A federal human rights act will encourage equality among Australians and begin the process of ending racism, writes Gerry Georgatos.RACISM AS A WORD is intertwined with discrimination and denialism. The presumption of the ludicrous word "race" is coi...

JAKARTA -- Landslides struck a traditional gold mine in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, killing six miners and leaving three others missing, a rescuer said on Tuesday. Six miners escaped the disaster, which took place before midnight on Monday...

Cachar (Assam) [India], September 27 (ANI): Assam Police said Tuesday they have rescued two baby orangutans, a rare wildlife species, in an operation against the smuggling of such animals. The rare species -- baby orangutans -- were found near the La...

JAKARTA, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Landslides struck a traditional gold mine in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, killing six miners and leaving three others missing, a rescuer said on Tuesday. Six miners escaped the disaster, which took place before...

New Delhi [India], September 27 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttler Prannoy HS has entered the top 15 of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Rankings after a gap of almost four years. The last time the shuttler was the World Number 15 was on October 17...

Tokyo [Japan], September 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday attended the state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo. Modi was seen along with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at...

Singapore, September 27 (ANI): A high footfall of Indian tourists into Singapore is set to give a flip up to the country's tourism ahead of the F1 Grand Prix beginning September 30. Around 40 per cent of the spectators at the Grand Prix are foreigner...

Mining giant Santos has been ordered to shut down a major drilling operation after it was found that local Tiwi Islanders had not been consulted. Dr Binoy Kampmark reports.FEDERAL COURT Justice Mordecai Bromberg has been in the environmental news

ANKARA, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Monday raised its 2022 growth forecast for Türkiye to 5.4 percent year-on-year, up from its June forecast of 3.7 percent. In its interim economic outloo...

Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], September 26 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat, while stating that there is "no particular definition of Hindu", said that the terms "Bharatiya" (Indian) and "Hindu" are synonyms, and added that it (...

Andaman and Nicobar [India], September 26 (ANI): The 19-member Andaman and Nicobar contingent will look to Kayak specialist and serial medal winner Regina Kiro to land multiple medals in the 36th National Games, just as she had done seven years ago i...

By Lee Kah WhyeSingapore, September 26 (ANI): When the Formula One circus rolls into Singapore this week for the 13th running of the Singapore F1 Grand Prix from September 30 to October 2, it will signal Singapore's strong return as a host of world-c...

By Reena BhardwajNew York [US], September 25 (ANI): Several statesmen from across the world extended support to India and its diplomacy at the UN General Assembly session which is about to end soon. From Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Rus...

JAKARTA, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- The 2022 IFSC Climbing World Cup speed events series concluded here on Saturday as Indonesia's Aspar and China's Deng Lijuan won the men's and the women's last leg respectively. It took Aspar 5.39 seconds to defeat his c...

New York [US], September 25 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said that he and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov discussed various issues including Ukraine, G20 and UN reforms. While responding to a query over meeting with...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran national futsal team left Tehran Saturday morning to participate in the 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup in Kuwait. - Sports news - Team Melli, headed by Vahid Shamsaei, seeks to win the title for the 13th time.Iran has been drawn i...

ISLAMABAD -- At least 10 people were killed in monsoon rain-triggered flash floods during the last 24 hours in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said. Four children and two women were among those who lost their lives in sepa...

New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): India's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant on Saturday chaired an inter-ministerial meeting with the chairpersons of all Working Groups under India's upcoming G20 Presidency and discussed substantive and logistical aspects...

© Provided by Xinhua NEW YORK, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- The BRICS countries should prioritize the issue of development at the ongoing 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly and inject impetus into the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for S...

© Provided by Xinhua NEW YORK, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met here with Indonesian Minister for Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi on Thursday on the sidelines of the ongoing 77th session of the UN General A...

JAKARTA, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's western province of Aceh on Saturday morning, but did not leave casualties or damages, an agency and an official said. The country's meteorology and geophysics agency did...

New Delhi, India - Sprawling coastal cities in South and Southeast Asia are sinking faster than elsewhere in the world, leaving tens of millions of people more vulnerable to rising sea levels, a new study says.Rapid urbanization has seen these cities...

SHARJAH, 21st September, 2022 (WAM) -- The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) organised today a seminar to explore investment opp...

ABU DHABI, 14th September, 2022 (WAM) -- The UAE has always believed that global challenges can only be resolved through inclusive global solu...

BADUNG, Bali, 13th September, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesia will invite G20 nations at the Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting (LEMM) to develop...

BADUNG, Bali, 13th September, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesia will invite G20 nations at the Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting (LEMM) to develop ...

MADRID, 11th September, 2022 (WAM) -- The countdown to World Tourism Day 2022 is now underway, with every part of the sector invited to be an ...

MADRID, 11th September, 2022 (WAM) -- The countdown to World Tourism Day 2022 is now underway, with every part of the sector invited to be an a...

JAKARTA, 10th September, 2022 (WAM) -- An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck the region of Papua in Indonesia on Saturday and has no potential...

JAKARTA, 6th September, 2022 (WAM) -- The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has taken part in the 3rd G20 Health Working Group (HWG3) ...

JAKARTA, 6th September, 2022 (WAM) -- The World Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) supports the government of the Republic of Indonesia ...

JAKARTA, 3th September, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesia has a viable path to reaching its target of net zero emissions by 2060, bringing major benefit...

JAKARTA, 29th August, 2022 (WAM) -- An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck West Sumatra near Pariaman, Indonesia, on Monday, Reuters quoted the...

DENPASAR, 22nd August, 2022 (WAM) -- A 5.8-earthquake rocked the Indonesian tourist island of Bali on Monday, Reuters reported. The earthquak...

JAKARTA, 20th August, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesia has confirmed its first monkeypox infection, detected in a person who had returned from an unide...

JAKARTA, 18th August, 2022 (WAM) -- The Government of Indonesia has set its economic growth target at 5.3% next year, President Joko Widodo sa...

ABU DHABI, 17th August, 2022 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory message to President ...

JAKARTA, 17th August, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesia plans to raise the number of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) entering the digi...