Pakistan, Australia agree to enhance Defence ties

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Feb. 13, 2015) – Pakistan and Australian defence chiefs have agreed to increase mutual cooperation and secrutiy related collaboration during 7th round of Defence and Security conference. The visiting Australian... Read more »

Australia committed to promoting women’s empowerment in Pakistan

Australian High Commission His Excellency Peter Heyward’s message on National Women’s Day Partnering with Pakistan to empower women On National Women’s Day, we are reminded of the many personal and economic challenges... Read more »

Chapel Hill shooting: 3 young Muslim students killed in US

Tribune International Report At least three people, reportedly Arab-American Muslims, were shot dead near the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in the United States, police and media outlets said. Police have... Read more »

Palestine opens its first embassy in Europe in Sweden

Sweden raises Palestine diplomatic representation from mission to embassy Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom inaugurated a new Palestinian embassy in Stockholm on Tuesday, he Swedish prime minister’s press... Read more »

Australian Police arrest 2 men, foils ‘imminent’ terror attack in Sydney

PM Abbott says NSW Police saved the nation from third brush with terrorism Australian counter-terrorism police said today they had thwarted an imminent attack linked to Islamic State after arresting two men in Sydney... Read more »

Angelina Jolie opens Center on Women, Peace and Security in London

Angelina Jolie expanded on her humanitarian efforts in London, announcing the creation of the Centre on Women, Peace and Security at the London School of Economics. Jolie, 39, a special envoy of... Read more »

Where Are the Women in US Foreign Policy debate?

By Jasmin Ramsey  WASHINGTON (IPS) – Women are running some of the United States’ most prominent foreign policy focused think tanks, leading groundbreaking foreign policy initiatives, and reporting from the front lines of... Read more »

Royal commission to examine and debate South Australia’s nuclear industry

South Australia announces nuclear power royal commission South Australia, home to one of the largest uranium deposits in the world, will examine potential benefits and risks of establishing a nuclear industry there, the... Read more »

Ukraine crisis: Leaders set for new Minsk peace talks

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Francois Hollandet are expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President  Petro Poroshenko in the capital of Belarus on Wednesday to discuss new peace plan... Read more »

Google Glass failed because it just wasn’t cool

By Umair Haque It was hailed as the greatest product since the iPod … the wheel … the car. Instead, it turned out to be more like New Coke or the Segway. So... Read more »

Aam Aadmi Party’s Victory in Delhi Elections big blow for PM Modi

Aam Aadmi Party Leading in 65 of 70 Seats, BJP Wins One Constituency, Is Ahead in Three Others New Delhi (INDIA) – India’s Aam Aadmi (Common Man) Party rolled to victory in state... Read more »

Johnson promises more thunderbolts

By Dave Middleton Spearhead champing at the bit to unleash in front of a packed MCG in World Cup opener Mitchell Johnson is not prepared to buy into England’s mind games, but... Read more »

Grammys 2015: Sam Smith shines at the annual music awards

British singer Sam Smith wins Four Grammy Awards while Beck, Beyoncé and Pharrell also took home a haul The British singer Sam Smith is celebrating after enjoying a fantastic night at the Grammy... Read more »

Qantas first Airline to offer Virtual Reality In-flight entertainment

Qantas just made Virtual Reality In-flight entertainment a Reality Australian airline Qantas has paired up with Samsung to start offering the company’s Gear virtual reality (VR) headset to first-class passengers on long-haul... Read more »

Modi asked to break ‘Deafening Silence’ on Religious intolerance

Tribune International Report “What will it take for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak out about the mounting violence against India’s religious minorities?” asked The New York Times (NYT) editorial published on Friday.... Read more »

Japan and Thailand agree to boost Economic and Strategic ties

Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha is on a three-day visit to Japan Tokyo (JAPAN) – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha  agreed on Monday in Tokyo to further develop the strategic... Read more »

Professor who defeated controversial terrorism charges, is deported from US

By Murtaza Hussain & Glenn Greenwald In 2003, Sami Al-Arian was a professor at the University of South Florida, a legal resident of the U.S. since 1975, and one of the most prominent... Read more »

Tony Abbott ‘determined to do better’ after surviving leadership challenge

Forty per cent of Tony Abbott’s MPs opposed him in a leadership vote without a challenger, prompting that a change of Australian PM is inevitable SYDNEY -Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott today vowed... Read more »

Iran launches world’s largest floating Oil terminal

Iran has launched the world’s largest floating oil export terminal in the Persian Gulf waters which is expected to significantly increase Iran’s capacity for crude oil storage and exports. The 2.2-million-barrel floating oil... Read more »

Jordan continues air strikes against ISIS on third straight day

Kingdom pledges to go after Islamic State militants ‘wherever they are’; U.A.E sends fighter jets to aid Jordan Jordan is going after Islamic State group militants wherever they are and plans to... Read more »

Jamshed approved as Hafeez’s replacement in Pakistan squad for Cricket World Cup

Nasir Jamshed will replace Mohammad Hafeez who is suffering from a calf injury Adelaide – The ICC has approved Nasir Jamshed as a replacement for injured Mohammad Hafeez in Pakistan’s squad for... Read more »

Rethinking education, different mindset needed to combat atrocities: UN HR Chief

Top UN Chief Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein urges Muslim leadership to take the initiative to combat conflicts and prevent atrocities The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has called for better leadership... Read more »

Is Frank Gehry’s building a new architectural icon for Australia?

Sydney has joined the list of cities with a Frank Gehry-designed building Inspired by the idea of a tree house, Gehry describes his building design as “a growing learning organism with many... Read more »

American Sniper and the War Story we cannot tell

Unfortunately, the classic characteristics of Western movies fail to provide a framework to tell the human experience of war. Clint Eastwood's box-office smash brilliantly reads the temperature of America's ... Read more »