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Leaders hail Zaradi's election as Pakistan's president
08:18:10, 7 September 2008
World leaders are congratulating Asif Ali Zardari on his election as Pakistan's new president.
India freed from nuclear trade ban
08:18:10, 7 September 2008
The group of countries which controls the international nuclear trade has lifted the ban on trade with India.
Paralympic ceremony rivals main Beijing Olympic spectacle
08:18:10, 7 September 2008
The world's attention has turned again to Beijing where the Paralympics opened last night with a ceremony to rival that of the main Olympics.
West Australian voters deliver hung parliament
08:18:10, 7 September 2008
West Australian voters have delivered a hung parliament in the State election.
Solomons tougher penalties for leaders
08:18:10, 7 September 2008
A Solomon Islands based transparency group says it's ludicrous to suggest the country's leaders should be immune from criminal prosecution.
Leaders hail Zaradi's election as Pakistan's president
08:18:10, 7 September 2008
World leaders are congratulating Asif Ali Zardari on his election as Pakistan's new president.
India freed from nuclear trade ban
08:18:10, 7 September 2008
The group of countries which controls the international nuclear trade has lifted the ban on trade with India.
Paralympic ceremony rivals main Beijing Olympic spectacle
08:18:10, 7 September 2008
The world's attention has turned again to Beijing where the Paralympics opened last night with a ceremony to rival that of the main Olympics.
Zardari Pakistan's new president
20:41:59, 6 September 2008
Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, has been elected president of Pakistan.
Sixteen dead in northwest Pakistan bombing
20:41:59, 6 September 2008
Police in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar say at least 16 people have died and another 80 wounded when a bomb laden car exploded outside a security checkpost and destroyed a nearby market.
Solomons tougher penalties for leaders
08:18:10, 7 September 2008
A Solomon Islands based transparency group says it's ludicrous to suggest the country's leaders should be immune from criminal prosecution.
PNG angry over Greenpeace blockade
18:32:00, 6 September 2008
The Papua New Guinea Government has expressed anger at the environmental group Greenpeace for preventing an export ship from loading logs bound for China.
Taiwan court indicts man in connection with PNG scandal
12:31:11, 6 September 2008
A court in Taiwan has indicted a Singaporean man for forgery and lying in a high-profile case involving the alleged embezzlement of 30 million US dollars in diplomatic funds.
Greenpeace protestors evicted from ship in PNG
09:06:40, 6 September 2008
Armed police officers have ended a three day protest by Greenpeace activists who have been preventing an export ship loading logs at a remote port in Papua New Guinea.
Police end PNG logging protest
22:11:27, 5 September 2008
Armed police officers have ended a three day protest by Greenpeace activists who have been preventing an export ship loading logs at a remote port in Papua New Guinea.
West Australian voters deliver hung parliament
08:18:10, 7 September 2008
West Australian voters have delivered a hung parliament in the State election.
Australian authorites seek missing sailors from New Caledonia
08:18:07, 7 September 2008
Australian authorities are stepping up the search for two sailors, missing off the Queensland-New South Wales coast.
Australia's India Pacific trains resume service
09:06:40, 6 September 2008
Australia's Indian Pacific trains are running again this morning after a derailment in South Australia's outback on Monday forced the track to close.
Elections may change Australia's political landscape
09:06:40, 6 September 2008
There will be three elections in Australia today that could see significant changes to the political landscape at the State and Federal level.
Australian government rejects coal, rail project
22:11:26, 5 September 2008
Australia's Environment Minister Peter Garrett has rejected a proposed rail line and coal terminal at Shoalwater Bay in Central Queensland.
Australia bids for rugby world cup
15:12:09, 5 September 2008
Swans get first game on Olympic grass
15:12:10, 5 September 2008
Sydney Swans forward Adam Goodes says North Melbourne could struggle to adapt to the Sydney's Olympic stadium surface, in Saturday's Australian Football League elimination semi final.
Australian Super 14 get two international picks
15:12:10, 5 September 2008
Australian Super 14 franchises can recruit two foreign players for next year's competition, after the Australian Rugby Union approved a recommendation at a board meeting today.
Uzbekistan, where kangaroos are better known than Socceroos
15:12:09, 5 September 2008
Two years ago, the Socceroos snatched goals and global attention in the 2006 Football World Cup, when they reached the second round of the finals.
New cricket nets on Cook Islands
15:12:09, 5 September 2008
Cook Islands Cricket Association president James Thomson says junior cricket is making a compback, with the first ever fixed net batting pitch and net at the Takitumu Primary School in Matavera opening Friday.
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Features
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The Sinking of HMAS Canberra
11 August 2008
August 9 marks the anniversary of the sinking of HMAS Canberra, the Australian heavy cruiser which participated in the amphibious landings on Guadalcanal which marked the turning point of World War II in the Pacific.
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The Road to Beijing 2008
6 August 2008
Beijing hosts the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, from August 8-24.
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Cambodia Votes 2008
28 July 2008
As Cambodia headed to the polls, Radio Australia's Connect Asia looked at the players and their challenges, including special reports from the Cambodian capital for the launch of the 2008 campaign.
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