Home » World » Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand - Page 34

President Ram Nath Kovind and First Lady Savita Kovind unveil a statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Jubilee Park in the town of Parramatta, in Sydney on Thursday, November 22, 2018. Mayor of Parramatta, Andrew Wilson, and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison are also seen. (Photo: PTI)

President Kovind unveils statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Sydney

Statue designed by Indian sculptors was presented to President Kovind by Mayor of Parramatta in presence of Australian...

22 Nov 2018 2:30 PM IST

Local media showed footage of a large man slashing wildly at police officers before being shot. (Photo: Screengrab | @fayfayang)

1 dead in Melbourne stabbing; accused attacked cops before being shot

Police have also urged the public to avoid the Street after witnesses describe a car bursting into flames.

9 Nov 2018 12:31 PM IST

Mining giant BHP, which owns the four-locomotive train, decided to derail before it reached the town of Port Hedland near its Western Australia Pilbara site, and flicked the points. (Photo: AFP)

Runaway mining train travels 90 kilometres without driver in Australia

The 268-wagon train began its solo journey when the driver got down to carry out inspection, and was soon moving at up...

7 Nov 2018 11:47 AM IST

The unnamed man will appear in court next month, police said, after he was accused of assaulting the fellow resident at a care facility in the citys eastern suburbs. (Representational | File)

102-year-old man charged with indecent assault in Australia

Police declined to give details of alleged crime but said the incident took place around lunchtime on Tuesday and was...

24 Oct 2018 11:19 AM IST

A person from Sikh faith praying (Photo: AP)

Sikh council nominee racially targeted in Australia

Sunny Singh, a Port Augusta City Council nominee, said social media video targeting his race is first time he has...

23 Oct 2018 11:22 AM IST

Scott Morrison will be Australias new Prime Minister. (Photo: AP)

Australia's PM sorry for sex victims

The formal apology followed a national investigation into institutional sexual abuse in Australia, which spanned five...

23 Oct 2018 2:39 AM IST

Air Niugini said Friday it had been informed that the weather was very poor with heavy rain and reduced visibility at the time of incident. (Photo: AFP)

Body found inside plane days after crash landing in Pacific lagoon

Air Niugini Boeing 737-800 was attempting to land at Weno airport on Friday morning but fell short of runway and...

2 Oct 2018 12:13 PM IST

all 36 passengers and 11 crew were safe and no serious injuries were reported, although they were taken to hospital for check-ups. (Photo: AFP)

Plane overshoots runway, ditched in lagoon on remote Micronesian...

The Air Niugini plane was attempting to land at Weno airport and ended up in Chuuk lagoon, local media reported.

28 Sept 2018 9:32 AM IST

Morrison called on parliament to quickly raise the maximum sentence for such deliberate food contamination from ten to 15 years behind bars. (Photo: AFP)

Sabotaging strawberries is equal to terrorism: Australia PM

Urging Australians to make a strawberry pavlova this weekend to help struggling farmers, PM demanded a change in law to...

19 Sept 2018 1:56 PM IST

Forensic police (C) and other officials remove a dead body from the crime site in the suburb of Australias western city of Perth on September 10, 2018. (Photo: AFP)

24-yr-old man kills wife, toddler children, mother-in-law' in...

Anthony Robert Harvey walked into a police station in Western Australia a week after the deaths.

10 Sept 2018 3:41 PM IST

New South Wales police Detective Superintendent Mick Sheehy told reporters the man was believed to be acting on his own and there was no ongoing threat to the community.

Sri Lankan linked to Islamic State terror plot in Oz

He appeared at the Waverley Local Court Friday and was denied bail.

1 Sept 2018 1:58 AM IST

Australias incoming Prime Minister Scott Morrison with his wife Jenny Morrison and daughters Abbey and Lily at the oath-taking ceremony in Canberra on Friday. (Photo: AFP)

Scott Morrison ousts Turnbull as Australia's PM

Liberal Party backlash leads to seventh Premier in 11 years.

25 Aug 2018 2:41 AM IST