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Threats to Australian embassy in Pakistan: police

Last Updated: Thu, 17 May 2012 06:34:00 +1000

Pakistani officials say several Western embassies, including Australia's in Islamabad, have received letters containing suspicious powder and threats to poison NATO soldiers in Afghanistan.

East Timor's president-elect Taur Matan Ruak. [Newsline]

East Timor ready for generational change: President-electVideoPhoto

Last Updated: Thu, 17 May 2012 07:32:00 +1000

East Timor's new president says the 10th anniversary of his country's independence from Indonesia is a time for generational change.

Half a billion people around the world are now considered obese. [stock.xchng]

Global obesity rates double: WHOPhoto

Last Updated: Thu, 17 May 2012 07:14:00 +1000

The World Health Organisation says obesity levels doubled across the world between 1980 and 2008.

The Western Australian Government is reviewing the future of Broome prison.

Australian state considers 'Indonesian-only' prisonPhoto

Last Updated: Thu, 17 May 2012 00:13:00 +1000

The government in Western Australia is considering converting a prison in the state's Kimberley region into a facility that would only accommodate Indonesian offenders.

Solomon Islands Prime Minister, Gordon Darcy Lilo has left the door open to once again supporting the annual Japan whale harvest.

Solomon Islands prime minister supports scientific whalingAudioPhoto

Last Updated: Thu, 17 May 2012 06:36:00 +1000

Solomon Islands' Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has left the door open to once again supporting Japan's annual whale harvest.

Australian Edward Norman Myatt, 54, sits in front of the evidence as he is shown to the press at the customs office in Denpasar, Bali, March 2, 2012. [Reuters]

Australian accused of drug smuggling faces Bali courtPhoto

Last Updated: Wed, 16 May 2012 20:10:00 +1000

Prosecutors in Bali have detailed their case against an Australian man accused of attempting to smuggle hashish and methamphetamines into Indonesia.

Blind activist Chen Guangcheng says Chinese authorities are taking revenge on his relatives. [AFP]

Chen accuses China of targeting familyPhoto

Last Updated: Wed, 16 May 2012 22:44:00 +1000

A dissident at the centre of a stand-off between Beijing and Washington has accused Chinese authorities of a pattern of abuse against his family.

Julia Gillard will sign a Long-Term Partnership with the Afghan President Hamid Karzai, covering cooperation beyond 2014 across a range of areas including security, trade and investment. [ABC]

Australia commits $US100m to support Afghan securityVideoPhoto

Last Updated: Wed, 16 May 2012 18:12:00 +1000

Australia will contribute $US100 million a year for three years to support the Afghan National Security Forces beyond the transition process.

A caretaker government will be formed until a new vote can be held - election rules suggest it will be in mid June. [Reuters]

New Greek election after talks collapseVideoPhoto

Last Updated: Wed, 16 May 2012 20:57:00 +1000

Greece will hold fresh elections after talks on forming a new government broke up without agreement.

Equity and currency markets are expected to remain volatile for several months. [Getty Images: Sergio Dionisio: File]

Shares tumble as Greece drama continuesVideoAudioPhoto

Last Updated: Wed, 16 May 2012 20:55:00 +1000

Concerns over China's economy as well as political and economic uncertainty in Europe has led to a severe sell-off on the Australian market.

The Wheatstone LNG project is among the big projects underway in Western Australia.

Japanese firms to spend billions on Australian gasPhoto

Last Updated: Wed, 16 May 2012 19:13:00 +1000

The operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant and several other leading Japanese firms will spend more than $US4 billion dollars to buy a stake in a major West Australian natural gas field.

Thousands of Australians lost millions of dollars due to the Trio Capital Superannuation collapse. [ABC]

Australian government urged to help fraud victimsPhoto

Last Updated: Wed, 16 May 2012 22:00:00 +1000

A Parliamentary Joint Committee is urging the Australian government to assist more of the victims of Australia's biggest superannuation fraud.

Former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic pleaded not guilty to the charges at a court hearing in June 2011. [Reuters]

Ratko Mladic war crimes trial beginsVideoPhoto

Last Updated: Wed, 16 May 2012 23:25:00 +1000

The war crimes trial of the former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic has opened in The Hague.

Waikiki beach in Honolulu, Hawaii. [AFP: Robyn Beck]

Study reveals Hawaii's beaches disappearingAudioPhoto

Last Updated: Wed, 16 May 2012 21:59:00 +1000

A report shows the beaches on Hawaii's three largest islands are eroding, with the process likely to accelerate as sea levels rise.

Asian company's commitment to protecting natural forests questionedPhoto

Last Updated: Wed, 16 May 2012 20:05:00 +1000

Environmental organisation, Greenpeace is calling on the Asia Pulp and Paper logging company to require all of its suppliers to stop natural forest logging.

BHP Billiton chairman Jac Nasser believes commodity prices will continue to fall and potentially weigh on Australia's growth. [ABC: File]

Australian miner slams IR, tax systemsPhoto

Last Updated: Wed, 16 May 2012 21:10:00 +1000

The Chairman of Australia's biggest mining company believes the country's industrial relations and tax systems are holding the country back.

The search for bodies will continue at the crash site, with those recovered sent to Jakarta for DNA identification. [Reuters]

Black box recovered from Indonesia crash sitePhoto

Last Updated: Wed, 16 May 2012 07:06:00 +1000

Indonesian officials hope the discovery of the black box from a doomed Russian jet will shed light on how the new plane crashed into a dormant volcano, killing all 45 on board.

Solomons police nab 'most wanted man'

Last Updated: Wed, 16 May 2012 13:11:00 +1000

Solomon Islands Police have arrested one of the country's most wanted men, Stanley Gitoa, in East Guadalcanal.

Philippines President Benigno Aquino says a fishing ban would give Scarborough Shoal time to recover from marine degradation. [AFP]

Philippines imposes fishing ban in disputed watersPhoto

Last Updated: Wed, 16 May 2012 18:54:00 +1000

The Philippines has put in place its own fishing ban in the Scarborough Shoal, as the territorial stand-off with China continues.

Indonesian Papua, Irian Jaya. Papuan activists are angry about Indonesia's growing ties with Vanuatu. [Google Maps]

Activist warning on Vanuatu - Indonesia tiesPhoto

Last Updated: Wed, 16 May 2012 16:45:00 +1000

A Papuan independence activist has warned that Vanuatu's growing ties with Indonesia could undermine its relationship with traditional donors, Australia and New Zealand.

Mr Ma won a comfortable re-election victory on January 14 and is due to be inaugurated for his second term on Sunday. [Reuters]

Taiwan's President fined for polling day campaigningPhoto

Last Updated: Wed, 16 May 2012 17:25:00 +1000

Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou has been fined $US17,000 by electoral authorities for urging his Facebook followers on polling day to vote for him.

East Timor Prime Minister, Xanana Gusmao has officially unveiled a gas pipeline for the Greater Sunrise Project. [AFP]

Natural gas pipeline unveiled in East TimorPhoto

Last Updated: Wed, 16 May 2012 20:33:00 +1000

The East Timorese government has unveiled a European built pipeline, it says can be used to send natural gas from the disputed Greater Sunrise Field, off the north west coast of Australia, to East Timor.

Police and protesters face off in Musgrave Park. [ABC]

Police break up Brisbane tent embassy protestVideoPhoto

Last Updated: Wed, 16 May 2012 18:14:00 +1000

Hundreds of police have broken up an Aboriginal tent embassy in the Australian city of Brisbane, escorting and sometimes dragging away about 80 protesters from their makeshift camp in Musgrave Park.

The video features selectively edited footage apparently designed to embarrass Mr Rudd, including him swearing while trying to pre-record a message in Mandarin. [Youtube]

Investigation launched into Rudd swearing video leakVideoPhoto

Last Updated: Wed, 16 May 2012 13:01:00 +1000

Australian Federal Police have started a formal investigation into the release of a video showing Kevin Rudd swearing during his time as prime minister.

Islamic groups had expressed their opposition to Lady Gaga's concert on June 3, demanding it be stopped. [Reuters, file photo]

Gaga gagged in JakartaPhoto

Last Updated: Wed, 16 May 2012 07:39:00 +1000

Pop star Lady Gaga has been refused a permit to perform in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, over security concerns, after Islamic groups voiced strong objections to her "vulgar" style.

Asylum seeker boat found off Australia's north west coast

Last Updated: Wed, 16 May 2012 16:07:00 +1000

Australian authorities have intercepted another asylum seeker boat near the Cocos Islands, off Australia's north west coast.

Brooks has denied the charges, labelling them baffling during an angry public appearance. [AFP]

Former News chief Brooks labels arrest 'expensive sideshow'VideoPhoto

Last Updated: Wed, 16 May 2012 10:21:00 +1000

Rebekah Brooks, the former head of Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper arm, has lashed out after being charged with conspiring to pervert the course of justice.

Kings XI Punjab player Shalabh Srivastava is one of the players suspended. [AFP: Sajjad Hussain]

Five suspended over IPL match-fixing allegationsPhoto

Last Updated: Wed, 16 May 2012 07:45:00 +1000

Five Indian cricketers have been suspended over allegations of corruption in the world's richest tournament, the Indian Premier League.

Dame Carol Kidu became opposition leader in February - the first time in six months the position had been filled. [ABC]

Dame Carol Kidu bows out as PNG opposition leaderPhoto

Last Updated: Wed, 16 May 2012 10:58:00 +1000

Papua New Guinea's Opposition Leader, Dame Carol Kidu has bowed out of politics, asking to be remembered not as a women's advocate but as a social development policy maker.

An Oil Search rig at work in the mountains of PNG's Southern Highlands province. LNG development is one of the key factors driving PNG's economic growth of nearly 8 per cent. [ABC]

Fears election violence could hit PNG LNG projectPhoto

Last Updated: Wed, 16 May 2012 15:36:00 +1000

The head of Papua New Guinea's $US15 billion dollar ExxonMobil-led Liquefied Natural Gas project says he is concerned about the potential for violence during next month's elections.

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