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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.

In North Korea, Korea JoonGang Daily reported that 10,000 people, including children, were forced to watch public executions of 80 people allegedly guilty of minor offenses such as watching South Korean films, Bible possession and distributing pornography.

A survivor recalls the horrific situation as typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Philippines.

Red Square is witness to a number of historical events -from public executions to protests to military parades but a Russian man decided it was time to add some balls into the mix - his own. He is not alone, though. There are others who have pulled strange and incredible stunts to get the attention of their respective governments.

France has started what analysts call an ambitious new legislation - to penalise those who pay for sex. France is finally saying "non" to those who pay for sex instead of penalising prostitutes.

A Singaporean man with a doubly epic name has been jailed for unheroic acts on Monday. 23-year-old Batman bin Suparman (his real name) was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison for housebreaking, theft, and drug offences.

A German court has ruled that tantric massage delivers sexual pleasure and should be subjected to the same tax levy as brothels and swinger clubs. A court in the southwestern German city of Stuttgart on Thursday rejected the studio owner’s argument that although Tantric massages involved the genital area, its aim was to provide holistic well-being and self-awareness.

The European Court of Justice, in a ruling that could have ripple effects in other countries, has ruled that members of the LGBT fearing for their lives just because of their sexual preference may now seek asylum in the European Union.

An Australian woman married a bridge in France with the mayor's blessing. Artist Jodi Rose married Le Pont du Diable Bridge situated in Ceret in the southern part of France after falling in love with the stone structure.