Australia
Australian newspapers redact front pages to protest media curbs
Australia’s biggest newspapers runs front pages made up to appear heavily redacted, in a protest against legislation that restricts press freedoms, a rare show of unity by the usually partisan...
Australia thrash England to move into semis
Australia beat England by 64 runs at Lord's to secure their spot as the first team into the semi-finals.
Ecstatic Australian PM celebrates 'miracle' victory
Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison basks in the glow of a "miracle" election victory that sparked praise from the US president, soul searching on the left and speculation about what...
Bangladesh issues travel advisories for its citizens
Bangladesh has issued separate travel advisories warning for citizens travelling to Australia and New Zealand following the March 15 terror attacks in Christchurch that left five Bangladeshi...
Bangladesh issues travel alert for visiting Australia
Bangladesh issues a travel advisory warning for citizens travelling to Australia following terror attacks in two mosques of New Zealand on March 15 that left five Bangladeshi killed and three injured.
Australia to bar visitors with domestic violence convictions
Visitors who have been convicted of violence against women and children will be kicked out or barred from entering Australia, Immigration Minister David Coleman says, as Canberra steps up its...
Record Australian heat brings fire to scorched land
Firefighters battled 25 blazes across the Australian state of Victoria as a record-breaking heatwave delivered the hottest start to March on record for the southern third of the country.
Australia’s rodent becomes first 'climate change extinction'
Australia officially declares a Great Barrier Reef rodent extinct, making it the first mammal believed to have been killed off by human-induced climate change.
Fake Visas to Rohingyas: Bangladesh mission staffer involved?
A Bangladesh High Commission official stationed in Canberra has been alleged to be involved in issuing fake tourist visas to a group of Rohingyas living in Australia.
Suspicious packages delivered to diplomatic missions in Australia
Australian police are investigating the delivery of suspicious packages sent to foreign embassies and consulates in Melbourne and Canberra, police and embassy sources tells AFP.
'They will kill me'
An 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled her family and barricaded herself inside a Bangkok airport hotel to prevent being expelled by