour hire scam in Victoria’s Gippsland area. A joint operation between Immigration and Border protection investigators and Transport Safety... Read more »
Fair promoting Islamic food, fashion and culture begins in Russian capital MOSCOW, (Russia) — The sixth Moscow International Halal Exposition opened on Thursday. Russian and foreign producers, including representatives of Turkish, Iranian, British,... Read more »
By Yasmeen Aftab Ali As many as 45 were killed and 20 injured as gunmen opened fire on a bus near Safoora Chowk area in Karachi. The number of those dead has... Read more »
Cannes wasn’t the only event that rolled out the Red Carpet this week, a very different film festival is held amid the rubble of GAZA GAZA CITY, (Gaza Strip) — As Hollywood... Read more »
Saudi Arabia has made a “strategic decision” to purchase “off-the-shelf” nuclear weapons from Pakistan, a US official says. At the prospect of the international community’s nuclear deal with Iran, Saudi Arabia has... Read more »
In a first of its kind deal, the spy agencies of Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to share intelligence and carry out “coordinated intelligence operations” against militants operating along their porous border,... Read more »