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Afghan children killed in NATO air strike

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:27:00 +1100

Afghanistan has "strongly condemned" a NATO air strike that killed at least eight children.

Pakistani court hears PM's appeal

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:10:46 +1100

Pakistan's top court has heard an appeal from the prime minister against a summons to face being indicted for contempt.

Warrant issued for ex-Maldives president

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:06:31 +1100

A criminal court in the Maldives has issued an arrest warrant for former President Mohamed Nasheed.

Alleged Bali bomber to face court Monday

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:43:18 +1100

The trial of Umar Patek, the last key member of the group behind the 2002 Bali bombings to face justice, will begin on Monday.

NZ building 'did not meet quake standards'

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:38:42 +1100

The Canterbury Television building, where 115 people died in the Christchurch earthquake, was not built to the standards of the day, says a technical report into its collapse.

NZ building did not meet quake standards

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:38:42 +1100

The Canterbury Television building, where 115 people died in the Christchurch earthquake, was not built to the standards of the day, says a technical report into its collapse.

Syrian regime 'persecuting doctors'

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:57:43 +1100

The Syrian regime is persecuting the doctors and health workers treating wounded demonstrators and denying medical care to its opponents, says aid agency Doctors Without Borders.

India ministers quit over sex video

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:31:38 +1100

Three state ministers from southern India, including one holding a portfolio for women and child development, quit after being accused of watching porn in the local assembly.

Indonesia jails 3 Islamists for bombing

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:00:40 +1100

Three Muslim extremists have been jailed for a suicide bomb attack that injured 30 in western Java last year.

Supporters of Maldives ex-president riot

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:31:55 +1100

Supporters of former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed have rioted through the country's capital after he said his resignation was a coup at gunpoint.

China police chief drops out of sight

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:10:10 +1100

Online reports say a top Chinese police chief was seeking asylum at the US consulate after a falling-out with a powerful Communist Party secretary.

US drone kills eight people in Pakistan

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:09:18 +1100

US drone-fired missiles has hit a house in Pakistan's northwest tribal region near the Afghan border, killing eight.

'Little hope' for Philippine quake missing

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:46:03 +1100

Thousands of soldiers in the quake-hit Philippines scoured villages buried under landslides, but authorities said hopes of finding dozens of missing people alive were dim.

Scant hope for Philippine quake missing

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:24:42 +1100

Thousands of soldiers in the quake-hit Philippines are scouring villages buried under landslides but hope is fading for the dozens still missing.

US rewards Burma for its reforms

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:03:11 +1100

The United States has lifted one of its many sanctions against Burma in recognition of recent positive moves toward political reform in the country after decades of direct military rule.

Dominican boat death toll rises to 21

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:33:17 +1100

At least 21 people have died after the shipwreck of a vessel loaded with migrants from the Dominican Republic en route to Puerto Rico.

Maldives president quits after police mutiny

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:28:10 +1100

The Maldives' first democratically-elected president has resigned after a mutiny by police described by his office as an attempted coup, capping three weeks of political upheaval in the holiday paradise.

PNG court defers hearing on govt crisis

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:28:30 +1100

PNG's supreme court has pushed back to Wednesday a hearing to determine how cases relating to the country's political crisis will be resolved.

Khmer Rouge jailer's life term bad example

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:49:18 +1100

A life term handed to a feared Khmer Rouge jailer has elated Cambodians but observers say the historic verdict violates the torture chief's human rights.

Foxconn worker tells horror story

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:54:05 +1100

Workers at Foxconn, which makes iPads and iPhones for Apple, rarely speak about factory conditions for fear of losing their jobs, but one was willing to share her story.