India needs Pakistan as the enemy if it is to stay together

By: Yasmeen Aftab Ali BJP is in with a landslide victory of 283 seats. It is the first time in nearly 30 years that any party has swept in with such an... Read more »

Aussie woman Kate Stahl marries Count Anton Andreas

AUSSIE girl Kate Stahl is officially a Countess after marrying Graf Count Anton Andreas von Faber-Castell in a stunning ceremony at his family’s castle in Germany yesterday. Stahl, from Turramurra in Sydney’s... Read more »

India elections: Varanasi welcomes Narendra Modi

India’s Prime Minister-elect, Narendra Modi, has been performing religious rituals in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi after his election landslide. Mr Modi offered prayers on the banks of the river Ganges... Read more »

Volkswagen to invest over Rs 800cr on new models, localisation in India

New Delhi, May 18: German auto giant Volkswagen Group is planning to invest about 100 million euros (over Rs 800 crore) in India to expand business, including launches of sedan and SUV... Read more »

Prisoners take scores hostage in Brazil

At least 122 people, mostly visiting relatives of inmates, seized during prison riot in Aracaju in country’s northeast. Inmates have taken 122 hostages in a prison in Brazil’s northeastern state of Sergipe,... Read more »

Egypt’s Salafi party faces growing isolation

The future of the Salafi al-Nour is fraught with uncertainty. When Egypt’s military intervened last summer to oust Mohamed Morsi, the country’s first democratically elected president, al-Nour party was widely seen as... Read more »

Swiss consider world’s highest minimum wage

Voters expected to say “no” to union-initiated referendum that would raise basic income to more than $4,000 a month. Switzerland is to hold a referendum on whether to raise the minimum wage... Read more »

Sri Lanka marks end of war in victory parade

Government celebrates five years since end of conflict with Tamil Tigers, and bans commemorations for victims. Matara and Colombo – Sri Lanka’s government has marked the fifth anniversary of the civil war victory... Read more »

China evacuates 3,000 nationals from Vietnam

Evacuations follow deadly rioting in industrial parks in response to China’s deployment of oil rig in contested waters. China has evacuated more than 3,000 of its nationals from Vietnam after a wave... Read more »

ADVICE TO AUSTRALIANS ATTENDING THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP

With less than a month until the FIFA World Cup kicks off, I urge all Australians planning to travel to Brazil to read the Smartraveller bulletin issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs and... Read more »

Indian voters demontrated change in thoughts

India going to have now an extreme Prime Minister, BJP wins, Congress losses New Delhi: Narendera Modi, the 63-year-old son of a low-caste tea seller tainted by anti-Muslim violence in his home... Read more »

CREF is an integral component of cultural and religious celebrations in multicultural Australia says Barbara Perry, MP

Message from Barbara Perry, Member State Parliament ‘The Chand Raat Eid Festival is an integral component of cultural and religious celebrations in multicultural Australia. The diverse communities participating in this event is... Read more »

Standing Up for the People of NSW

By NSW Premier, Mike Baird As the former state Treasurer I know what it is like to inherit a fiscal mess from Labor. Three years ago we started on a fiscal repair... Read more »

Court grants bail to FBI agent

KARACHI: A court in Karachi on Thursday granted bail to a US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent arrested for trying to board a domestic civilian flight with bullets and a knife... Read more »

IPL-style kabaddi league launched

World Kabaddi League boasts prize-money worth $165,800 and will take place across four continents from June. Organisers of a new kabaddi league have taken a hands-on approach at dragging the quaint, indigenous... Read more »

PM’s dismissal shakes Thai political scene

Constitutional Court’s ruling against Yingluck Shinawatra sets stage for fresh round of political bickering and unrest. Thailand’s political scene looks set for a new round of unrest after the country’s Constitutional Court... Read more »

Brazilian police in World Cup strike threat

Officers hold protest rally outside Rio de Janeiro concert hall, demanding better pay and working conditions. Brazil’s federal police have threatened to stage a nationwide strike during the month-long World Cup if... Read more »

Durant wins NBA Most Valuable Player

The Oklahoma City Thunder forward wins the award for the first time after averaging 32 points per game this season. Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder is named as the National Basketball... Read more »

I’ll try not to mislead parliament: Qld MP

FORMER Queensland minister Ros Bates says she will make sure she doesn’t unintentionally mislead parliament again. In October, Ms Bates read a letter to parliament on behalf of her son Ben Gommers,... Read more »

Court dismisses Thai PM Yingluck Shinatwatra from office

BANGKOK: Thailand´s Constitutional Court on Wednesday dismissed Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra from office, ruling that she abused her power, deepening the kingdom´s political uncertainty. “The judges unanimously rule that Yingluck abused her... Read more »

Syrian warplanes airstrike Lebanon border village

Syrian warplanes raided Wednesday the outskirts of the eastern Lebanon border village of Arsal where rebels are believed to be hiding, security sources said. The sources told The Daily Star Syrian jets fired a number... Read more »

Six wounded in stabbing at China rail station

Local reports say two attackers escaped after Guangzhou police opened fire, arresting one assailant and killing another. Six people have been wounded in a knife attack at a train station in Guangzhou in southern China,... Read more »

‘Chand Raat is an occasion of great excitement and anticipation’; Premier

Sydney (Tribune International); The Premier New South Wales, Hon Mike Baird has sent the following message to the Chand Raat Eid Festival (CREF) 2014’ ‘The Chand Raat Eid Festival has become a... Read more »

Pop icon Prince blasts music bosses ‘always at beach’

LOS ANGELES: US pop icon Prince fueled his long-running feud with music industry bosses Monday, slamming them for being “always at the beach,” while hard-working artists make fortunes for them. The 55-year-old,... Read more »