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Australias most notorious serial killer Ivan Milat, whose murder of seven young backpackers in the 1990s terrified the country, has died in hospital, officials said Sunday. (Photo: AP)

Australian backpacker killer Ivan Milat, sentenced for life, dies in...

Milat was serving consecutive life sentences for the brutal killing spree which took place near Sydney between 1989 and...

27 Oct 2019 1:16 PM IST

A permanent ban on scaling Uluru -- also known as Ayers Rock -- comes into place Saturday in line with the long-held wishes of the traditional Aboriginal owners of the land, the Anangu. (Photo: File)

Hundreds visit to Australiaâ€™s Uluru for last ever climb atop the...

Saturday marks 34 years since that the parkâ€™s title was handed back to the traditional owners.

25 Oct 2019 2:31 PM IST

$â€˜Historic momentâ€™: World\s longest flight arrives in Sydney from New York$ World

â€˜Historic momentâ€™: World-'s longest flight arrives in Sydney from...

The four pilots on board -- who rotated between flying duties -- also wore devices that tracked their brain waves and...

21 Oct 2019 2:34 PM IST

Australian papers black out front pages in protest against media restrictions

Australian papers black out front pages in protest against media...

PM Morrison said his government would -'always believe in freedom of press-', but also insisted that journalists were...

21 Oct 2019 9:42 AM IST

$Australian PM\s office accidentally sends confidential document to journalists$ World

Australian PM-'s office accidentally sends confidential document to...

While Prime Minister Scott Morrison is yet to comment on the matter, Attorney-General Christian Porter downplayed the...

14 Oct 2019 12:54 PM IST

Australia rejects UN call to release Tamil family held at Christmas Island

Australia rejects UN call to release Tamil family held at Christmas...

A Federal Court judge ruled last month there was enough evidence for the toddlerâ€™s case to go to trial, though a date...

5 Oct 2019 2:54 PM IST

Australian couple charged with spying in Iran released after 3 months

Australian couple charged with spying in Iran released after 3 months

She was pregnant when she was arrested in 2017 in Australia where she was a legal resident.

5 Oct 2019 1:07 PM IST

New Zealand Asics store apologises over porn played on big screens

New Zealand Asics store apologises over porn played on big screens

Pornography played on retailer-'s outdoor screens for up to 9 hrs -- until staff arrived at shop around 10 am on Sunday...

30 Sept 2019 1:24 PM IST

Human bodies move for over a year after death, find Australian scientists

Human bodies move for over a year after death, find Australian...

After studying and photographing movements of a corpse over 17-months, Alyson Wilson said that she found humans don-'t...

13 Sept 2019 2:47 PM IST

Giant, angry seal helps Australian cops to bust international drug ring. Find out how

Giant, angry seal helps Australian cops to bust international drug...

Officers discovered an estimated USD 688,000 of illicit drugs hidden on the island.

13 Sept 2019 2:29 PM IST

$Mistakes were made: NZ PM apologises for party\s handling of sexual assault claim$ World

Mistakes were made: NZ PM apologises for party-'s handling of sexual...

The 19-year-old woman alleges the staffer sexually assaulted her at his home in February last year.

11 Sept 2019 12:17 PM IST

â€˜Worldâ€™s most pleasant cityâ€™ Vienna best place to live: Global survey

â€˜Worldâ€™s most pleasant cityâ€™ Vienna best place to live: Global...

Japanâ€™s Osaka was fourth, followed by three Canadian cities - Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto.

4 Sept 2019 8:42 AM IST