Supreme Court rejects petition but stresses such courts are not legal and their decree can not be enforced. India’s Supreme Court has rejected a nine-year-old petition seeking ban on Islamic Sharia courts... Read more »
Ex-finance minister ahead of rival with 56.44 percent of vote in preliminary results, electoral commission says. Preliminary results in Afghanistan’s presidential polls have put Ashraf Ghani, the country’s former finance minister, in the lead,... Read more »
German chancellor arrives in country for seventh visit since 2005, with economic ties and trade topping agenda. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in China for her seventh visit since 2005, with... Read more »
The Netherlands advanced to a World Cup semi-final with Argentina by beating Costa Rica 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday with substitute goalkeeper Tim Krul saving two of the penalties after the... Read more »
GOOGLE Earth sometimes feels like an interesting but pointless toy. The images are dated and once you’ve checked out your own roof or neighbourhood, you may exit the site with an empty... Read more »
Water supplies have dropped in key areas due to a sharp increase in production at the rebel-controlled Euphrates Dam. Gaziantep, Turkey – When severe water cuts began to hit Aleppo province in early... Read more »
Tibetan spiritual leader says religious attacks in Buddhist-majority Myanmar and Sri Lanka unacceptable. The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, has reiterated his plea to Buddhists in Myanmar and... Read more »
Interior ministry says 29 dead in two separate attacks, one in same area where more than 60 died last month. Gunmen killed at least 29 people in two separate attacks in coastal Kenya... Read more »
POLISH prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into a plane crash that killed 11 people – parachuting instructors and students and the pilot of the plane. THE Piper Navajo plane was carrying... Read more »
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Sydney (CREF 2014 Report); First event of the biggest Ramadan and Eid Festivities in Australia started with an exciting event of Ramadan Festival held at Auburn Town Hall, Auburn NSW today. The... Read more »
KANYE West’s worldwide mission to tell everyone how it is hit with a snag at a UK concert recently after his onstage rant was greeted with boos. In fairness to the audience,... Read more »
Forward scores his first goal of the 2014 World Cup to take the two-time winners in the semi-finals of Brazil 2014. Gonzalo Higuain’s superb early strike secured a nervy 1-0 win for Argentina against... Read more »
NEW Zealand shares have risen on the coat-tails of offshore markets. THE NZX 50 Index rose 21.511 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 5188.905 on Friday. Within the index, 27 stocks rose,... Read more »
Video emerges of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Mosul mosque delivering sermon justifying fighting Baghdad government. The newly elected leader of the Islamic State has made his first public appearance since proclaiming a caliphate,... Read more »
A WOMAN who died in hospital after a light plane crashed and burst into flames in northern NSW was flying to Brisbane with her family. THE 47-year-old, widely named by media as... Read more »
Defence minister says national flag flying over Slavyansk after retreat of outnumbered pro-Russian separatists. Ukrainian forces have raised the national flag over the pro-Russian rebels’ main stronghold of Slovyansk after flushing them out... Read more »
BANNU: Christians and Hindus who fled from a military offensive against militants in North Waziristan say the Taliban treated them with relative tolerance, contrary to the militants’ brutal reputation. Some 2,000 people... Read more »
World welterweight title contender Amir Khan has been released on bail after the British boxer was arrested on suspicion of two assaults in the early hours of Friday morning, according to media... Read more »
About 200 lorries carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan destroyed in attack by the armed anti-government group. Taliban fighters have set fire to about 200 oil tankers supplying fuel for NATO... Read more »
Motorist’s clip shows policeman straddling woman and repeatedly punching her in head on side of California highway. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is investigating footage that shows one of its officers straddling a woman... Read more »
CAIRO: An Egyptian court sentenced Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and 36 other to life in prison Saturday, and confirmed death sentences for 10 others, most of them on the run. Badie,... Read more »
PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has come under fire for saying Australia was unsettled before British colonisation. Mr Abbott made the comments while addressing the Melbourne Institute, saying Australia was unimaginable without foreign... Read more »
Hummels’ 12th-minute header gives Germany a 1-0 win over France to move into the last-four at Brazil 2014. An early Mats Hummels header proved enough for Germany to beat France 1-0 in a tense,... Read more »