Celebrations erupt after Muammar Gaddafi killed in Libya
Abdul Hafiz Ghoga, vice chairman of Libya’s National Transitional Council, confirmed that the ousted Libyan leader was killed on Thursday near Sirte, Libya. “We announce to the world that Muammar…
Australia scraps Malaysia asylum-swap plan
After failing to gain enough votes in parliament to allow asylum seekers to be processed outside of Australia, the Australian government announced today that it will now process asylum seekers…
Blast kills former Afghanistan President Rabbani
Former Afghanistan President Burhanuddin Rabbani and several others were killed in Kabul on Tuesday in a blast that targeted Rabbani house, located in the green zone. The blast is reported…
Canadian opposition leader Jack Layton dies at 61
Jack Layton, the leader of the New Democratic Party and Canada’s official opposition, died on Monday aged 61, after a second battle with cancer. Layton passed away early Monday morning…
Block social media: British PM
In a move that proved to be ineffective during the Arab Spring uprising of 2011, British PM David Cameron suggested on Thursday blocking access to social media sites like Twitter…
Thailand elects Yingluck Shinawatra, Thailand’s first female Prime Minister
Yingluck Shinawatra was elected as Thailand’s 28th and first female prime minister on Friday, in a special session of the House of Representatives, just one month after her party won…
Japan ousts three nuclear energy policy makers
Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan removed three top nuclear energy policy-makers on Thursday, in a move seen by many as an attempt to loosen ties between the nuclear power industry…
Co-pilot lacked training: Report
The copilot of the Air France jet that crashed off the coast of South America, killing 228, did not have adequate training to fly the troubled aircraft in manual mode,…
Japanese residents take radiation monitoring into their own hands
Residents of Iwaki, near the troubled Fukushima Daichi nuclear plant – damaged in the massive earthquake of March 2011, are taking matters into their own hands by taking radiation readings…
Australia and Malaysia sign transfer deal
Prime Minister, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship The Australian and Malaysian governments today signed a groundbreaking arrangement to combat people smuggling and provide protection to an additional 4,000 genuine refugees.…