POLITICS & POLICY

In response to reports that Australia is helping the U.S. spy, a group called Anonymous Indonesia said it had hacked over 100 Web sites in Australia and defaced it by placing the message "Stop Spying on Indonesia."

Vittorio Hernandez Nov 04, 2013

A rare solar 'hybrid' eclipse spanning four global continents has stunned millions of people around the world.

Esther Tanquintic-Misa Nov 04, 2013

On Tuesday afternoon, the race to conquer the space gets all the more exciting as India gears to blast into space its probe rocket Mangal­yaan.

Esther Tanquintic-Misa Nov 04, 2013

Hakimullah Mehsud, the chief leader of the Pakistani Taliban, has been killed by a U.S. drone attack in North Waziristan on Friday November 1

Sounak Mukhopadhyay Nov 02, 2013

Cambodian Khmer Rouge's last two surviving leaders Nuon Chea, the regime's number two leader and Khieu Samphan, its head of state, defended themselves denying charges of crimes against humanity and distanced themselves from the deaths under the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s. A verdict in the case which began two years ago is expected in early 2014.

Sunny Peter Nov 01, 2013

Pakistan has announced that it has begun talks with the Pakistan Taliban in an effort to find a peaceful solution to end the years of violence that has plagued the country. Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif revealed this at a meeting with British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg in London on Thursday. Mr. Sharif, however, did not give any further details of the discussions and neither did he reveal what was on the agenda.

Sunny Peter Nov 01, 2013

Syria no longer has the capability to produce chemical weapons, at least as far as their disclosed facilities are concerned. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) tasked with the job of destroying Syria’s chemical weapon stockpile has said that it has overseen the destruction of equipment used for producing, mixing and filling chemical weapons. This achievement comes a day before the Nov 1 deadline.

Sunny Peter Nov 01, 2013

Following allegation that Australia used its embassy in Jakarta and consulate in Bali to run spying operations across South-East Asia, Indonesia has summoned the Australian ambassador Greg Moriarty demanding answers.

Sunny Peter Nov 01, 2013

AEC apologises for the 1,375 votes missing that can never be found for Western Australia

Athena Yenko Nov 01, 2013

Fairfax Media has reported that Australian embassies were being utilized by U.S. to spy Asian nations through a spy program dubbed as "Stateroom."

Athena Yenko Nov 01, 2013

A 10-year-old fifth-grade primary schoolboy in China has jumped to his death in what seemed to be his last stand of obedience to his strict teacher after failing to deliver a required task.

Esther Tanquintic-Misa Nov 01, 2013

Russia, which hosted the G20 summit in September, is reported to have included bugging devices in the basket of gifts that was given to world leaders. These bugging devices gifted by Russia include USB sticks infected with Trojan horses and recharge cables.

Sunny Peter Oct 31, 2013

Japan's biggest banks are currently embroiled in a nasty investigation after one of its ranks admitted bankrolling the illegal activities of the country's yakuza organised crime gangs.

Esther Tanquintic-Misa Oct 31, 2013

Did European intelligence agencies partner the U.S. National Security Agency in the mass surveillance program which whistle-blower Edward Snowden exposed? If report in the Wall Street Journal, are to be believed, the millions of European phone records tracked by NSA, now threatening US’ trans-Atlantic relations, were not collected by NSA but by intelligence agencies in those countries itself. This revelation, by WSJ timed before the head of NSA was due to testify before Congress, will help to t...

Sunny Peter Oct 31, 2013

The police in China arrested five suspects on Wednesday evening in connection with the Monday’s deadly car crash suicide terror attack at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, state media reports. It was also revealed that the SUV used in the attack was registered in China’s restive Xinjiang province. Reports say police also found a petrol container, two knives, extremist flag and religious slogans in the vehicle.

Sunny Peter Oct 31, 2013

The National Security Agency collects information secretly from the flowing data between Google and Yahoo data centres, according to the Washington Post

Sounak Mukhopadhyay Oct 31, 2013

"Noah's Ark" emerged in Manus Island. It is fully furnished with a large bar, restaurant, gymnasium and a rooftop terrace to complement the relaxing view of the pristine waters of the Manus Island, off Papua New Guinea.

Athena Yenko Oct 31, 2013

China, invoking transparency, has given the world a glimpse of its military strength and capability when it decommissioned on Tuesday its first nuclear-powered submarine after 40 years of service.

Esther Tanquintic-Misa Oct 31, 2013

Whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed that Australian embassies were U.S.’ spy across Asian nations

Athena Yenko Oct 31, 2013

After more than a year, the World Trade Organisation has finally ruled that the rare earths exports restrictions placed by China, the world's dominant supplier of the precious elements, defies the very core rules of the organisation. The ruling, however, comes a tad late just when the world has learned to adjust to the apparent supply nightmare, including recycling the precious commodity and scouting other potential suppliers, effectively lessening dependence on China.

Esther Tanquintic-Misa Oct 31, 2013

Authorities in China are looking out for two men belonging to the country’s ethnic Uighur Muslim minority from the country’s restive Xinjiang province on suspected terror charges as they investigate whether the SUV which crash and then caught fire at Beijing's historic Tiananmen Square on Monday killing its three occupants and two tourists, and injuring 38 others, was actually a suicide attack.

Sunny Peter Oct 30, 2013

Terming, the recent killing of Iranian border guards on its border with Pakistan, as a terror attack, Iran has demanded that Pakistan identify and extradite the perpetrators. On Oct 25, 14 Iranian border guards were killed and three others wounded by "armed bandits" in the border region of Saravan in the country's south-eastern province of Sistan-and-Baluchestan. In retaliation, meanwhile, on Saturday, Iran executed 16 people, said to be elements belonging to the "terrorist" group...

Sunny Peter Oct 30, 2013

Tasmanian Greenpeace activist Colin Russell, arrested by the Russian authorities along with 29 others from the Greenpeace vessel, the Arctic Sunrise has been formally charged in Russia. Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed the Mr Russell had been formally charged with hooliganism.

Sunny Peter Oct 30, 2013

Chemical Weapon inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) – the international chemical weapons watchdog - have completed verification activities at 21 of the 23 sites. The other two sites are located in conflict zones where conditions necessary for safe access could not be ensured. The U.S., however, remains skeptical on the actual number of chemical weapon sites, say reports.

Sunny Peter Oct 30, 2013

Apple Inc (AAPL) wants better sales of its iPhone and iPad devices in China in 2014, and has specifically targeted to sell them in the country's outskirts to achieve the goal.

Esther Tanquintic-Misa Oct 30, 2013

The timing of his first visit as Prime Minister to Afghanistan has given Mr Abbott the chance to declare an end to Australia's longest military engagement. Mr Abbott said the longest war of Australia has finally reached an end.

Reissa Su Oct 29, 2013

In the latest attack by Chinese media on global companies, Starbucks and Samsung have both come under fire for allegedly bullying Chinese customers and over-charging them. Leading the charge China Central Television (CCTV) and the China Daily. This comes after iPhone maker Apple was blasted by CCTV earlier this year for not repairing customers' iPhones for free.

Sunny Peter Oct 29, 2013

New Zealand and the United States have agreed to their military relations after nearly 30 years as the U.S. is increasing its presence in the Asia-Pacific region to counter the growth of China.

Reissa Su Oct 29, 2013

It is news that could prove damaging to the Pakistan government and its intelligence agency, the ISI. Even as the Pakistan government publicly condemns incidents of U.S. drone strikes in its territory, new reports in the U.S. media reveals that top officials in the Pakistani establishment are regularly briefed by U.S. agencies of such strikes. These strikes are being carried out under top secret agreement reached between both governments since the time of George W. Bush and Pervez Musharraf.

Sunny Peter Oct 29, 2013