An earthquake of 7.7-magnitude struck the South Pacific just after midnight on Thursday, generating a small tsunami that caused no damage to island nations in the region before authorities gave the all clear. The US government’s NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said “hazardous Continue Reading
The brutal criminal, who killed young Australian comedian Eurydice Dixon, has been awarded the severe punishment of life imprisonment by a court. Earlier, in last year, he pleaded guilty to the charges levelled against him by the prosecution in connection with the case. The murder of the young lady is one of the brutal murders […]Continue Reading
A woman with terminal cancer, Kerry Robertson, has become the first person who has used the new assisted dying law exist in the Australian state of Victoria. The law was passed only a couple of years before. It was cleared after a violent debate that extended up to thirty hours. The process sharply divided the […]Continue Reading
Few weeks after a new centre-rightist government was inducted in the Australian seat of power, a series of search operations has been conducted targeting journalists in the country, which projects itself as the biggest protector and supporter of the freedom of press or journalists and free speech and expression. The search operation has even been […]Continue Reading
Australia Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Wednesday he hoped to sign a deal this week to sell uranium to India for peaceful power generation, but halted uranium exports to Russia over Moscow’s role in Ukraine. Work on an India-Australia agreement has been underway since Australia, which has 40 percent of the world’s known uranium reserves, lifted […]Continue Reading
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visits India this week as Washington tries to revitalize ties it sees as a counterbalance to China’s rising power, but rapid progress is unlikely, despite the reformist reputation of India’s new leader. The visit by Kerry, and a trip by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel next month, follow the […]Continue Reading
The fate of 157 Sri Lankan asylum seekers held at sea for almost a month before being brought to a detention center in Australia was stuck in limbo on Monday, as lawyers for the detainees said they might sue the government for illegal imprisonment. The interception and detention of the Tamil asylum seekers, including 50 […]Continue Reading