A female civilian member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) filed on Thursday sexual harassment charges against Inspector Tim Shields, the attorney general of Canada and British Columbia's minister of justice.
Cyber espionage has become a hot subject for debate these days. All the countries deny spying yet at the same time accuse others of doing it. One man wants to put an end to this hypocrisy and wants honest international discussion on cyber espionage. According to itnews.com.au, the shadow communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull made these comments at a community forum on electronic privacy in Paddington last night.
After being holed up at a Moscow airport, Edward Snowden has received asylum papers from Russia. The former National Security Agency contractor thanked Russia for the asylum and criticized the U.S. for having no scruples in breaking international law concerning intelligence information.
Governments around the world are getting more and more panicky over perceived anti-government posts over at Twitter. And this panic, in return, has pressured the microblogging company to unfortunately release its users' very private informations.
Al-Qaeda is back in New Zealand and the U.S.
Hu Yixuan only wanted to help a distressed pregnant get safely to her home to the waiting arms of her husband. Little did she know that her kindheartedness would lead to her untimely death.
The federal government of Canada and state government of Ontario have been reported to have started the necessary steps to divest their remaining collective 10 per cent stake in General Motors Co. Both governments have started to approach investment banks that could help in their offloading plans.
Bell FX Currency Outlook The Australian Dollar has fallen to a fresh three-year low as strong US economic data raised the possibility the Federal Reserve will start winding down its economic stimulus program soon.
Treasurer Chris Bowen will announce the Federal Government’s levy, increase in tobacco excise and more help for the car industry
Political analysts responded to negative speculations with reassurances. Japan is not set to be an imperialist under Landslide Winner Prime Minister Shinzo Abe based on personality and political strategies.
John Kerry, the U.S. Secretary of State, arrived in Pakistan to talk with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. This is Mr Kerry's first time in Pakistan as the Secretary of State while Mr Nawaz was also only elected recently. Talks on economic issues and the tension-filled drone attacks are on the top of the agenda.
The Labor election campaign is getting a big boost following the appointment of Kevin Rudd's sons to the campaign team and the hiring of three ex-Obama staff. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has given both of his sons key election roles in a move that has raised eyebrows within the Australian Labor Party’s campaign team. After news of Mr. Rudd's intention of flying the U.S. President Barack Obama's campaign team to Australia broke out, the Coalition has immediately criticised the...
Sexy and titillating magazines Playboy and Penthouse apparently no longer sell at US military exchanges, that's why the Army and Air Force branches of the US Department of Defense have decided to ditch them off from the newsstands.
As per PM Kevin Rudd’s asylum seeker policy, the first boat from Christmas Islands arrived at PNG’s Manus Island
Chinese students beating the September deadline school of opening in Canada are in luck. Albeit a slow and torturous process, the Canadian embassy in China was reported to remain issuing student visas.
The Philippine legislature is set to propose a bill that would require residential owners and SMEs (small and medium enterprises) to insure their homes and structures against earthquakes.
Bell FX Currency Outlook The Australian Dollar has fallen below USD 0.9000 after good US economic data and a Federal Reserve announcement pulled the currency in opposite directions.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s youngest son joined the Australian Labor Party’s Digital campaign team.
Like pregnant asylum seekers in Australia who will still be sent to Manus Island in Papua New Guinea for processing despite the risk of exposure to malaria, gay asylum seekers would similarly not be spared from being resettled in the place now notoriously referred to as Rape Island.
Four days, that was how long Daniel Chong had to endure in jail before he was released, albeit no charges were set against him. Today, he receives $1m for each of the day he suffered, totaling $4M in damages.
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The Independent Commission Against Corruption have recommended criminal charges against two former high-profile ministers of the Australian Labor Party. In an explosive inquiry in Sydney going on for months now, the commission has found that Eddie Obeid, a former powerful minister in the New South Wales state and Ian Macdonald, former state resources minister, were guilty of corruption on a coal-mining deal.
Make or Break. People in Italy are on their toes awaiting the final verdict of its High Court on the long-running tax fraud case involving former prime minister and billionaire tycoon Silvio Berlusconi.
Who would have thought that reforming prisoners detained at the Guantanamo detention camp in Cuba, instead of a copy of the Quran, has been asking for copies of the scandalously wicked Fifty Shades of Grey series to while their time.
Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar tumbled more a one cent yesterday after remarks by RBA Governor Stevens on the inflation outlook for Australia and the scope for further reductions in the cash rate.
Even though Bill and Hillary Clinton had a very public sex scandal when the U.S. president then had a headline-hugging affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky, the former first couple rejects any comparison with Ms Clinton's former aide Huma Abedin and her husband, disgraced New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner.
Manufacturers of Russian vodkas stand to suffer potential losses after the global LGBT movement has unilaterally decided to ban the type of alcoholic drinks from gay bars in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin's crackdown against the sector in his home country.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) officially released the dazzling image of the 2013 Comet ISON that Hubble Space Telescope was able to capture last April 30, 2013. The image shows Comet ISON speeding its way close to planet Earth with a visible tail and spectacular background.
Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar is trading lower this morning as the market plays it safe ahead of the US Federal Reserve meeting later this week.
New Zealand Defence Force officials are now denying responsibility for accusations of spying and calling journalist subversive.
