POLITICS & POLICY

Heavy rains that pounded on south Louisiana on Wednesday not only brought massive flooding. It has killed at least one person, and moreover, it popped caskets of its graves, making them float just about everywhere.

Australia has already spent approximately $43 million during the first phase of the search for the missing MH370.

With the threat from the Opposition to block the proposed budget for 2014-15, Prime Minister Tony Abbott had reached out to incoming crossbench senators to assure more support for the document.

Pro-Russian extremists shot down a Ukrainian military helicopter, which resulted in the death of 14 people including a senior general.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau released fact sheets on the search for the missing MH370

A looming El Niño has been seen to most likely affect Australian weather temperaments this winter. According to the latest seasonal outlooks by the Bureau of Meteorology, Australians ought to prepare for a drier, warmer winter this year.

It seems Canada may well include in its list of official exports other items apart from natural resources. A new report from the Conference Board of Canada said cosmetics and pet food are now also two of the country's biggest exports. The other three are high-tech imaging devices, synthetic rubber and sodium chlorate.

Australian Transport Safety Bureau releases final report on unknown flying object in Perth on March 19, 2014

Embattled Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott would likely be eating his heart out to know that his political nemesis, former PM Julia Gillard, whom he often used to beat in political surveys, is the second most admired figure in 2013.

Good news for minimum wage earners in Alberta, Canada's fourth-most populous province. Effective September, the minimum wage per hour will increase to $10.20. The prevailing rate is $9.95 per hour.

Whistleblower Edward Snowden claimed that the U.S. government had trained him as a spy.

New Zealand's controversial Food Bill has passed its third and final reading in the Parliament, four years after it was introduced.

Records published by the Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate revealed $244,750 was spent in the Canberra kangaroo culling in 2011-12

The latest advisory 21 issued by the National Hurricane Center announced Hurricane Amanda has weakened anew. Local Mexican media continued to warn residents to remain alert and cautious as the storm could continue dumping heavy rains, causing floods to the capital and several other states.

Australian Minister Eric Abetz may have meant well when he suggested that unemployed youth pick fruit in Tasmania while waiting to be hired in their dream jobs, but the suggestion didn't sit well with Tasmanian farmers.

Australia's Parliament House welcomed islanders from Pacific nations likely to be threatened by rising sea levels. The group of islanders performed a cultural dance in traditional dress and spoke about their concerns regarding climate change action.

Malaysia’s Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) had finally released the controversial raw data from Inmarsat

Papua New Guinea has reached a milestone on Monday as it sent its first ever liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Japan.

Pro-Russian separatist rebels took control of an airport in Russia. Thereafter, a fierce fight started between the Ukrainian government troops and the rebels.

A top official from the Nigerian military said that he knew where the kidnapped girls had been kept. However, according to him, the military is not going to use force for their rescue.

The White House failed to protect the identity of the CIA Chief in Afghanistan as it committed the “mistake” of revealing the name to news agencies.

Even if Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott "snubbed" the invitation of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to an international conference in Bali a few weeks ago, the icy diplomatic relations between Canberra and Jakarta have started thawing.

Liberal MP Bill Heffernan successfully showed on Monday the security flaw in Australia's Parliament building when he was able to successfully smuggle a fake pipe bomb and dynamite sticks undetected.

In an apparent play of words, Liberal Senator and Employment Minister Eric Abetz told unemployed Australians not to be picky with employment offers until they get their dream jobs. Rather, he advised them to pick fruits in Tasmania as his was of defending the embattled proposed federal budget.

A Bloomberg report has warned it would cost Australia billions of dollars and thousands of jobs if the Abbott government chooses to scrap the country's renewable energy target. An expert panel is currently reviewing Australia's vow to produce 20 per cent of power from renewable energy sources by 2020.

An early budget shortfall is looming as the Australia's Abbott government struggles with existing and new members of the Senate who said they will not support "backdated" legislation.

Guy Lawrence, new chief executive of Rogers Communications Inc., strongly believed Canada won't be able to support a fourth national wireless carrier because of the gigantic costs involved in maintaining and operating all of them.

U.S. President Barack Obama has taken a surprise spring walk through the National Mall Park while going to a meeting at the Department of Interior and chatted with people from all walks of life.

Exit polls indicate that far-right political parties are all set to establish a strong foothold in major European nations like France, Denmark and Austria.