Foreign minister Julie Bishop meets President Hassan Rouhani for first high level talks between Australia and Iran in 12 years TEHRAN (Iran) — Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has met with Iran’s foreign... Read more »
Hundreds of Australian police on Saturday arrested five teens planning an Islamic State-inspired terrorist attack next week at an event to mark the centenary of the landings at Gallipoli during World War... Read more »
A magnetic levitation (maglev) train in Japan has broken the world speed record by hitting 366mph. The Central Japan Railway Company said the seven-car train completed a test run on an experimental... Read more »
Deutsche Bank must pay the largest ever fine levied by the regulator of Dubai’s financial free zone for what the watchdog described as “serious contraventions” by the German lender’s wealth management business... Read more »
Virgin Australia will now offer free food and checked baggage to passengers on flights across the Australian domestic network. The roll out of free food and checked baggage on all domestic flights... Read more »
NEW DELHI (India) — Australia and India are set to explore ways for early conclusion of the Administrative Arrangements on civil nuclear cooperation to facilitate the flow of uranium amid Australian assurances... Read more »
TOKYO, (Japan) – A South Korean Asiana Airways plane smashed into a communications antenna as it came in to land at a Japanese airport, footage showed today, injuring 27 people in an... Read more »
The three countries launch ‘Visit East Asia Campaign’ as they seek to enhance visitor goal of 30 million by 2020 East Asian nations, China, Japan and South Korea, have decided to briefly... Read more »
SYDNEY (Australia) — Parents who refuse to vaccinate their children can lose up to $11,000 of welfare benefits a year under a new government policy, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced on... Read more »
PANAMA CITY (AP) — President Barack Obama declared his refusal Saturday to refight the Cold War battles while Cuban President Raul Castro rallied to his defense, absolving Obama of fault for the... Read more »
Apple Inc has approached more than a dozen musicians, including British band Florence and the Machine, in an effort to sign exclusive deals for some of their music to be streamed on... Read more »
The youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner and girls’ education campaigner in Pakistan, Malala Yousafzai, now has an asteroid named after her, the Malala Fund announced through its blog on Wednesday. Dr. Amy Mainzer,... Read more »
The World Health Organization says the year-long Ebola outbreak in West Africa still qualifies as an international emergency even though the number of cases has plummeted. Last August, the U.N. health agency... Read more »
JEDDAH (Saudi Arabia) — The General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) started on Thursday evening operation of international flights to and from King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Airport in Jazan. The airport received the... Read more »
Game of Thrones is already the most pirated show on television but illegal downloads have jumped by 45% in the three months ahead of season five premiering. Research by rights management and... Read more »
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Tehran and Ankara have decided to double the volume of bilateral trade while phasing out the US dollar as the dominant currency for their transactions. The... Read more »
SYDNEY (Australia) — Former Australia captain and legendary cricket commentator Richie Benaud has died at the age of 84. Benaud died overnight at a Sydney hospice, surrounded by his wife, Daphne, and... Read more »
Australian batter Meg Lanning has been named Wisden’s inaugural Leading Woman Cricketer in the World. Lanning earned the accolade based on her standout performances during 2014, in which she was named the... Read more »
The penthouse in the Melbourne high-rise, Australia 108 has sold for $25 million MELBOURNE (Australia) — Southbank’s planned Australia 108 is set to become Melbourne’s tallest building when construction finishes in 2019,... Read more »
Australia has announced a new task force to combat rising use of crystal meth in the country CANBERRA, (Australia) – The Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced on Wednesday that his government... Read more »
Sri Lankan veteran batsman Kumar Sangakkara has been declared as the leading cricketer of the year in the 2015 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. Sangakkara joined India’s Virender Sehwag as the only two players... Read more »
NAIROBI, (Kenya) — Veronica Syokau loved to swim. Mary Muchiri Shee was a keen model. Mark Dennis Mutuma enjoyed basketball and endlessly pulled pranks on friends. As Kenyans struggled to recover from... Read more »
On April 7, people across the globe will celebrate World Health Day. The World Health Organization (WHO) is choosing to focus on food safety for this year’s celebration, releasing the slogan: “From... Read more »
Action movie Furious 7 has taken $384 million (£257 million) at the global box office in its opening weekend. Almost half of that figure – $190 million (£127 million) – was made... Read more »