australia
Freed British-Australian academic was detained in Iran due to Israeli partner: media
Middle East
November 27, 2020
Freed British-Australian academic was detained in Iran due to Israeli partner: media
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A British-Australian academic who was freed from Iranian jail on Thursday was detained in 2018 on espionage…
Qatar: Police face 3-year sentences over invasive searches
Middle East
November 24, 2020
Qatar: Police face 3-year sentences over invasive searches
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Prosecutors in Qatar said Monday that the airport police officers who ordered forced vaginal…
Australia defense chief pledges changes after damning Afghanistan report
Middle East
November 22, 2020
Australia defense chief pledges changes after damning Afghanistan report
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s top military official said on Sunday the country’s defence force must ‘own’ a recent report on…
Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed Afghans – report
Middle East
November 19, 2020
Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed Afghans – report
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed prisoners and civilians in Afghanistan, with senior commandos reportedly forcing…
Australian media on trial for breaching order in Pell case
World
November 9, 2020
Australian media on trial for breaching order in Pell case
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — High-profile Australian journalists and large media organizations went on trial on Monday on charges that they…
Qatar: Officials behind women exams referred to prosecutors
Middle East
October 30, 2020
Qatar: Officials behind women exams referred to prosecutors
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar said Friday it referred officials at its international airport to prosecutors for possible…
Qatar apologizes, investigates forced airport examinations
Middle East
October 28, 2020
Qatar apologizes, investigates forced airport examinations
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar apologized Wednesday after authorities forcibly examined female passengers from a Qatar Airways flight…
Australia protests Qatar airport’s exams of women passengers
Middle East
October 26, 2020
Australia protests Qatar airport’s exams of women passengers
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia on Monday condemned Qatar authorities’ treatment of female passengers on a flight to Sydney who…
US, Australia, India, Japan discuss China’s growing power
World
October 6, 2020
US, Australia, India, Japan discuss China’s growing power
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday at a meeting with the US and other diplomats…
Church says Cardinal Pell returning to Vatican in crisis
World
September 28, 2020
Church says Cardinal Pell returning to Vatican in crisis
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Cardinal George Pell, Pope Francis’ former finance minister, will soon return to the Vatican during an…