POLITICS & POLICY

Women empowerment, it seems, is slowly getting powerful in Saudi Arabia so much that Abdullah Mohamed al-Dawood, a self-help writer and cleric, had to create a hashtag in Twitter to spur a campaign against its women. But it was not simple tweet. He specifically wanted Saudi men to molest working women.

Labor says the deal made between major parties regarding electoral funding is not going as expected. Coalition backbenchers told ABC that some members of the party are not happy about the electoral deal – measures are not going smoothly.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar remains steady above USD 0.9600 this morning after a very volatile day yesterday and then an offshore session in which financial markets showed genuine skittishness as only they can at times.

Prime Minister Gillard came to the government’s defense following the discovery of funding records for Australia’s intelligence agencies. Four Corners previously reported that the cyber attack launched by Chinese hackers also targeted ASIO.

France blacklisted a total of 17 countries over alleged Foreign Aid Fraud

Despite piles of incriminating evidence, including a checklist and a timeline for the attacks, the mother of 17-year-old Grant Alan Acord who planned to stage a bomb attack on his school said the youth is mentally sick.

3D printer makers have facilitated the creation of the printed gun, printed bullet, even a 3D printed tracheal splint to help save a baby's life. It has been reported that an Austin company wants to manufacture 3D pizzas for astronauts. Then comes in the U.S. Navy which is mulling to turn city-sized aircraft carriers into mobile factories through the aid of 3D Printing. With the do-it-yourself mentality hype that accompanies 3D printing, it won't be a surprise that the simple technology wo...

After about 23 years, Italian Mafia’s big bosses and Italian officials faced trial for conspiracy

Top ranking Catholic official Cardinal George Pell faced the Victorian Parliament yesterday afternoon to answer sexual child abuse queries. The cardinal admitted to the committee that the Church indeed tried covering up the scandal and that members of the clergy were involved.

The problem with this government is that it takes an eternity for it to act on crucial law enforcement laws, Michelle Roberts, Australian State Opposition's police spokeswoman, ranted on Tuesday.

Lesbian lovers, Rehana Kausar and Sobia Kamar defied Muslim religion as they exchange their vows in a registry office in London

The Google Inc.'s executive top brass has finally commented on the recent spate of calls that the company has had from UK's tax officials. The edgy-criticism came from Google Inc.'s executive chairman Eric Schmidt who is commonly recognized for his snappy 'don't be evil' phrases.

Planets Jupiter, Mercury and Venus are currently performing their exceptional dance in the night sky and they will carry on for the rest of the week. Captured images of the 2013 Dance of the Planets are now being shared on the social networking site Twitter for online viewers to see.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar has opened almost unchanged this morning after a quiet offshore session overnight.

The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) has accused China of stealing the blueprints of the agency's new headquarters in Canberra. The blueprints, which contain highly confidential and sensitive information on the new ASIO base, were reportedly stolen from a contractor involved with the project.

He was supposed to take care of the elderly and infantile, but the reversed happened almost two years ago. Nurse Roger Kingsley Dean, who initially said the blaze that gutted down Quakers Hill nursing home in Sydney was an accident, on Monday pleaded guilty to the murder of 11 elderly people.

A 17-year-old American from Oregon is facing charges of attempted murder for planning to stage a bomb attack in his school, the West Albany High School.

Development of renewable energy has come in a standstill as Australia waits for September election results

Sydney Archbishop George Pell will be facing the Vatican parliamentary today on child abuse sex inquiry. Victorian Premier Denis Napthine says the archbishop should be honest to the committee. Archbishop Pell should be apologetic and frank, Napthine added.

A Commander of a battalion faces investigation on his alleged sexual misconduct.

While the world is fascinated with the merits of 3D printing which gave way to the concept of the 3D printed gun and the 3D printed bullet, global crime and violence experts are in a frenzy how to spot the potential terrorism menace that could go with it.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar has opened slightly weaker this morning after a reasonably uneventful offshore session on Friday night.

Tony Abbott is gunning for Australia’s next Prime Minister Position and former Federal Treasurer Peter Costello believes he can win. Abbott faces stiff competition from current PM Julia Gillard but Costello thinks otherwise – even if Abbott strips naked Costello believes he can win.

The Australian government has announced a $141 million dollar aid to the Philippines for fiscal year 2013-2014 to fund basic services, education reform, public-private partnerships and community-based programs on climate change and conflict.

The terrorist scare has gone up the scale for the last several years. From the Boston Marathon bombing to Woolwich killing and other suicide bomb incidents, terrorism is a primary concern for many governments. In its bid to curtail and prevent terrorism and related attacks, the Australian Government publication released a new list of readily available ingredients and chemicals that can be used for improvised explosives.

Police officials in the state of New South Wales have personally downloaded, created and experimented with the 3D-printed gun "The Liberator" and found the plastic gun will hit both target and owner.

Venezuela is running out of toilet paper supply and this has become a major economic debate

Apart from the two madmen who went berserk on Wednesday afternoon, local police have arrested a man and a woman on suspicion of conspiracy to murder 25-year-old British soldier, Lee Rigby.

2013 Report from Amnesty International points out that the world is no more a safe place for immigrants