A 91-year-old retired surgeon has been charged with importing cocaine hidden in soap into Australia, prompting police to warn travellers to beware they are not tricked into becoming drug mules.

A MAN accused of punching an Irish backpacker outside a takeaway shop in Sydney, Australia, has been ordered to face trial for manslaughter.

A Pakistan-born medical student was ordered today to stand trial in Australia on a charge of training with the outlawed militant Islamic group Laskar-e-Taiba.