Australia

News Hour: Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson, who retired from international cricket last year citing a lack of hunger, has signed for a Twenty20 team in the domestic Big Bash League (BBL), reports BSS. The 34-year-old...

News Hour: Spanish giants Atletico Madrid crashed to a 1-0 loss to A-League side Melbourne Victory on their Australian pre-season tour in Geelong on Sunday, reports BSS. The European Champions League runners-up fell behind to a...

News Hour: A newborn baby has died after being given “laughing gas” instead of oxygen in a tragic mix-up at an Australian hospital which left another infant severely disabled, authorities said on Tuesday, reports BSS. A...

News Hour: The full potential of labour mobility between Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region remains largely untapped, according to a new report launched today by the World Bank and the Australian National University (ANU)...

News Hour: Germany’s Phillip Weyer became the European champion in speedcubing, or solving a Rubik’s cube puzzle, in Prague on Sunday, reaching an average time of 7.88 seconds. Weyer in fact clocked just the second fastest...

News Hour: Australia’s Labor opposition leader Bill Shorten conceded defeat in national elections on Sunday eight days after voters went to the polls, allowing the ruling conservatives to form a new government, reports BSS. “It is...

News Hour: Australian leader Malcolm Turnbull on Tuesday rejected calls for him to resign after the weekend’s disastrous election, as senior government figures pleaded against infighting, reports BSS. Three days after polls closed the result is...

News Hour: Australia was in political limbo on Sunday after voters failed to hand Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull the stability he craved in calling an election, with the nation instead facing the prospect of a hung...

News Hour: Australia’s ruling party on Monday used the Brexit vote to warn against voting for Labor in upcoming elections as a poll showed the Liberals ahead for the first time in a drawn-out campaign, reports...

News Hour: Emma Xiaoqin Fan, who assumed office today as the new Regional Director of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB’s) Pacific Liaison and Coordination Office (PLCO) in Sydney, Australia, said she values the opportunity to enhance...