The Pentagon on Tuesday said 12 militants of al-Shabaab, an al-Qaida-affiliated group in Somalia, were killed in US airstrikes this week. The US military conducted two airstrikes late Monday evening and early Tuesday morning on an al-Shabaab camp in southern Somalia due to an “imminent threat” against US troops in Somalia, Xinhua quoted Pentagon spokesman […]
US House Speaker Paul Ryan has formally ruled out his run for the post of president, in a bid to end speculation that he might be chosen by a possible contested Republican convention as the party’s 2016 nominee for the White House. “Let me be clear, I do not want, nor will I accept the […]
Mohamed Abrini, the man arrested for links with the Paris and Brussels terror attacks, had planned to stage another attack in France, Belgian prosecutors said on Sunday. Abrini, who was arrested in Brussels on Friday, also admitted to being the “man in the hat” seen with the bombers who attacked a Brussels airport, Xinhua cited […]
BARE TRUTH PORTFOLIO IS SET TO TURN HEADS AT HEAD ON PHOTO FESTIVAL Head On Photo Festival’s Associated programme for 2016 includes at least one show that’s bound to turn heads – a striking collection of monochrome images of bare chested New Zealand men. One of the key aims of photographer Ilan Wittenberg’s ‘Bare Truth’ campaign was to […]
Beijing The China-India Yoga College has drawn thousands since it opened in November last year in Kunming in China’s Yunnan province. Based in the Yunnan Minzu (Nationalities) University, the country’s first yoga college frequently has students queue up for free lessons in the ancient art, reports Xinhua news agency. Lu Fang, deputy director of the […]
Special Envoy for Trade Andrew Robb will visit India (3-6 April), Singapore (7-9 April) and China (9-15 April) to advance trade and investment negotiations and opportunities for Australia. “As our economy transitions in this post mining boom period, there is huge potential to create jobs and grow the economy by expanding our commercial relationships with […]
The Kremlin on Monday dismissed reports linking friends and relatives of Russian President Vladimir Putin to offshore deals worth billions of dollars. “There are no details, all are based on allegations and speculation,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, demanding “professional results of the work of the journalistic community”. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) […]
US presidential candidate and Republican front-runner Donald Trump reiterated his belief that Japan should arm itself to deter a threat from North Korea rather than have the US military protect the longtime ally against the rogue nuclear nation. “I would rather have them not arm, but I’m not going to continue to lose this tremendous […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called up his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif and offered his “deep condolences” to the victims of the terror attack in Lahore park blast that left at least 69 dead, mostly women and children. “PM Narendra Modi called Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif to express his deep condolences at the terrorist attack […]
The Australian Government condemns the coordinated terror attacks on 22 March in Belgium. Our thoughts and sympathies are with the people of Belgium. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is urgently seeking to determine whether any Australians have been affected. I understand Belgian authorities have activated their emergency plan in response to these attacks […]