Indian woman gets relief in divorce case in Australia

August 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Chinese farmer has finally gotten a divorce from his wife, who had used a fake ID card to get married to him in 2005, and who then disappeared after just five days of marriage. Xiao Chen, 31, a resident of Lishui, Zhejiang province married Huang Hai, a woman from the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, just two weeks after meeting her, reports the China Daily.

August 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - An 80-year-old woman has turned to court after being fed up with her husband's "go Dutch" policy. Li Yimu, in Fujian province, met Jiang Yibo six years ago and decided to tie the knot, reports The China Daily.

July 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - External Affairs Minister S.M Krishna has said that he would visit Australia soon. Issues related to safety of Indian students in Australia are expected to top the agenda of discussions.

June 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Australian High Commissioner John McCarthy says every possible effort will be made to ensure that attacks on Indian students in Australia are not repeated, adding that the authorities will "pursue those responsible" for the assaults. In a letter to the Non-Aligned Students and Youth Movement (NASYM) that had staged a demonstration here June 18 against the attacks on Indian students in Australia, McCarthy said: "The Australian government will make every effort to ensure that attacks are not repeated and that Australia remains a preferred destination for students from around the world." He said that the Australian government is working closely with the Indian government on the issue.

June 9th, 2009 BANGALORE - Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Tuesday urged Indian students in Australia to stay calm and not to get provoked by attacks on them. Time and again, Indians have demonstrated that peaceful methods of protest have a far greater power in achieving goals than any violent acts, the Art of Living founder said in a statement.

May 21st, 2009 SYDNEY - Six swine-flu cases have been confirmed in Australia, officials said Thursday. Three of the victims are brothers under 12 years old, who flew home to Melbourne from the United States after a family holiday in Disneyland in California.

May 9th, 2009 SYDNEY - A woman who arrived back in Australia on a flight from Los Angeles to Brisbane last week has been confirmed as the country's first swine flu patient. Queensland health authorities said the woman tested 'weak positive' for the new influenza A (H1N1) virus and has already recovered.

April 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - A divorce petition from a young Chinese couple was thrown out of court after the reason for it was revealed to be because of the changing of the lock on a door. The whole incident started when the young couple, who had been married for six months, had a quarrel, reports the China Daily.

April 18th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actor Mel Gibson is looking for a new judge to hear his divorce case. Gibson's wife Robyn has sought to end the couple's 28-year marriage.

April 17th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Rumours are abuzz that the mystery girl spotted hanging out with Mel Gibson on the beach in Costa Rica is actually opera singer Oksana Grigorieva, the former partner of James Bond actor Timothy Dalton. According to Komsomolskaya Pravda, she had been waiting for Gibson to finalise his divorce from wife Robyn so they could be together.

April 14th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood star Mel Gibson's divorce from Robyn may turn out to be one of the most expensive in the celebrity history. Robyn has filed for divorce after 28 years of marriage.

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March 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Wednesday appointed an amicus curiae (friend of court) to decide whether a Muslim woman is entitled for maintenance even after divorce. Justice Geeta Mittal appointed advocate Nazmi Waziri, an expert on Islamic law, and asked him to examine the case.

February 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India Tuesday conveyed 'deep condolences' to families of the victims of the bushfires in Australia and offered assistance in disaster relief. External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee rang up his Australian counterpart Stephen Smith and 'conveyed deep condolences and sympathies to the families of the deceased and victims of the bushfires in the State of Victoria'.

February 6th, 2009 LONDON - Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse's husband has started making a list of her bad behaviour so that he can get as much money out of her as possible in case of a divorce. Thesun.co.uk reports that Blake Fielder-Civil has hired lawyer Henri Brandman and has even contacted the men she has supposedly slept with since they were married.