Tsunami warning lifted after magnitude-6.8 quake rocks southern Japan

Japan’s Miyakojima and Yaeyama areas have been placed on high alert with tsunami advisories being issued following a shallow 6.8-magnitude underwater earthquake off Taiwan’s coast. Warnings were lifted after no significant wave... Read more »

Australia’s FM Julie Bishop discuses ISIS, asylum seekers with Iranian FM

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 »

Australia arrests teenagers over alleged Melbourne terror plot

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 »
The Maglev (magnetic levitation) train speeds during a test run on the experimental track in Tsuru, 100km west of Tokyo, on May 11, 2010. US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood took a test ride on Japan's super-fast magnetic train, a contender for President Barack Obama's multi-billion-dollar national railway project. Japan is up against China, France, Germany and other bidders as it seeks to sell its "Shinkansen" bullet and magnetic trains for the 13-billion-USD US high-speed national rail grid. AFP PHOTO/Toru YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images)

Japan’s Maglev Train sets new speed record at 590 kph

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 »

کراچی کی عوام اور سیاسی کھلاڑیوں کا امتحان

سید عیتق الحسن، سڈنی آسٹریلیاء  کراچی کے مرکزی حلقہ 246 میں ہونے والے  ضمنی انتخابات  میں اگر تحریک انصاف   نششت لینے میں کامیاب ہو جاتی ہے یا   متحدہ قومی مومنٹ اپنی نششت... Read more »

Dubai imposes record fine of $8.4 million on Deutsche Bank

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 »

After huge success in Sydney & Melbourne Chand Raat Eid Festival coming to other cities

Sydney (Media Release from CREF): The popularity of Chand Raat Eid Festival (CREF) events in Australia is growing year by year. The event which started in 1998 with 250 visitors and 15... Read more »

Virgin Australia offers free food across all domestic flights

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 »

Australia and India explore ways to facilitate flow of uranium

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 »

Korean Asiana Airplane skids off runway, smashes antenna at Japan runway

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 »

China, Japan, South Korea agree to boost Tourism ties

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 »

Over 10,000 people at Australian Halal Expo made history

Sydney (Tribune International Report): People were queuing in hundreds before the gate opened at 10am for the first Australian Halal Expo held yesterday (Sunday) at Fairfield Showground. Over 100 exhibitors with lots... Read more »

Australia to cut benefits for parents who refuse child vaccinations

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 »

US, Cuba leaders hold first face-to-face talks in over fifty years

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 in talks with musicians for exclusive streaming deals

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 »

NASA names asteroid after Pakistan’s Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala

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 »

Ebola still international emergency despite drop in cases: UN

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 »

First international flight arrives in Saudi Arabia’s Jazan airport

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 »

Illegal downloads of Game of Thrones soar before new season

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 »

Iran, Turkey to double trade volume, scrap US dollar

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 »

‘We are ready to deliver first Australian Halal Expo’: Syed Atiq ul Hassan

Message from the Director, Halal Food Expo 2015 My dear friends; I feel immense pleasure to announce that all the preparations and arrangements of the first Australian ‘Halal Food Expo 2015’ being... Read more »

Richie Benaud, Australian cricket legend & commentator dies at 84

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 »

Multicultural Society, Multiculturalism and Third Eye

By Stephen Bari, Sydney Multicultural society is combination of cultural diversity, Languages, ethnicities, dresses, food, traditional values, social backgrounds and lifestyle are main source of multiculturalism.  Societies who have several different cultures around... Read more »

Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s message for Halal Food Expo 2015

HALAL FOOD EXPO 2015 ‘I am pleased to provide this message for the 2015 Halal Food Expo.’ ‘This special showcase is a chance for the Islamic community to share their culinary traditions.... Read more »