New Delhi, Nov 21(PTI) In the backdrop of recriminations
between India and China over host of issues including
Arunachal Pradesh, India's Vice President Hamid Ansari

The Vice President said India and China were important
elements of "architecture of cooperation" in the Asian region
for taking advantage of the region’s increasing economic

Mumbai, Nov 21 (PTI) Chief Minister of India's western
state of Maharashtra Ashok Chavan Saturday assured a
delegation that he would look into their demand of making

The birth mother of twins Krishna and Trishna who gave them up due to poverty says
she wants them to remain in Australia to be educated.

The biggest party night of the annual Schoolies celebrations is under way on the
Gold Coast, with police expecting around 25,000 teenagers to pack into the Schoolies

The Victorian ALP has increased pressure on the federal government to allow same-sex
marriages after passing a motion supporting gay unions at its state conference.

Police have laid further charges after two people shot into a crowd that had
gathered for a funeral in a West Australian town.

As Australians fight on in war-torn Afghanistan, the nation's top dignitaries
stepped up to salute the troops who served in recovery efforts in Iraq at a parade
in Canberra.

Disunity within the coalition is hobbling efforts by both sides of politics to
achieve a deal on emissions trading, Labor's junior climate change minister Greg
Combet says.

Extreme weather has hampered firefighting efforts across NSW and more scorching
temperatures are on the way, amid warnings the state is facing "unprecedented
conditions".