Edited by Nelly Tawil The Senate rejected a piece of government legislation for a second time on Monday, giving Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull the opportunity to call for a double dissolution election. Australia’s constitution allows an early election to be called when the Senate prevents a piece of legislation that has been passed by the lower house, the House of ...

Edited by Nelly T. In an effort to protect their tactics and methodology from scrutiny, NSW police have backed down on an attempt to have all their evidence heard in private at the Sydney siege inquest. However after discussing with legal teams representing the victims’ families and the media, they have conceded to only part of it being heard privately. ...

  Edited by Nelly T. The White House reported President Obama called his Russian counterpart to urge him to use his nations influence with the Assad regime to stop fighting in both Syria and Ukraine from escalating. Josh Earnest, White House Press Secretary said the American President called to “make the case to President Putin that he should use his ...

Edited by Nelly T.   In a rare interview in Pyongyang a North Korean Official said Republican frontrunner Donald Trump’s remarks are “absurd and illogical.”   Trump recently suggested during an interview that the U.S. military should withdraw from key allies South Korea and Japan and instead arm themselves with nuclear weapons.   “North Korea has nukes. Japan has a ...

  Edited by Nelly T. Parliament begins a special sitting today highlighting Malcolm Turnbull’s large gamble, the action comes as opinion polls show the coalition is either behind or neck-and-neck with Labor. The Australian newspaper published a newspoll today showing Labor maintaining its lead over Coalition 51 to 49 per cent after preferences. Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove has opened a ...

Edited by Nelly T. A rebel shelling targeted Syria’s largest city this weekend killing ten children, the U.N. had warned of “desperate” condition inside a war-ravaged Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus. Despite the enduring peace negotiations the unsteady cease-fire that was put in place has unraveled in the north where violence highlights the fragility of the situation. On Sunday a ...

WRITTEN BY KALAHAN DENG A South African President Jacob Zuma survived impeachment from the office due to his involvement in corruption of the nation’s wealth for his houses, wives, family members, and friends.He promised thousands of the African national Congress Party members (ANC) who were gathering at the Nelson Mandela’s Bay (Stadium) that he will fight corruption and provide housing, ...

WRITTEN BY KALAHAN DENG Just imagine a baby teaching an adult how to walk or talk. This is what we can see here between President Obama and basketball star Stephen Curry. In fact, President Obama is promoting a program called my Brother’s Keeper; in this video, President Obama is teaching Curry how to position himself and  his right arm before ...

WRITTEN BY KALAHAN DENG What kind of a man that shots and kills a fire-fighter, a doctor, a teacher,or a paramedic who responses in order to safe someone’s life? But what is going on with gun violence in America is beyond our comprehension at this juncture. A fire-fighter was shot dead and a second one seriously injured while responding to a ...

EDITED BY KALAHAN DENG Heavy rains were expected through Sunday after Japan’s Kyushu region was struck by twin earthquakes, hampering the search for survivors and forcing nervous residents into crowded evacuation centres. At least 32 people have died in the latest Kyushu earthquake, according to Kumamoto Prefecture’s disaster management office. The magnitude-7.0 quake hit early Saturday. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ...