The A$2.8 billion ($2.6 billion) takeover bid submitted by US foods giant Archer Daniels Midland to acquire Australian grains handling company GrainCorp has been rejected.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Nov 29, 2013
Officials of South Africa's Education Department are now embroiled in a nasty controversy after it included in a list of exam questions a scenario on baby rape.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Nov 29, 2013
Colin Russell, the last detained Greenpeace activist in Russia of the 30-member crew, has been granted bail on Thursday.
Sounak Mukhopadhyay
Nov 29, 2013
China's crackdown on online rumours has been successful, the country's internet regulator said on Thursday. Buoyed by this progress, local authorities are now mulling to regulate Chinese Internet even more.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Nov 29, 2013
In a bid to reduce Indonesia's anger at Australia over the spying row, Australian Defence Minister David Johnston announced that Canberra will give an old C-130 Hercules plane to Jakarta.
Vittorio Hernandez
Nov 29, 2013
The American National Security Agency spied at the 2010 G20 summit held in Toronto and Canada was well aware of it, according to documents leaked by former contractor turned whistleblower, Edward Snowden.
Sounak Mukhopadhyay
Nov 29, 2013
The collapse of a supermarket roof in the Republic of Latvia's capital Riga, which killed 54 people, has forced the resignation of Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Nov 28, 2013
Exercise Black Carillon 2013: Navy’s Submarine Force simulates evacuation under the sea
Athena Yenko
Nov 28, 2013
The Australian Electoral Commission made its final payment to political parties and candidates for the Sept 2013 election
Athena Yenko
Nov 28, 2013
Julie Bishop doesn't believe that the Australian government's opposition to China's air defence zone will affect the trade talks between the countries. The Foreign Minister is standing by her remarks even after the Asian nation labelled them as "irresponsible."
Anne Lu
Nov 28, 2013
New Zealand Labour party leader David Cunliffe is set to fight for Kiwis' rights in Australia. Speaking in Sydney, Mr Cunliffe told Australian government ministers and business leaders to give Kiwis "a fair go."
Reissa Su
Nov 28, 2013
Leaked document reveal that the National Security Agency of the U.S. has been in the continuous process of monitoring porn habits of the Muslim radicals.
Sounak Mukhopadhyay
Nov 28, 2013
The United States has not recognised China's newly declared territory over disputed islands situated in the East China Sea. This is apparently true after two US bombers flew through China's air zone on Tuesday as part of their training mission across the Pacific.
Mon Imperial
Nov 28, 2013
Angry and disappointed - these were the two keywords that came out in media reports of what Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono felt when he received and read the letter from Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott.
Vittorio Hernandez
Nov 28, 2013
Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrision has dismissed findings by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) which reported that Australia's treatment of asylum-seekers fails to meet international standards.
Sunny Peter
Nov 27, 2013
The New Zealand High Court has denied the bid of a man from Kiribati to be recognised as a climate change refugee. Kiribatian man Ioane Teitiota said the rising sea levels in the Pacific island nation, has prompted him to remain in New Zealand even though his work visa had expired. He said there was no land in which he and his family can live on safely if they are forced to go back.
Reissa Su
Nov 27, 2013
About 800 employees working for Sears Canada's repair services and head office posts stand to lose their jobs in the next six months, as part of the company's reorganisation and restructuring.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Nov 27, 2013
Asylum seekers are now free to pass through Indonesian waters to Australia
Athena Yenko
Nov 27, 2013
Burmese opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has arrived in Australia. This is her maiden visit to the country. During her visit which will conclude on Dec 2, she will push to encourage global interest in furthering the democratic reform process currently underway in Myanmar. Ms Suu Kyi is scheduled to attend a host of public events in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne, and also hold meetings with the Burmese community in Australia.
Sunny Peter
Nov 27, 2013
As 2015 approaches marking the expiry of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Australia is working with the international community to develop the next set of goals for global development. Setting out the country's priorities for future challenges in global development Senator Brett Mason, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, met with the UN Secretary General’s Special Adviser on Post-2015 Development Planning Ms Amina Mohammed.
Sunny Peter
Nov 27, 2013
As Fiji enters its six-month cyclone season from November to April, the Australian Government-funded Fiji Community Development Program has organized a three-day workshop, in Suva, in mid-November to develop a framework for collaboration and capacity building among civil society organizations in the country for disaster risk management.
Sunny Peter
Nov 27, 2013
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, with its two reports released Thursday, has exposed Australia's inhumane treatment of asylum-seekers on Nauru and Manus Island in Papua New Guinea.
Athena Yenko
Nov 27, 2013
Poverty incidence among Canadian seniors and the elderly has been found rising based on a comprehensive study on global pensions of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Nov 27, 2013
The current 23 million Australian population will soar to more than 46 million by 2075, according to recent projections released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Nov 27, 2013
After keeping mum on the contents of the letter that Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbot sent to Jakarta, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono broke his silence on Tuesday and publicly disclosed what Mr Abbott wrote.
Vittorio Hernandez
Nov 27, 2013
Prime Minister Tony Abbott's satisfaction rating has declined in the recent Newspoll survey with personal support falling from 46 per cent to 44 per cent. In contrast, Australia Labour Party and Opposition leader Bill Shorten rose to 33 per cent. According to survey, Labour's primary vote has also increased from 32 to 35 per cent while support for the Coalition dropped to 43 per cent from 45 per cent. The Coalition leads Labour 52 per cent to 48 per cent as the preferred party.
Reissa Su
Nov 26, 2013
If New Zealand has the notorious group Roast Busters, their counterpart in Australia is the Knights of the Jedi Council, made up of 17 soldiers who allegedly spread through the Internet images of unsuspecting naked women and then challenge members of the council to have sex with these females.
Vittorio Hernandez
Nov 26, 2013
Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar has held up well overnight despite some USD strength.
Christine Gaylican
Nov 26, 2013
The already high-tech Australian passport - which features facial recognition technology since 2005 - would be brought to another higher level in the future with the inclusion of voice recognition and eye scanning technologies.
Vittorio Hernandez
Nov 26, 2013
An Indonesian international law expert warned on Monday that if the letter of Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott would not satisfy Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the next step in the worsening diplomatic crisis between the two nations could be Jakarta expelling Aussie diplomats.
Vittorio Hernandez
Nov 26, 2013
