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A 6.4 magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Indonesia has been felt in some parts of northern Australia.

When New Zealand passed the new patents bill, it was a milestone for the country's struggling software industry. With the new patents bill now a law, it would exempt software from being patented. As Clare Curren, the Labour Party's ICT spokesperson, said it was a historic moment for New Zealand's intellectual property. According to Mr Matthews, New Zealand has already been approached by several companies based in the U.S. that were seriously considering relocation. The new patents b...

Although Syrian troops didn't necessarily rejoiced, they also didn't find it amusing when the U.S. backed out from a verbal tussle it very well started after it alleged the former of using chemical weapons during an attack in Damascus on Aug 21. Syrian troops mocked the U.S. as selfish because its intentions were never really for world peace.

In a cautious yet deliberate move toward action, President Obama is ensuring the validity of his claims on chemical attacks in Syria on its own people. A revenge attack by the U.S. defence officials is planned by the end of the week; most likely on Thursday as UN officials leave Syria after investigating on the chemical. massacre

This early, political pundits in the Philippines are predicting that Janet Lim-Napoles, the alleged mastermind of the P10-billion pork barrel scam, will join the Wheelchair Club of the Philippines. The more prominent members of the group are former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and ex-Chief Justice Renato Corona.

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Stephen Harpers criticises Trudeau while he seems to consider the suggestion of marijuana-ticketing

China has suspended extending environmental approvals to future projects of the China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) and China Petrochemical Corp (Sinopec Group) due to their non-compliance to set pollution targets.

U.S. defense firm Lockheed Martin is 'neck-up' in controversy with the Canadian government putting a cap on its F-35 Joint Strike Fighters. Reports say that the government of Canada has hit the 'reset button' on the deal because costs go beyond the agreed rate of $9 billion for the contract. A spending cap that limits the purchase of F-35s to $9 billion has been placed by the conservative party in Canada.

Four West Papuan pro-independence leaders were arrested by authorities on Wednesday, in Sorong – a coastal city in the eastern Indonesian province of West Papua - on charges of organising a congregation pray meeting at the Maranthan Church in the city. Over 2000 people had gathered at the local church to pray for the safe passage of the “Freedom Flotilla” to West Papua - a journey, which the organisers say, hopes to reunite the indigenous cultures of Australia and West Papua, and bring human ri...

Obama says that he is still weighing options after UK refuses to join them for the military assault on Syria

Investors fond of placing their bets on the safe haven yellow metal gold may well expect prices of the commodity to surge in the coming months as South Africa, the sixth-largest gold producer in the world, braces for an industrywide workers' strike that is sure to affect global production.

Hafez Assad, the 11-year-old son of Syria’s President, Bashar al-Assad, has reportedly posted on Facebook his sentiments on the United States’ plans of a military strike against his country. He dared America to attack because he wants the US to “make this huge mistake of beginning something they don’t know the end of it.”

Syria apparently has won half the battle against the leaders of the Western nations who want to launch a military strike against President Bashar Assad's turf over its alleged illegal use of chemical warfare weapons. On Thursday, David Cameron, British Prime Minister, lost a bid to convince his parliament that a strike against the Western Asian country was essential.

After New Zealand's Fonterra announced that the botulism scare was a false alarm based on recent testing results of whey protein concentrates, news began spreading like wildfire on Chinese social media. Some people praised the dairy giant's transparency and quick response to the milk scare which made international headlines and prompted China to issue a temporary ban on some of Fonterra's milk products.

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China voiced out its views on the ongoing Syrian crisis, calling for restraints on all sides and neutral and effective investigation of the UN regarding the chemical weapons used to attack a small town in Damascus, killing hundreds.

Prominent Australian television personality Adam Hills has criticised the British press' coverage of federal elections in Australian while casting his early vote in London's Australia House. According to Mr Hills, the British media wanted to reinforce the view that Australians are "hopeless hicks who don't know what we're doing." Referring to funny moments and gaffes in Australian politics, he said the British press was quick to report them as news in the UK.

"No one will win the war, see families only die... no war is worth your life.... But there is always a possibility for peace" so goes the lyrics of a song by American singer and songwriter Raheem DeVaughn. Pope Francis and King Abdullah II, heads of state of Vatican City and the country of Jordan, respectively, fully well know this. And in an urgent call to their fellow heads of state, both advised the current conflict involving Syria and its apparent illegal use of chemical weapons, which...

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said he will consider supporting a military strike against Syria as British Prime Minister David Cameron reached out to rally support for the proposed action.United Nations chief Ban Ki-Moon briefed Mr Key on the Syrian crisis and the work of UN inspectors to gather proof concerning allegations that the Assad regime used chemical weapons to attack its own people.

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Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian dollar traded in a tight range on Thursday night as the US and its allies waited for more reports from onsite UN inspectors in Syria over the use of chemical weapons against the civil population.

Questions over the manner of the surrender of Philippine Pork Barrel Scam Queen Janet Lim-Napoles overshadowed the businesswoman ending her short fugitive days.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s ex-girlfriend was reportedly executed by firing squad. Unconfirmed reports claim that Hyon Song-wol was arrested and was executed in public for violating North Korean laws against pornography.

John Baird, the Foreign Affairs Minister of Canada, has expressed the possibility of Canada's participation if there is a military assault on Syria.

At least $7.5 billion annually could flow into the coffers of the Canadian government should it decide to legalise and decriminalise the use of marijuana in the country, a report said.

Amid the chaos, there remains hope. And in a twist of events nobody expected, a video has surfaced which showed the moving reunion of a Syrian father with his toddler son who he believed was one of the fatalities of that fateful chemical attack in Damascus, Syria on Aug 21.

Amid the chaos, there remains hope. And in a twist of events nobody expected, a video has surfaced which showed the moving reunion of a Syrian father with his toddler son who he believed was one of the fatalities of that fateful chemical attack in Damascus, Syria on Aug 21.

After provoking Syria's contempt the past couple of days and inciting global market angst, the U.S. now seemed to dilly-dally whether to carry out or not its military strike threat against the Western Asian country over its alleged use of chemical weapons. On Wednesday, President Barack Obama said he has yet to make up his mind on pressing the strike button.