Australia raises its terrorism threat level

Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has announced that he has been forced to raise the country's terrorism threat level from medium to high. The move is in response to the growing concerns over the consequence of the ongoing militant violence in Iraq and Syria on Australia. This is the first time that Australia has decided to move from medium to high level with respect to the existing militant threats over the country. This rating is the second-highest level that declared after mo...