Ten years ago, Kevin Rudd, Australia’s then-prime minister, apologised in parliament to generations of Aboriginal children who were forcibly taken from their homes and put in state institutions. The man who apologised to indigenous people in Australia for the mistreatment they suffered for centuries, has been speaking to Al Jazeera. Ten years ago, Kevin Rudd, Australia’s then-prime minister, apologised in […]

Many refugees are left homeless in Indonesia because the detention centres are full. Some are so desperate, they are asking to be put in prison. More than 14,000 refugees are stuck in limbo in Indonesia as they wait for resettlement in other countries. Many are in detention centres, which are full to capacity, leaving many homeless and so desperate they […]

Pakistan’s Supreme Court bars Nawaz Sharif from heading the country’s ruling party amid corruption allegations. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ruled that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif cannot head the country’s ruling party. The court’s decision on Wednesday comes months after Sharif was “deemed unfit to hold public office” over corruption allegations and forced to step down, Pakistan’s Dawn news outlet […]

Nabeel Rajab’s charges include a 2015 social media post criticising Saudi Arabia’s invasion of Yemen. A court in Bahrain has convicted political activist Nabeel Rajab and sentenced him to five years in prison, for his comments online denouncing Saudi Arabia’s role in the war in Yemen and for criticising prison abuse in his country.   The Bahrain Center for Human […]

National Party chief’s decision comes after PM Malcolm Turnbull announced ban on sex between ministers and staffers. Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has announced his resignation amid a scandal over an extra-marital affair he had with one of his staffers. Joyce, who became deputy prime minister of Australia two years ago, said the resignation would take effect on Monday […]

US immigration agencies have kept a Congolese asylum seeker from her daughter for nearly four months, a lawsuit alleges. US immigration authorities have held a Congolese asylum seeker and her seven-year-old daughter in separate detention centres for months, a new lawsuit alleges, stoking fears Donald Trump’s administration plans to keep families apart in a bid to stem asylum requests. In […]

Among the envoys is a high-ranking official and a diplomat in charge of relations between North Korea and the US. A delegation of high-ranking North Korean officials has entered South Korea on Sunday to attend the closing ceremony of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. Among the delegates are Kim Yong-chol, a high-ranking party official, and Choe Kang-il, a diplomat in charge […]

A 14-year-old was found dead in a ditch behind a high school in Louisville, Kentucky, the victim of a brutal beating. Authorities later charged Joshua Young, who was 15 at the time, with the murder of Trey Zwicker, his stepbrother. They also accused Young’s father, Joshua Gouker, a man with a lengthy criminal past who was Zwicker’s stepfather. Both pleaded […]

Police are looking for a federal offender who is known to visit Hamilton, Stoney Creek and Niagara Region. Shawn Moriarity, 40, is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant after breaching his statutory release. He is serving a two-year-and-a-day sentence for motor vehicle theft and theft under $5,000. Moriarity is white, six feet tall’, 143 lbs, and has brown shaved hair, blue […]

Colorado man kills mountain lion with bare hands The man who was attacked by a mountain lion during a run in Colorado earlier this month explained how he suffocated the young cat — and survived with minimal injuries. Travis Kauffman spoke publicly for the first time on Thursday after the incident, which took place on Feb. 4 at Horsetooth Mountain Open Space […]