International

SJA Jafri + Agencies MELBOURNE/PHILADELPHIA: United States (US) authorities seized 33,000 pounds, or 15,000 kilograms, of cocaine from a ship at Philadelphia’s port in what they described as one of the largest drug busts in American history. They said the haul could have been worth more than $1 billion on …

By SJA Jafri + Agencies MELBOURNE/PHILADELPHIA: United States (US) authorities seized 33,000 pounds, or 15,000 kilograms, of cocaine from a ship at Philadelphia’s port in what they described as one of the largest drug busts in American history. They said the haul could have been worth more than $1 billion …

By SJA Jafri + Agencies CANBERRA/ WELLINGTON: A New Zealand man has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for sharing a video of the Christchurch massacre. Philip Arps pleaded guilty to two counts of distributing the video, which was livestreamed on Facebook. 51 people were martyred in the attack at two Christchurch …

By SJA Jafri + Agencies MELBOURNE/ TORONTO: After four people were injured Monday in a shooting during the Toronto Raptors’ NBA Championship celebration, Canadian officials urged the public to not let it undermine a mostly peaceful commemoration of a historic win. “I hope all those injured in today’s shooting have a speedy …

By SJA Jafri + Agencies MELBOURNE/ CAIRO: Egypt’s former president, Mohammed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood leader who rose to office in the country’s first free elections in 2012 and was ousted a year later by the military, has collapsed in court during an espionage trial and died, according to state …

In Syria, twelve civilians were killed in a rocket fire in a regime-held village in northwestern region. State news agency SANA has blamed former Al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir al-Sham for the attack. The news agency said 15 people were also wounded in the attack late yesterday, on Al-Wadihi village south …

A massive blackout left more than 44 million people without electricity in Argentina and Uruguay yesterday after an unexplained failure in the neighboring countries’ interconnected power grid. Authorities were working frantically to restore power but only about a half a million in Argentina had electricity back. Argentina’s power grid is …

By SJA Jafri + ABC News CANBERRA: Expect to hear more noise from the crossbench when Parliament resumes, as pressure ramps up on the Federal Government to resettle refugees currently on Manus Island and Nauru. Just over 530 people have already been sent to the United States under the resettlement deal, …

Chosen by SJA Jafri MELBOURNE/ CHRISTCHURCH: At the age of 45, Christchurch widow Ambreen Naeem is learning to drive. Once a week she meets with an instructor and volunteer from The Salvation Army for a free lesson on the quiet suburban streets of Christchurch. Her husband Naeem Rashid and eldest …

By SJA Jafri MELBOURNE/ CHRISTCHURCH: At the age of 45, Christchurch widow Ambreen Naeem is learning to drive. Once a week she meets with an instructor and volunteer from The Salvation Army for a free lesson on the quiet suburban streets of Christchurch. Her husband Naeem Rashid and eldest son …