NATO formally ends Afghan War, with 41 Australian dead

US marks end of Afghan war and begins Support mission KABUL (Afghanistan) — The U.S. led 13-year war in Afghanistan formally came to an end with a modest flag-lowering ceremony in Kabul... Read more »

AirAsia Flight from Indonesia to Singapore missing

AirAsia flight QZ8501 carrying 162 people on board lost contact with Indonesian air traffic control at 7:24 local time on its journey from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore. The National Search and... Read more »

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 »

Halal is not un-Australian

By Syed Atiq ul Hassan: Halal meat, halal consumable products or a halal service has never been harmful to any person, group or community in any part of the world including Australia,... 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 »

Is it Jinnah’s Pakistan?

On the 139th Birthday of the Founder of Pakistan, Mohammed Ali Jinnah  By Syed Atiq ul Hassan:  “My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize all... 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 »

Just Imagine Please!

By Syed Atiq ul Hassan: “Just after the horrible terrorists’ attack on army school in Peshawar, Imran Khan went to the scene, he declared war on terrorists, Imran issued 24 hours ultimatum... Read more »

!ذرا تھوری دیر کے لئے تصور کیجیئے

سید عتیق الحسن سڈنی آسٹریلیا: ’پشاور کے دہشتگردی کے سانحہ کے فورا بعد عمران خان پشاور جائے وقوع پر پہنچے اور انہوں سانحہ پر اپنے غم اور غصہ کا اظہار کرتے ہوئے... 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 »

شہدائے پشاور کے لئے سڈنی میں قران خوانی

سڈنی (ٹریبون رپورٹ)؛ پاکستان کے شہر پشاور کے ایک اسکول میں ۱۴۸ افراد جن میں ۱۳۱ طلبا کی دہشتگردی کے نتیجے میں شہادت  پر ایثالِ ثواب اور شہدا کو یاد کرنے کے... Read more »

Recitation of Holy Quran held for Peshawar victims in Sydney

Sydney (Tribune International Report); Members of Pakistani community (men & women) held a recitation of Holy Quran gathering in Lalor Park community centre in Sydney today (18 Dec 2014). Prominent community members,... 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 »

پاکستانیوں سے سوال

سید عتیق الحسن، سڈنی آسٹریلیا: میں نے متعدد بار اپنے پچھلے مضامین میں تحریر کیا کہہ پاکستان کی سیاسی جماعتیں اور انکے قائدین میں یہ صلاحیت نہیں ہے کہ وہ پاکستان کو... 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 »