Germanwings Plane with 150 people on board Crashes in French Alps

An Airbus operated by Lufthansa’s Germanwings budget airline crashed Tuesday in a remote area of the French Alps A commercial plane plummeted for eight minutes before crashing in the French Alps en... Read more »

US accuses Israel of spying on nuclear talks with Iran

Israel spied on talks the U.S. and its allies are having with Iran over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, The Wall Street Journal reported. Espionage among friends is not exactly new. In fact,... Read more »

New Zealand reach first World Cup final after dramatic win over South Africa

AUCKLAND (New Zealand) – New Zealand and South Africa have played out a World Cup semi-final thriller at Eden Park, with the Black Caps claiming a place in the final with a dramatic... Read more »

Australian Commission plans to block Qantas – China Eastern alliance

CANBERRA, (Australia) – Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said on Tuesday it was leaning toward blocking a tie up between Qantas Airways and China Eastern Airlines because it could increase fares on the... Read more »

Netflix launched in Australia and New Zealand

First Launch of Netflix in Asia Pacific SYDNEY (Australia) – The world’s largest streaming film and television service went live in Australia and New Zealand for the first time on  March 24.... Read more »

Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew dies at 91

SINGAPORE – Lee Kuan Yew, the founding father of modern Singapore and one of Asia’s most influential politicians, has died at age 91, according to the Singapore Prime Minister’s office. Lee Kuan... Read more »

Pakistan’s first Republic Day parade in seven years to mark 75th Pakistan Day

ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) – Pakistan on Monday held its first Pakistan Day parade in seven years, full of flag-waving pomp and aerial military expertise, a symbolic show of strength that the country has the... Read more »

Australia’s underwater wave farms provide both Power and Water

It isn’t the motion of the ocean that matters so much as what you do with the waves. At one Australian naval base, those waves are being put to use providing steady... Read more »

Why Putin’s hosting Kim Jong Un?

By Alexandra Jaffe What does a world leader who’s been shunned by the international community and strained relations with every major global power do to show that he still has some friends?... Read more »

یومِ پاکستان –  آئیں عہد کریں

سید عتیق الحسن، سڈنی آسٹریلیاء ہم پاکستانی آئیں عہد کریں کہ؛ ہم پاکستان کے قیام کے مقصد  کا  تمام تعصبات  اور گروہ بندیوں سے بالاتر ہوکر مطالعہ کریں گےاور ایک محب وطن... Read more »

Is Dubai’s success story exceptional or incidental?

By Abdulrahman al-Rashed The lasting success of Dubai is beyond question or doubt. This city is no longer an experience or a project but rather a self-sufficient, civil entity and anyone can... Read more »

New World Order is a Threat to Sovereign States

By Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad New World Order a big threat to sovereign states, speakers at an international conference say. The anti-war initiative, Perdana Global Peace Foundation, has a single goal of... Read more »

More than 130 dead, hundreds wounded in Yemen mosques bombings

Suicide bombers have attacked two mosques in the Yemeni capital during the rush for Friday prayers, killing 137 people and injuring 345 others, sources told Al Jazeera. Three blasts were heard in... Read more »

New Zealand’s Guptill makes World Cup history with highest-ever score of 237

By Martin Smith New Zealand opener breaks all kinds of records on his way to an amazing unbeaten 237 against West Indies in the World Cup quarter-final. New Zealand opener Martin Guptill... Read more »

Guptill’s double century powers New Zealand to beat West Indies

New Zealand beats West Indies by 143 runs in second quarter final. Thus, it’s time to wave goodbye to the quarter-finals and to Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan and West Indies. Four titans remain:... Read more »

Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser dies at 84

Former Liberal prime minister Malcolm Fraser, who died today at 84, has been remembered as a “fierce Australian patriot”. Mr Fraser’s office confirmed that Australia’s leader from 1975 to 1983 had passed... Read more »

Arctic sea ice hits new record low this winter

Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has fallen to the lowest recorded level for the winter season, according to US scientists. The maximum this year was 14.5 million sq km, said the... Read more »

World will face massive water shortage in 15 years unless consumption habits are changed

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The planet faces a 40 per cent shortfall in water supplies in 15 years due to urbanization, population growth and increasing demand for water for food production,... Read more »

Social Media obsession is ruining your life, study says

Social media likes are ruining your life — and now there’s proof. About 58% of people surveyed said “posting the perfect picture has prevented them from enjoying life experiences.” Sound familiar? Trying... Read more »

Outrage in Bangladesh over no-ball, BCB to lodge appeal

Hundreds of Bangladesh cricket supporters on Thursday burnt an effigy of Pakistani cricket umpire Aleem Dar and marched in the capital Dhaka after the country was knocked out of the World Cup.... Read more »

Australia oust Pakistan to set up India semi-final

Australia withstood a pulsating spell of fast bowling from Pakistan’s Wahab Riaz to set up a meeting with India in the World Cup semi-finals. Australia’s hopes of chasing 214 looked in peril... Read more »

About two-thirds of the world’s patent applications come from 3 countries

Global innovation has become a three-horse race. Three countries—the US, Japan and China—accounted for over 60% of patent applications in 2014, according to a report released by the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) today. The... Read more »

Almost all 436 mosques destroyed in Central African Republic unrest

Almost all of the 436 mosques in the Central African Republic have been destroyed by months of vicious fighting between Christians and Muslims, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Tuesday,... Read more »

US to ‘reassess’ its ties with Israel: Obama tells Netanyahu

US President Barack Obama has told Benjamin Netanyahu that Washington will “reassess” its ties with Tel Aviv after the Israeli prime minister’s recent provocative statements. Obama delivered the message in a phone call to... Read more »