Undersea quake measuring 6.4 magnitude strikes southeast of Tokyo

Tony Abbott head-butt attacker pleads guilty in court

A man has pleaded guilty to head-butting former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott. Astro Labe, 38, admitted in court on Thursday to a charge of causing harm to a Commonwealth official. The incident happened in Hobart in September. At the time Mr Abbott blamed the head-butt on his opposition to same-sex marriage, a claim later denied by Labe. The Hobart man, a self-proclaimed anarchist, said he had been motivated by “personal hatred” for Mr Abbott. A Hobart court heard Labe had followed M

18 Jan, 2018

Bangladesh and Myanmar agree on Rohingya repatriation

Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed a timeframe for repatriating hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who fled crackdowns from the military. Myanmar has agreed to accept 1,500 Rohingya each week, Bangladesh says, adding that it aims to return all of them to Myanmar within two years. More than 740,000 Rohingya have fled to neighbouring Bangladesh amid violence in Rakhine state in 2016 and 2017. Aid agencies have raised concerns about forcibly repatriating them. Bangladesh says it aims to repatria

17 Jan, 2018

Pakistan polio: Mother and daughter killed giving vaccinations

Gunmen in Pakistan have shot dead a mother and daughter who were administering polio vaccinations in the south-western city of Quetta. Sakina Bibi, 38, and her daughter, Rizwana, 16, had been giving drops to children when two gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire, police said. No group has said it was behind the attack. However, Islamist militants oppose vaccination, saying it is a Western conspiracy to sterilise Muslims. Police said that the vaccination team had not been given security as in t

19 Jan, 2018