The Maldives, a popular tourist haven of roughly 1200 islands, is situated some 700 kilometres west of Sri Lanka, in the Indian Ocean.

Malaria, which was eradicated from Australia in 1982, can be wiped out as a global killer within two generations

Malaria, which was eradicated from Australia in 1982, can be wiped out as a global killer within two generations, says one of the worlds leading experts on the disease.

Jubilation was widespread in the streets of Pakistan this week as President Pervez Musharraf announced his resignation.

An Australian man was attacked and abused by a Chinese youth while giving out The Epoch Times newspaper in Melbourne’s inner city on Thursday August 7, but members of the general public drove the youth away.