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Some people complained that the school childrens hijabs were â€œmaking them feel uncomfortable.

Hijab-clad Australian girls forced to leave expo

The schoolgirls were attending the career expo at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre (PCEC) last week.

6 Jun 2017 1:33 AM IST

Police said it appeared the man in the foyer was shot dead and specialist police were now attempting to negotiate with a man in one of the apartments. (Photo: AP)

Australia police launches operation to rescue woman hostage

According to reports, the police operation was launched at the Bay Street apartment in Brighton following reports of an...

5 Jun 2017 3:16 PM IST

Minutes after she delivered her son in the bathroom of the Kakatiya Hospital at Gachibowli, a 22-year-old woman drowned the baby in a bucket of water.

Australian couple arrested after 2-yr-old succumbs to burn injuries...

Emergency services were alerted on Thursday when Maddilyn had a cardiac arrest.

5 Jun 2017 2:57 PM IST

US President Donald Trump

Trump wants to 'stay engaged' on climate: Rex Tillerson

Trump's decision, which has been roundly denounced was based on his belief that it 'did not serve the American people',...

5 Jun 2017 12:51 PM IST

The airlines has signed up to a new system to track its planes minute-by-minute, three years after the unexplained disappearance of one of its aircraft carrying 239 people, the providers of the satellite-based system said in a statement.

Lankan with fake bomb was mentally ill'

The crew gave them seatbelts to hog-tie him before the plane made an emergency landing at Melbourne airport.

2 Jun 2017 1:54 AM IST

A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane sits on tarmac at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia. (Photo: AP)

Malaysian Airlines jet returns to Melbourne after bomb scare

A 25-year-old Sri Lankan man attempted to enter the cockpit clutching an electronic device and created panic among...

1 Jun 2017 10:51 AM IST

Following the death of a 32-year-old manual scavenger at a manhole in Mogappair, Chennai Metro Water called off the non-emergency sewage related works for a week. (Representational image)

Australian girl on holiday to see sick grandfather killed

More than 27 others were killed, Australian official Frances Adamson said.

1 Jun 2017 1:29 AM IST

Naval warships, aircraft carriers and submarines from the U.S., India and Japan are conducting joint military exercises off Indias east coast. (Photo: AP)

Wary of China backlash, India rejects Australia's request to join...

India's ties with Beijing have soured over a territorial dispute in the Himalayas and China's military support of...

31 May 2017 1:11 PM IST

Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said, in 2016, almost 800 registered child sex offenders travelled overseas from Australia. (Photo: AFP)

Australia to cancel passports for convicted paedophiles; hailed as...

The move follows recent high-profile cases of child abuse overseas including 1 where 11 Indonesian girls were sexually...

30 May 2017 3:22 PM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: AP)

Russia's Vladimir Putin bigger threat than ISIS: US senator

Republican John McCain said Russia's alleged meddling in elections was a danger to democracy.

30 May 2017 8:15 AM IST

Terry Selwood, 73, said the 2.7m shark landed in the boat and grazed him.

Shark leaps into boat, lands on man

Mr Selwood sprung up on the gunnel at the bow of the boat to avoid the thrashing shark.

30 May 2017 4:29 AM IST

A great white shark leapt into Australian fisherman Terry Selwoods boat. (Photo: AFP)

Great white shark jumps into Australian fisherman's boat

Terry Selwood, 73, was enjoying some quiet time on the water off Evans Head in northern New South Wales state.

29 May 2017 11:38 AM IST