Indonesia criticises Australia's people-smuggling stance -paper The Star | SYDNEY (Reuters) - Indonesia's ambassador to Australia has criticised Canberra's tough stance on people smugglers, saying many of the accused traffickers in detention were innocent, a newspaper reported on Saturday. | This year has seen a surge in arrivals of asylum seekers in Australia's northern...
Fiji's military ruler: New constitution by 2013 NZ Herald New 4:35PM Wednesday Jul 01, 2009 | SUVA - Fiji will have a new constitution in 2013 that abolishes the current split-race voting system in anticipation of democratic elections the following year, the nation's military ruler said on Wednesday. | Work on the new constitution will start in 2012, self-...
Indonesia criticises Australia's people-smuggling stance -paper The Star | SYDNEY (Reuters) - Indonesia's ambassador to Australia has criticised Canberra's tough stance on people smugglers, saying many of the accused traffickers in detention were innocent, a newspaper reported on Saturday. | This year has seen a surge in ...
N. Korea missile over Hawaii feared Nashville Tennessean | SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired a barrage of short-range missiles off its east coast Thursday, a possible prelude to the launch of a long-range missile toward Hawaii over the July Fourth holiday. | Firing a ballistic missile on Independence ...
NKorea fires missiles; launch toward US feared Denver Post | Click photo to enlargeFILE-In this file photo taken on Monday, June 15, 2009, a South Korean protester carries a mock North Korean missile with portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il during a rally against the North's nuclear and missile prog...
Paradise? No, it's sheer hell: Warning for Briton who has landed the 'best job in ... The Daily Mail | Endless sea, sand and sunshine on a tiny tropical island - it's everyone's idea of Paradise. Who wouldn't want to live in such a place? | Ben Southall certainly does. He was one of more than 34,000 who applied for the post of caretaker on Hamilton ...
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China support for Fiji questioned BBC News | Australia has urged China and the rest of the international community to back efforts to return Fiji to democracy. | Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said he had asked countries no...
Britain reports first A(H1N1) The Manila Times | LONDON: Authorities appealed for calm on Monday after Britain confirmed the first A(H1N1) death outside the Americas and the pandemic spread to isolated island communities in Asi...
Air Force test fires missile from Calif coast Syracuse | (AP) - VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - The Air Force says it has successfully launched an unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile from a California base, firing it to targets in the Pacific Ocean. | Lt. Raymond Geoffroy (JEFF-rey...
Gold Coast United Put Five Past New Caledonia Goal High five for the A-League new boys in Noumea before they fly out to Asia tomorrow. | An early strike from Andrew Barisic and goals from Matt Osman, Gol Gol Mebrahtu, Steve Pantelidis and Michael Thwaite in the second half saw off the challenge of Ne...
New Caledonia records first swine flu case Inquirer | NOUMEA -- Two men have tested positive for swine flu in New Caledonia, the first cases in the French Pacific Ocean territory, authorities here said. | The two, who are aged in their 20s, have both spent time in Australia, one of the countries worst...
NKorea fires missiles; launch toward US feared Denver Post | Click photo to enlargeFILE-In this file photo taken on Monday, June 15, 2009, a South Korean protester carries a mock North Korean missile with portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il during a rally against the North's nuclear and missile programs in Seoul, South Korea. South Korean media report that North Korea has test-fired two short-rang...
NKorea fires missiles; launch toward US feared Denver Post | Click photo to enlargeFILE-In this file photo taken on Monday, June 15, 2009, a South Korean protester carries a mock North Korean missile with portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il during a rally against the North's nuclear and missile programs in Seoul, South Korea. South Korean media report that North Korea has test-fired two short-rang...
