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A massive blackout left more than 44 million people without electricity in Argentina and Uruguay yesterday after an unexplained failure in the neighboring countries’ interconnected power grid. Authorities were working frantically to restore power but only about a half a million in Argentina had electricity back. Argentina’s power grid is …

By SJA Jafri + ABC News CANBERRA: Expect to hear more noise from the crossbench when Parliament resumes, as pressure ramps up on the Federal Government to resettle refugees currently on Manus Island and Nauru. Just over 530 people have already been sent to the United States under the resettlement deal, …

Chosen by SJA Jafri MELBOURNE/ CHRISTCHURCH: At the age of 45, Christchurch widow Ambreen Naeem is learning to drive. Once a week she meets with an instructor and volunteer from The Salvation Army for a free lesson on the quiet suburban streets of Christchurch. Her husband Naeem Rashid and eldest …

By SJA Jafri MELBOURNE/ CHRISTCHURCH: At the age of 45, Christchurch widow Ambreen Naeem is learning to drive. Once a week she meets with an instructor and volunteer from The Salvation Army for a free lesson on the quiet suburban streets of Christchurch. Her husband Naeem Rashid and eldest son …

By SJA Jafri (Bureau Chief Australia) MELBOURNE/ CHRISTCHURCH: Brenton Tarrant, the Australian ‘white terrorist’ charged over the Christchurch mosque killings, has pleaded not guilty to 51 charges of murder. In a hearing at the High Court in Christchurch, Tarrant also pleaded not guilty via his lawyer to 40 charges of attempted …

By SJA Jafri + Agencies MELBOURNE/LONDON: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain has been released on bail in London. Altaf Hussain was arrested from his London residence on Tuesday morning and kept at the police station overnight. According to reports published in Pakistani ‘local media’ and on-aired by …

By SJA Jafri + Agencies MELBOURNE/ LONDON: “A man has today, Tuesday, 11 June, been arrested in connection with an investigation into a number of speeches made by an individual associated with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in Pakistan,” read a statement by London’s Metropolitan Police, which did not name …

By SJA Jafri + Agencies MELBOURNE/ ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has arrested former President of Pakistan; Asif Ali Zardari after Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday rejected Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur’s bail application in mega money laundering case. Pakistan People Party (PPP) Co-Chairman was taken into custody …

By SJA Jafri MELBOURNE/ NEW DELHI: Massive protests, sit-ins and rallies plans have been finalized against the world worst inexpiable crime of Aal-e-Saud (Saudi Rulers) over the destruction of Jannat-al-Baqi in-front of Saudi embassies, high commissions and consulates across the globe, Press Media of India (PMI) reported. According to the …