Nintendo and Universal Parks & Resorts are working to create new attractions featuring Nintendo games and characters, the two companies announced Thursday. That could bring characters such as Mario, Link and Donkey... Read more »
An Indian court has sentenced Bollywood star Salman Khan to five years in jail for killing a homeless man in a 2002 hit-and-run driving incident in Mumbai. The man was among five... Read more »
The third powerful earthquake in a week has struck Papua New Guinea, triggering a tsunami warning stretching almost 200 miles from the epicentre. A magnitude-7.4 earthquake off Papua New Guinea has generated... Read more »
Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) is setting up their makeshift inflatable hospital in Gorkha, the rural epicenter of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that shook the Himalayan nation ten days ago. Médecins... Read more »
Australia has agreed to expand the number of seats available to Philippine carriers under a new air services agreement between the two countries. The new arrangements, which were struck during talks between the... Read more »
Avengers’ sequel hits $84.5 million on opening day Disney and Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Age of Ultron” is heading for box office history with an $84.5 million opening day in U.S., the second-biggest... Read more »
One Pakistani project, RemoReboCon or #RRC, is in the top 10 amongst 949 projects from across the world, with the possibility of having a Pakistani app operating in space in the near... Read more »
Tesla’s new $3,500 10kWh Powerwall home battery lets you ditch the grid Billionaire biz baron Elon Musk has revealed Tesla’s long-expected battery products and claimed they put an end to humanity’s production... Read more »
China swamps US as top foreign investor in Australia after $12b property splurge China has become Australia’s biggest source of approved foreign investment for the first time after a $12.4 billion splurge on... Read more »
ISLAMABAD, (Pakistan) — Australian Foreign Minister Ms Julie Bishop is expected to pay an official visit to Pakistan next week. According to official sources the Australian FM will reach Islamabad on May... Read more »
International Workers’ Day celebrated around the world Labour Day, also known as International Workers’ Day, is widely celebrated as a public holiday in countries across the world. It was chosen to commemorate... Read more »
Almost half of all Australians are keen to take to the skies through a career in aviation, with jobs at Virgin Australia and Qantas among the most sought after, a survey says.... Read more »
CHANGSHA, (China) — A Chinese construction company is claiming to be the world’s fastest builder after erecting a 57-storey skyscraper in 19 working days in central China. The Broad Sustainable Building Co.... Read more »
Attackers sentenced to 25 years in prison for their parts in nearly fatal shooting of Pakistan’s female education advocate ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) — A Pakistani court has jailed 10 men for their involvement... Read more »
Bizarre bat–winged dinosaur once soared over China Chinese scientists say they have discovered a new dinosaur species, with bat-like wings, that sheds light on how dinosaurs may have evolved into birds. Chinese... Read more »
More than 1.4 million victims of the Nepalese earthquake are in need of urgent help, say aid agencies, as the death toll climbs above 5000 and the world rallies to assist the... Read more »
Australian PM Tony Abbott called the executions “cruel and unnecessary” Australia has recalled its ambassador to Indonesia for consultations after two Australians were among eight drug smugglers executed by firing squad early... Read more »
Australia-Indonesia relations strained after executions Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran and six other men are executed by firing squad, as Filipina Mary Jane Velosa wins a last-minute reprieve The families of Bali... Read more »
Elizabeth Bryan succeeds Neil Chatfield as new Chairman Virgin Australia has selected Caltex Australia chairman and Westpac director Elizabeth Bryan as the successor to long-serving chairman Neil Chatfield. Australia’s second-largest airline has been... Read more »
KATHMANDU, (Nepal) — More than 5,000 people are confirmed dead from Saturday’s earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal. Nearly 11,000 more were injured, according to Nepal’s National Emergency Operation Center. Some eight million affected... Read more »
There is still hope that the imminent executions of two Australian prisoners on death row in Indonesia could be delayed after an appeal date was set for next month. A lawyer for Myuran Sukumaran,... Read more »
Mini-Cyclone described as the third worst in the country’s history PESHAWAR, (Pakistan) — At least 44 people were killed and hundreds more injured Sunday when devastating windstorm coupled with heavy rain and hail hit Peshawar in... Read more »
KATHMANDU, (Nepal) — China this weekend rushed a 62-person team to Nepal to help with the ongoing search rescue operation after Saturday’s 7.9-magnitude earthquake. They landed in Kathmandu early Sunday and set... Read more »
Families, officials and aid agencies in countries including Britain, Australia and the US launch hunt for information about citizens More than 200 Australians were confirmed safe on Sunday after a massive earthquake... Read more »