International

By SJA Jafri  (Courtesy Messenger) SYDNEY: Actor Geoffrey Rush has been awarded $2.9 million after winning his high-profile defamation case against a Sydney newspaper publisher. Justice Michael Wigney in April found the Daily Telegraph’s publisher, Nationwide News, and journalist Jonathon Moran were reckless regarding the truth when they reported Rush …

By SJA Jafri (Courtesy Messenger) BRISBANE: Another Messenger’s news has been proved hundred percent correct but neither the local authorities nor global organizations are ready to get in touch with Messenger as well as to consider its news respectively because of their worst traditional and biased attitude, discriminatory behavior and …

By SJA Jafri + Agencies MELBOURNE: It was the contents of a shipping container that revealed a horrific catalogue of sexual abuse a Melbourne man inflicted on 47 young boys in four countries. Boris Kunsevitsky filmed the abuse he inflicted on young boys, many of whom were living in impoverished slums …

By SJA Jafri MELBOURNE/ WELLINGTON: New Zealand police on Tuesday filed a terrorism charge against the man accused of killing 51 people at two Christchurch mosques. Australian Brenton Harrison Tarrant, 28, (who also known as ‘white terrorist’ globally) was already facing murder and attempted murder charges from the March 15 …

By SJA Jafri MELBOURNE/ MANCHESTER: Dozens of flights were delayed and cancelled at Manchester airport on Sunday because of refuelling problems. Up to 13,000 passengers were left frustrated after flights to Tenerife, Belfast and Milan were among the 86 cancelled, while others have been delayed by about three hours. It is believed that …

By SJA Jafri (Bureau Chief Australia) After a year when voters worldwide thumbed their noses at mainstream politics and the elite, a landmark annual survey has found trust in major institutions is eroding at a rapid rate and the effect is particularly pronounced here in Australia. The  Trust Barometer by …

By SJA Jafri RIYADH/ MELBOURNE: Tensions have risen sharply in the Gulf over the past week yet nearly as many questions have been raised as answered as to what exactly happened – and what could happen next. On Sunday morning, reports emerged that four ships “were subjected to sabotage operations” …

By SJA Jafri (Courtesy Messenger) CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: Labor Party’s leader Bill Shorten has conceded defeat in Federal Elections and called on party’s supporters to respect the election result, revealing he is standing down as leader of the party in the wake of its defeat. “I know that you’re all hurting …

By SJA Jafri MELBOURNE: The population with 125,000 of only Sikhs out of 552,000 Indians live in Australia has doubled than the presence of total 62,000 Pakistanis exist in Australia, while, on the other hand, the Sikhs ratio than Muslims not over 610,000 breathe in Australia has been exceeded 21 …

The Saudi-led coalition backing the Yemeni government today confirmed that its warplanes were bombing rebel targets following rebel drone attacks that closed a Saudi pipeline. A coalition official told news agency AFP that they have begun to launch air strikes targeting sites operated by the Houthi militia, including in Sanaa. …