Tag: Australia in world news

Bodies found in burned out van likely those of two Australians missing in Mexico.

Foreign minister urges Australians in Paris to stay put as state of emergency declared and French borders closed in wake or terrorist attacks.

Following the latest US college shooting spree, a frustrated President Obama says effective gun laws are possible, sighting Australia and the UK as examples.

OPINION: Change of heart: a refugee policy we can all applaud. Now, what are you doing USA and Britain?

An Australian Twitter user and ISIS supporter, who encouraged the attack on the Prophet Mohammed cartoon contest in Garland, Texas has posted a guide to the Islamic State and threatened celebrated Australian cartoonist, Larry Pickering.

Security and traffic cameras around Kathmandu reveal the moments of panic and devastation when the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal.

Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran shot dead for role in Bali 9 drugs trafficking, despite mercy pleas and vigils.

Final hours are “torture” for families of Bali 9 death-row prisoners Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran.

Julie Bishop says 1,150 Australians listed as missing after the Nepal earthquake have been accounted for. She has offered flights out of the country to all Australian survivors.

It's not always such a great feeling being top in the world. This Deutsche Bank PPP report just goes to show how expensive Australia is.

"We are still looking for a good day in the month of April for carrying out the executions," say authorities.

It has been confirmed that two Australians are among the 150 victims of the plane crash in the French Alps.

Heartbreaking footage from cyclone ravaged Vanuatu, filmed with a drone. International aid effort underway as disease and lack of food and water become a serious threat.

Ireland’s prime minister takes issue with Abbott’s ‘patronising’ St Patrick’s Day video greeting.

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As the Bali Nine pair were being transported to the place where they will likely face a firing squad, one of their jailers was caught smiling in photos with them.

Bali Nine duo will be transferred to Nusakambanganon on Wednesday where they will face death by firing squad. 10 felons will be executed by 120 members of a combined firing squad, 12 for each victim.

Plans approved to send 300 Australian military personnel to train Iraqi forces in the fight against Islamic State.

Preparations for the Bali Nine drug smugglers facing death by firing squad are almost ready and the commitment to carry the executions through is final, says Indonesia’s attorney-general.

Former Australian prime minister is one of Wikipedia’s most contentious figures.

Millions of mobile phone SIM cards may have been compromised by joint NSA/GCHQ hack, Snowden documents reveal.

Could Sting and an assortment of other musicians and bands like Napalm Death persuade rock music fan President Joko Widodo to spare the lives of Bali Nine pair, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran?

Diplomatic war of words heats up over pending Bali Nine executions.

Convicted Australian heroin smugglers are to be relocated from their Bail prison ahead of their ordered execution by firing squad.

In his latest video rant, Russell Brand lines up Tony Abbott and Rupert Murdoch for a verbal lashing.

A campaigner for the two Australians facing death by firing squad in Indonesia says a Triple J survey helped scupper their latest, and probably last chance, appeal.

Australian journalist Peter Greste’s family are overjoyed at his release but say fight is not over until his colleagues are also free.

Snowden documents suggest Australian Signals Directorate was involved in the creation of super sophisticated cyber-weapons platform, Regin.

Australian prisoners closer to firing squad after Indonesian president rejects clemency appeal.

The woman who Australian golfer Robert Allenby claims found him after he was kidnapped has given a different account of events.

Virginia Roberts alleges she was Prince Andrew's teen "sex slave" before she fled to Australia in 2002 and started a new life. Buckingham Palace has denied the claims.

A pair of Australians are among the 427 passengers saved from the ferry which caught fire while sailing the Adriatic Sea.

An Indonesian studying in Melbourne was listed among the passengers aboard flight QZ8501.

"I'm not saying there aren't a lot of dangerous people out there, I'm saying a lot of those people are in government," says Russell Brand, in his video blog about the Sydney siege.

A Sydney mother could be hanged if found guilty of carrying 1.5kg of meth at Kuala Lumpur airport.

Australia drops a staggering 21 places on Climate Change Performance Index due to Abbott government policies, states a new report.

Kalynda Davis's world came crashing down when she was charged in China with possessing 36kg of crystal methamphetamine. She has made it home to Australia but her Tinder partner remains behind and could face death by firing squad if found guilty.

Aussies travelling abroad are becoming "serial pests" to Australian embassies and consulates by asking for the strangest things. The government is clamping down.

Australian foreign minister, Julie Bishop, warns UN Security Council that tech savvy terrorists are a global threat.

The Brisbane G20 was a drama packed episode of boatfronts, backhanders, beers and koala bear diplomacy.

British PM David Cameron has delivered a speech to Australia’s parliament, noting the two nations’ shared history and the need to defend shared principles, highlighting trade and the struggle against Islamic extremism.

Deployment of Russian ships near Australia ahead of G20 summit labelled a distracting “stunt” by Bill Shorten.

UN told healthcare provided to asylum seekers is comparable to what is available in Australia and that “all but a few children will be out of detention” within months.

During the traditional APEC ‘silly shirts’ family photo, Abbott and Putin appeared to avoid direct eye contact, despite standing barely a metre apart.

Following APEC meeting with Tony Abbott, US president says he is asking all partner nations to review their commitment to the evolving campaign against Isis.

Charge against AC/DC musician of conspiring to murder dropped in dramatic about-face by NZ police.

Phil Rudd, the drummer for legendary Australian rock band AC/DC, has been charged by NZ police for attempting to procure a murder and possession of drugs.

The Australian government will be sending aid staff to help battle the Ebola virus is Africa, after gaining assurances from the UK.

Abdullah Elmir, the Australian boy who featured in an Islamic State clip threatening Western nations, has appeared in another jihadist propaganda video.

Australian tourist Paul Goudie is recovering in a Thailand hospital following an unprovoked tiger attack.