Indian-origin boy robbed, stabbed

"The victims were taken to hospital with non-lifethreatening injuries while the offenders were last seen in a dark coloured vehicle," the police added.

"When we heard this news our world just collapsed,” Singh's mother told 7News.

Perth, July 26 (IANS) Western Australia's Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) confirmed on Wednesday that 51 stranded whales died overnight at Cheynes Beach in the state's southwest. "Parks and Wildlife Service personnel are working in partnership with registered volunteers and other organizations to try to return the remaining 46 whales to deeper water during the course of the day," said the Department. It also urged members of the public to stay away from the

"Experienced staff from DBCA are currently being deployed, including Perth Zoo veterinarians and marine fauna experts, along with specialized equipment, including vessels and slings," the park updated on its social media.

On Tuesday morning, DBCA received reports that a large pod of long-finned pilot whales clustered about 150 metres off Cheynes Beach.

The mass whale stranding incident triggered a shark alert issued by the state government of Western Australia, as the possible dead and injured animals may attract sharks to come closer to the shore.

Likely rocket debris removed from beach

Melbourne, July 30 (IANS) An Indian-origin boy celebrating his 16th birthday was stabbed in an unprovoked attack in Melbourne, following which police have arrested a 20 year-old suspect.

Rhyan Singh and his two friends were playing basketball with friends in Tarneit, a suburb in Melbourne, when they were randomly ambushed by a gang armed with machetes on Thursday evening, TV channel 7News reported.

A group of about seven to eight males asked Singh to give his new Nike Air Jordan sneakers, which he had received as a gift, in addition to his and friends' mobile phones.

Singh was stabbed in his ribs, arms, hand and back, and was hit in the back of his head.

"An altercation occurred and the youths were stabbed a number of times before the offenders left the scene," the Victoria Police said in a statement.

“When he said ‘mummy I love you, I think I’m dying, I’ve been stabbed, I think I’m dying’ I was like, ‘that’s it, that’s it, we’ve lost him forever’,” Singh's heartbroken mother told the channel.

According to Victoria Police, officers from Alliance Taskforce executed a warrant at an address in Commonwealth Drive, Aintree on Friday and arrested a 20-yearold man.

He has been charged with armed robbery, recklessly causing serious injury, police said.

Sydney, July 20 (IANS) The Western Australia (WA) Police Force has said that a large unidentified object has been removed from the beach at Green Head, north of Perth, with the space authority believing it a possible rocket debris. According to a statement on Wednesday by the WA police, a giant gold-coloured cylinder was reported to police on Sunday. "The object was cordoned off from the public while the identification process commenced. It has since been rendered safe and was removed from the beach to an undisclosed location yesterday," said the WA police.

Police also noted that the object is related to a rocket system and the Australian Space Agency (ASA) will take over the ongoing assessment and identification of the object, Xinhua news agency reported.

In a social media post, the ASA updated the public on the investigation into the object, considering it as "most likely a solid rocket motor casing". "We're continuing the process of identifying the type of rocket and its origin through ongoing engagement with our global counterparts," the agency said.