Australia
Australia drops terror charges against Indian Doctor, Haneef
July 27, 2007 – Damian Bugg, the commonwealth director of public prosecutions, has announced that charges against the Indian doctor, Mohamed Haneef, who was held in Australia in connection with the failed bomb plots in Glasgow and London, are dropped.
Australia to skip Champions Trophy at Lahore
Karachi, July 21, 2007 – The Australian hockey team is to skip this year’s Champions Trophy tournamentto be held in Lahore in December.
Haneef’s cousin granted visa by Australia
Melbourne, July 20, 2007 – The Australian Immigration Department has given tourist visa to a cousin of Indian doctor Mohammed Haneef to provide him support during legal proceedings.
Karnataka Minister speaks on UK terror attack
Bangalore, Karnatka (India): July 09, 2007 (Monday) – It is for the first time that Karnataka Home Minister M P Prakash while speaking about the Bangalore connection to the failed UK terror attack said that Dr Mohammad Haneef, the Indian doctor held by Australian Federal Police over the failed UK terror plot since last week, is possibly involved in the plot.
Sri Lanka must win the World Cup for special reasons
New Delhi, April 27, 2007 – There is a great excitement among the cricket fans, who should win the world cup, Australia or Sri Lanka. But AFP has given certain reasons why Sri Lanka must win over Australia.
Australia refuses uranium supply to India, being out of NPT
Canberra – Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said on Tuesday that it would not be feasible for Australia to export Australian uranium to India via a third country. They have strictly taken one ground of limiting yellowcake exports to countries who have signed the nuclear nonproliferation treaty.
Australia sells uranium to China under new agreement
Sydney – (3rd April) Beijing signed an agreement on Monday with Australia, one of the United States’ nearest allies, for buying uranium for use in China’s nuclear power plants. It was necessary for China to keep continuing its supply to meet its soaring energy needs.
Australia on verge of comfortable victory
The spectators enjoyed Shane Warne turning on some of his old magic and Andrew Symonds bringing his explosive one-day hitting to Test cricket leaving Australia on the brink of victory against South Africa after day four of the second Test.
Kofi Annan’s “Flash Appeal” for aid to tsunami-affected people
Jakarta – UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan estimated that to cover humanitarian emergency, it requires about $1 billion for five million tsunami-affected people for the next six months.
Damien Martyn hit his second successive century of the series!
Nagpur: Damien Martyn (114) hit his second successive century of the series as Australia scored 362 for 7 in the first day of 3rd Test Match here in Vidarbha C.A. Ground, Nagpur.
