A man went on a stabbing rampage in downtown Sydney on Tuesday, killing one woman and wounding another before he was restrained by members of the public, police said, adding they were not treating it as a terrorist incident. The 21-year-old man, who police did not name, was carrying a knife and a computer thumb… Read More One dead as man goes on stabbing rampage in Sydney
Hackers broke into the systems of more than a dozen global telecom firms and stole huge amounts of data in a seven-year spying campaign, researchers from a cyber security company said, identifying links to previous Chinese cyber-espionage activities. Investigators at U.S.-Israeli cyber firm Cybereason said on Tuesday the attackers compromised companies in more than 30… Read More Hackers steal data from systems of over a dozen global telecom companies
Two light aircraft collided mid-air on their final approach at a regional aerodrome in New Zealand on Sunday killing both pilots, police said. Four parachutists on board of one of the planes had jumped shortly before it crashed with the other plane, a training aircraft. A helicopter, also preparing to land, managed to avoid the… Read More Two dead following mid-air collision of two light planes in New Zealand
An Australian man pleaded not guilty on Friday to 92 charges stemming from a massacre in two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch three months ago and will stand trial in May next year. A lone gunman armed with semi-automatic weapons attacked Muslims attending Friday prayers in Christchurch on New Zealand’s South Island… Read More Suspected Christchurch shooter pleads not guilty to all charges
Australian police raided the offices of the national broadcaster on Wednesday over allegations it had published classified material, the second raid on a media outlet in two days, prompting complaints of assaults on press freedom. The Australian Federal Police said its officers carried out a search warrant at the head office of the government-funded Australian… Read More Australian police raid offices of national broadcaster ABC
A gunman killed four people and wounded one in the Australian city of Darwin on Tuesday, authorities said, in one of the country’s most violent attacks in years. A suspect had been arrested, police said. “At this stage we do not believe this is terrorism related. This is one individual who has acted individually and,… Read More Four dead, one injured as gunman goes on rampage in Australian city of Darwin
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill announced his resignation on Sunday after seven years in the top job following weeks of high-level defections from the ruling party. “I am announcing today that I am stepping down as the Prime Minister of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea,” O’Neill said in an emailed statement.… Read More Papua New Guinea prime minister Peter O’Neill announces resignation
Bob Hawke, a transformative and charismatic left-wing lawmaker with a ‘larrikin’ streak who served as Australian prime minister from 1983 to 1991, died on Thursday aged 89, his family said. “Today we lost Bob Hawke, a great Australian – many would say the greatest Australian of the post-war era,” his wife and former biographer Blanche… Read More Former Australian PM Bob Hawke dies at 89
