Etihad Airways celebrates inaugural A380 flight

Etihad Airways’ kicked off its inaugural A380 flight Abu Dhabi International Airport to London Heathrow. Eng. Ahmad Al Haddabi, chief operations officer of Abu Dhabi Airports, said the addition of the A380... Read more »

More than 62,000 people living illegally in Australia

Sydney (SMH Report): According to an Immigration Department’s report, Migration Trends 2012-2013, visitors (44,800) and students (10,720) were the largest cohort of visa holders to overstay their visit. The highest number of visa... Read more »

Can Modi fix India’s multifaceted problems?

India suffers from a host of endemic problems including galloping population, high rate of corruption, poor socio-civic infrastructure, grinding poverty, woeful health conditions, burgeoning crimes like rape, dowry deaths, and flurry of... Read more »

Film Festival brings best of Turkish Cinema to Australia

4th Turkish Film Festival marks 100 years of Turkish cinema and celebrates its exceptional achievements in 2014 Melbourne – Turkish Film Festival Australia 2014, held in Melbourne (18 – 21 December 2014) at... Read more »

US agents accused of travelling on fake passports in Europe

Leaked documents show US agents can easily enter the EU but are concerned about new security rules Washington – Two documents recently released by WikiLeaks outline a number of strategies for agents... Read more »

Zionism and its Discontents – Book Review

Reviewed by Ludwig Watzal (Ran Greenstein, Zionism and its Discontents. A Century of Radical Dissent in Israel/Palestine, Pluto Press, London 2014, 248 pp.) Nationalist narratives and political movements have dominated the Israeli-Palestinian... Read more »

Why did the Arab dream turn into an Arab nightmare?

by Nasim Ahmed Middle East Monitor Almost four years into the so-called Arab Spring one could be forgiven for thinking that it hasn’t been worth it, judging by the death and destruction... Read more »

Journalist details eye-opening journey inside ISIS Territory

First Western journalist returns with chilling message: ISIS is ‘Much Stronger And Much More Dangerous’ than people realize’ Report by IRIA German author Jürgen Todenhöfer, the first Western journalist in the world... Read more »

School children massacre at the altar of Great Power Game

By Abdus Sattar Ghazali The stunned and shaken people of Pakistan mourned the Peshawar Army Public School massacre of 149 people including 132 children, the government announced new measures to combat terrorism.... Read more »

$300,000 grant for Skills Development of Aboriginal students

Funding to offer Students Training and understanding of the career opportunities Australian Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Victor Dominello and Member for Upper Hunter George Souris have announced $300,000 grant for an education and work... Read more »

Why American middle class is lost in space

The middle class took America to the moon. Then something went horribly wrong By Jim Tankersley The Washington Post DOWNEY, Calif. — One day in 1967, Bob Thompson sprayed foam on a... Read more »

Peshawar massacre: All have lost moral high ground

After the Peshawar school massacre “all those who claimed the moral high ground have lost it – the ones who kill children in the name of democracy and the ones who retaliate... Read more »

Candlelight vigil for victims of Peshawar attack in Turkey

ANKARA – Pakistani, Turkish as well as many international students in Turkey held a candle light vigil at Kizilay, Ankara’s downtown on Wednesday evening to mourn the innocent victims of a terrorist... Read more »

The heart wrenching tragedy that struck Peshawar

On December 16, a group of seven insane human beasts stormed the Army Public School in the Peshawar city of Pakistan and murdered 141 students and instructors.. Read more »

Pakistan lifts Death Penalty Ban after Peshawar School Massacre

Pakistan government has lifted the moratorium on the death penalty for terrorism cases on Wednesday, a day after Taliban gunmen attacked.. Read more »

Pakistan mourns as funerals of Young Victims are held

Nation in sorrow, national flag lowered to half mast, prayer vigils across country at the same time as funerals take place in Peshawar.. Read more »

Peshawar school attack: Over 140 killed, mostly children

Pakistan in mourning after school massacre “My son was my dream. My dream has been killed.” Key Points • Officials say more than 140 people, mostly children, have been killed in a... Read more »

United in Grief: Floral tributes for victims of the Sydney siege

Sydney mourns siege victims Sydney (Tribune International 16 Dec 2014): Martin Place – a place that endured much despair and terror only yesterday during the Lindt cafe siege was transformed today into a... Read more »
Railway track, Bangladesh, 1983

Why The Dream of “Golden Bangal” Shattered?

As a newborn country, Bangladesh had lots of hopes and aspirations. It was time for the “Bangla Bandhu (Father of the Nation)” to materialize the dream that he had presented to the... Read more »

Fall of Dhaka: A Political Fiasco

December 16, 1971 is embedded in the history of Pakistan as a ‘black day’. Despite winning liberty unitedly, the first twenty-four years of independence of Pakistan gave rise to surprisingly varied ‘political... Read more »

Western Sydney primed for Development

NSW Government unveils 8000 new Jobs as well as more roads and schools State government’s new metropolitan strategy, released by Planning Minister Pru Goward today, include $30 million investment in roads, building... Read more »

More than $5 million on Road Safety for Aboriginal communities

Safer Drivers Course and Bike Safety Program are main features of the Plan The NSW Government has launched its new Aboriginal Road Safety Action Plan 2014-2017, which provides more than $5 million... Read more »

Greater Sydney: New Plan to revive key Sydney suburbs

Parramatta Destined to Become Sydney’s 2nd CBD NSW Government’s newly released Plan for Growing Sydney aspires to make Sydney one of the world’s most exciting cities. The plan envisages the development of... Read more »

Salman Khan tops Forbes India Celebrity 100 List for 2014

Salman Khan has topped the Forbes charts, both terms of revenues and fame – a first for a Forbes India celebrity list topper. Khan has emerged as the celebrity with the highest... Read more »