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'Scared' Muslims avoid Christchurch mosques
AFP, Published on 12/04/2019
» CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand: Four weeks on from the New Zealand mosques massacre, the Christchurch Muslim community was struggling to get worshippers to overcome their fears and return to Friday prayers.
Cheers, emotions as Australia and New Zealand mark WWI armistice centenary
AFP, Published on 11/11/2018
» SYDNEY - Australia and New Zealand launched global commemorations Sunday to mark the centenary of the end of World War I, combining a "roaring chorus" of peace and hope with sombre ceremonies to remember the more than 80,000 of their nationals who died in the carnage of the trenches on the other side of the world.
Pacific and China on agenda as Macron arrives in Australia
AFP, Published on 01/05/2018
» SYDNEY - Emmanuel Macron arrived in Australia Tuesday on a rare visit by a French president with the two sides expected to agree on greater cooperation in the Pacific to counter a rising China.
Anzac Day success
News, Postbag, Published on 05/05/2017
» I would like to express my gratitude to the various volunteer, government, veteran and corporate organisations that contributed to a hugely successful and well-run event to commemorate Anzac Day 2017 at Kanchanaburi War Cemetery.
Teen jailed in Australia for beheading terror plot
AFP, Published on 05/09/2016
» MELBOURNE - A teenager who plotted to run down and behead a police officer in an Anzac Day terrorist attack in Australia after being "corrupted by lunatic clerics" was on Monday sentenced to 10 years in jail.
Australian 'kangaroo bomb' teen pleads guilty
AFP, Published on 30/06/2016
» SYDNEY - An Australian teenager accused of discussing packing a kangaroo with explosives and setting it loose on police is facing life behind bars after pleading guilty Thursday to planning a terrorist act.
Teen charged with terror offences in Australia
AFP, Published on 15/06/2016
» SYDNEY - A teenager was on Wednesday charged with preparing for or planning a terrorist attack after authorities were alerted by social media posts.
Recover the money
News, Postbag, Published on 04/06/2016
» Can someone explain why Klongchan Credit Union members, who lost 12 billion baht, are not officially represented by the justice system? The Justice Minister (BP, May 31) is correct in saying that they appear to have been forgotten.
Man arrested over Australia 'terror' plot
AFP, Published on 26/05/2016
» SYDNEY - A Sydney-based man was arrested on Thursday on charges of planning a terrorist attack in Australia, which reportedly involved targeting a naval base close to the capital's famous opera house, police said.
Teen arrested over alleged Sydney terror plot
AFP, Published on 17/05/2016
» SYDNEY - An 18-year-old man was arrested in Sydney on Tuesday over an alleged "imminent" terror plot, as police raided properties in Melbourne in a separate counter-terrorism operation, officials said.