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A Stratford, New Zealand man was cleared of the accusation that he raped his ex-wife in "the most extraordinary" rape trial case in town, rivalling scenes from the popular erotic book "Fifty Shades of Grey."

Taxis play a major part in the urban landscape and nearly impossible to picture a city without them. Cabbies of Adelaide have something to be fearful about. There has been an increase in nighttime beatings that have taken place in recent months. Many drivers have avoided driving at night to escape the wave of violent assaults.

Australian Greenpeace Activist Colin Russell, arrested along with 29 other people by Russian authorities after their protest against a Russian Arctic oil rig, has been sent to jail for another 3 months. A court in St. Petersburg ruled that Russell must stay in prison until Feb. 24, 2014.

Australia might suffer drawback with U.S. trans-pacific agreement

Social Media sites in Indonesia reek with anti-Australian comments as a result of Australia spying activities on Indonesian President Yudhoyono’s

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse was told of a sexual cleansing ritual happening at The Anglican Church North Coast Children’s Home in Lismore

“Strictly Come Dancing” contestants Abbey Clancy, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, and Natalie Gumede became victims of robbery while they were dancing in the show. The UK dance competition was ransacked by thieves during its live show on Saturday.

A New Zealand teenage girl, who filed a sexual assault complaint against two members of the Roast Busters wants to make another complaint over the incident that happened when she was 13 years old. The girl from West Auckland, now 15 years old, filed a complaint against the Roast Busters in 2011. However, the New Zealand police said there was insufficient evidence to support the young girl's claims during that time.

Australia and Sri Lanka agreed to expand cooperation between their naval forces in an effort to crack down on the people smuggling trade. A deal to this effect was reached after talks between Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse when they met on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Colombo.

In one of the largest global investigation of its kind, 65 Australian nationals among 339 other suspects have been arrested worldwide by law enforcement agencies as they cracked down on an international child exploitation Web site operating from Canada. The three-year long investigation saved 6 Australian children among 386 others worldwide from exploitation.

Workers of the stadium for the FIFA World Cup 2022 were made to work like cattles, says Amnesty International

Defrocked Victorian Catholic paedophile priest Gerald Francis Ridsdale admitted on Monday morning to the Melbourne Magistrates' Court through a videolink from his cell to 14 more sexual abuses of children.

An Australian man was shot dead on Sunday, by suspected robbers, some of them in police uniform, in the upmarket Runda estate of Nairobi, Kenya. The man identified as Patrick John Richer, 39, was the creative director of an international advertising agency and had been working in Africa for about a decade. He along with his Kenyan wife, Lesili Richer had moved into the house only two months back.

New Zealand literary great CK Stead is getting schooled on the country's rape culture by Man Booker prize winner Eleanor Catton. The famed novelist conceded that the younger author may be right when she rebuked him for his comments on Roast Busters and the country's "embarrassing delirium" on the issue.

ABC’s Four Corner Programs revealed people smugglers are selling travel documents to asylum seekers

Global news organisation, Bloomberg, suspended a journalist, Michael Forsthye allegedly for having leaked a controversial investigative story about connections between Chinese billionaires and powerful government officials, after it was known that he leaked the news story to other outlets. Bloomberg editors were attempting to kill the story, written after a year-long investigation following fears that it would put the company's profitable monitor business at risk of being kicked out, by Chine...

Leaked Snowden documents reveal that Australia had been spying on Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's

A law is being proposed in New South Wales, Australia, in which mothers who are drug or alcohol addicts could lose custody of their babies.

Aussies are being haunted by lessons of love, jealousy, obsession and of Simon Gittany’s alleged murder of Lisa Harnum

Former Playboy model Brandi Brandt is back in Australia to face cocaine conspiracy charges filed against her. She was extradited on Friday from Los Angeles.

James Bond is known for being calm and liking his Martini "shaken not stirred" but while the coolest spy in the history of espionage movies is British, some British spies are not as lucky as James Bond.

New Zealand police helped Canadian investigators track down a child porn syndicate leading to the rescue of 386 children and the apprehension of 348 suspects. Canadian police discovered a Web site outside of Canada that was said to be the distribution of child abuse videos all over the world. Authorities launched an investigation with the aid of sex crime units in New Zealand and Australia.

If Auckland, New Zealand, has its notorious Roast Busters Facebook group whose young male members allegedly rape underage and drunken girls, his version in Montgomery is a male real estate appraiser.

In an exclusive from The Australian, teenager claims rape by Senior ALP members

Phone-hacking is not a new thing. But recently among the long list of possible targets picked up a royal addition - the Duchess of Cambridge. We have compiled here all incidents of phone hacking.

The New Zealand police have set up a hotline for anyone who wants to call and speak to the investigating team. Citizens who have information regarding the Roast Busters are encouraged to call the toll-free 0800 hotline.

Two midwives connected with Queen's Hospital, Romford, north east London have been accused of failing to provide appropriate clinical care to a baby who was found by another caregiver unattended and lying face down on its tummy inside a cupboard in the hospital.

After reported to be detained by the Manchester Police because of an altercation that led to exchanging of punches outside a Manchester club, the CCTV footage involving Billy Slater's encounter with an unidentified man has been exposed.

The 30 Greenpeace activists arrested by Russian authorities over a protest against its Arctic oil drilling were shifted from the northern city of Murmansk to pre-trial detention centers in St. Petersburg Monday.