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Melbourne attacker, a Daesh sympathizer: Aussie Police
Nov 10, 2018 09:33Australian police say an attacker, who stabbed a man to death in a busy street in Melbourne, was “inspired” by Daesh but had no direct links to the Takfiri terrorist group.
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Australian opposition leader resigns amid harassment allegations
Nov 08, 2018 09:27The leader of the opposition in Australia’s most populous state resigned on Thursday after he was embroiled in a #MeToo row when a female reporter released a statement detailing alleged inappropriate behavior.
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Australians demand refugees held on Nauru, Manus be brought to country
Oct 27, 2018 09:52Thousands of people have taken to the streets in the Australian cities of Sydney and Melbourne in protest at the government’s anti-refugee policy, demanding asylum seekers, held in squalid camps on remote islands of Manus and Nauru, be brought to the country.
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Australian pilgrim joins Arba’een March, the greatest journey of love
Oct 26, 2018 10:08TEHRAN (FNA)- The holy city of Karbala in Iraq is the center of the proceedings which many pilgrims travel miles on foot to reach. Almost 17 to 20 million pilgrims usually attend Arba’een ritual there, including about three million foreigners.
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Australia slaps sanctions on Myanmar officers over Rohingya
Oct 23, 2018 08:23The Australian government has announced sanctions against five military officers in Myanmar who are accused of leading brutal atrocities against minority Rohingya Muslims in the Southeast Asian country.
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Australian PM offers rare apology to victims of child sex abuse
Oct 22, 2018 09:51Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has apologized to survivors of child sex abuse for the state’s failure to protect them after a five-year government inquiry found thousands of sexual crimes against children, most of them committed in once well-trusted institutions.
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Indonesia warns Australia against repercussions of anticipated embassy move in Occupied Palestine
Oct 19, 2018 09:52Indonesia has warned Australia against moving its diplomatic mission to al-Quds after Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison suggested a possible embassy transfer earlier this week.
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UN calls on Australia to evacuate offshore refugee facilities
Oct 13, 2018 10:58The United Nations has called on Australia to immediately evacuate refugees and asylum seekers stranded on the Pacific islands of Nauru and Papua New Guinea to prevent an unfolding health crisis.
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Refugees in ‘absolutely devastating’ conditions in Nauru
Oct 11, 2018 09:59International medical charity Doctors without Borders has described as “absolutely devastating” the mental health conditions of the refugees detained indefinitely by the Australian government on the tiny Pacific island of Nauru.
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Alipour wins gold at Climbing World Championships
Sep 16, 2018 01:22Iranian speed climber Reza Alipour has claimed the Gold Medal at the IFSC Climbing World Championships in Austria.