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Suu Kyi to address UN assembly
Burma's opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has accepted an invitation from United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki Moon to speak to the UN General...
Japan back in whale hunt, says newspaper
Reports from Japan suggest the government will increase its whaling budget to better protect crew members preparing for this year's Antarctic hunt.
In recent years,...
AUSTRALIA
Indonesian smog blankets Singapore and Malaysia
Singapore and Malaysia have again been blanketed in smog from forest fires in Indonesia.
The latest...
Australian nuclear review finds safety standards not breached
An Australian Government review into the country's major nuclear research facility has found it has...
Australia accused of climate hypocrisy
Environment groups say the Australian government is taking a hypocritical position on forestry to the...
WORLD
Canada accepts Burmese ambassador
Canada's governor general has accepted the credentials of Burma's first ambassador to be posted to...
Bougainville clampdown on ‘Earhart wreck’
Residents of Bougainville island say no one will be allowed to travel to an area...
World Bank to provide emergency food supplies to Kiribati
The World Bank is providing 62,000 residents of Kiribati's outer islands with emergency food supplies.
A...
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Another rooftop protest in Australian detention centre
The Australian Immigration Department has confirmed a detainee is protesting on the roof of the Darwin detention centre.
Rohingyan man, Habib Rahman says he was...
Real or unreal: $345,000 study on Vanuatu languages
A world-first study is about to begin into an intriguing feature of the languages used by Vanuatu's indigenous populations.
While other languages indicate whether an...
Fiji considers switching Radio Australia back on
Fiji's coup-installed military government has suggested it is looking at allowing Radio Australia to broadcast there again.
Power to the two transmitters, one in Nadi...
Tong wins third term as Kiribati president
Kiribati President Anote Tong has been returned to power for a third term.
Mr Tong received just over 42 per cent of the vote in...
UN urged to review Sri Lankan civil war
Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Kevin Rudd says new information about atrocities against Sri Lankan civilians at the end of the civil war is appalling.
A...
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Cambodia bird flu deaths spark UN warning
A United Nations disease expert has warned globalisation is creating more opportunities for diseases to spread from animals to humans, following recent deaths from...
No confidence vote ousts Vanuatu PM
Vanautu's Prime Minister Edward Natapei has been ousted from office after a successful no confidence motion this afternnoon.
Mr Natapei has been replaced by his...
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Suu Kyi to address UN assembly
Burma's opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has accepted an invitation from United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki Moon to speak to the UN General Assembly in New York.
A date has yet to be fixed.
The...
No tsunami alerts after two Indonesian quakes
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck eastern Indonesia has struck off Irian Jaya.
Tthe United States Geological Survey says the quake was recorded offshore, 83km south-southeast of the town of Manokwari, at a...
Pacific nation woos Lady Gaga
The small Pacific nation of Niue is attempting to attract international pop star Lady Gaga to perform there by promising her the entire country would attend her concert.
Niue's Tourism Manager, Hayden Porter, sent her...
NZ anger over leaked Stratfor assessment
The head of the New Zealand First Party says the leaking of emails contemptuous of NZ's role in global diplomacy shows the country has not invested enough in its international presence.
WikiLeaks has made public...
ETimor child malnutrition among highest in the world
East Timor is the world's third worst place for stunted growth in children, says a new report from the charity Save the Children.
The study shows 54 per cent of children under five in the...
Calls to decriminalise homosexuality in Asia Pacific
Retired Australian High Court judge Michael Kirby has called on Asian and Pacific nations to decriminalise homosexuality.
Mr Kirby told Radio Australia's Asia Pacific program that in 41 of 54 Commonwealth nations, laws against homosexuals...
Fiji Labour denounces new immunity for ministers decree
Fiji's Labour Party has denounced a new decree from the interim government providing ministers immunity from prosecution over anything they say.
The military regime says the decree merely extends parliamentary privilege and will help the...
Fiji considers switching Radio Australia back on
Fiji's coup-installed military government has suggested it is looking at allowing Radio Australia to broadcast there again.
Power to the two transmitters, one in Nadi and the other in Suva, was switched off by the...
Fiji floods force families to flee
Heavy rain in Fiji over the weekend has caused the worst floods on the northern island of Vanua Levu in three years.
Fiji Broadcasting has reported the Nadi River, which runs through the middle of...
Fiji govt orders investigation into popularity poll
Fiji's interim government has lodged a complaint against the country's free to air television broadcaster Fiji TV over a text-poll it ran for its 2011 Personality of the Year competition.
It follows Fiji TV's decision...
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South Australian MP arrested on child porn charges
A South Australian MP has been arrested and charged with child pornography offences.
The MP cannot be named but police arrested him at his home...
