http://www.sbs.com.au Catastrophic weather warnings were sparked in two states today, at the end of a week where record-breaking temperatures were joined by fire-starting lightening strikes. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136737/Firefighters-face-hundreds-of-blazes-in-record-breaking-weather http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136737/Firefighters-face-hundreds-of-blazes-in-record-breaking-weather Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:11:31 +1100 A day after President Karzai was re-inaugurated, a suicide bomber riding a motorcycle blew himself up in southwestern Afghanistan, killing 12 people and wounding dozens more, while another insurgent attacked a market place. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136642/Scores-injured-by-Afghan-bombs http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136642/Scores-injured-by-Afghan-bombs Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:05:48 +1100 The Indonesian government has apparently ignored Australian suggestions over housing asylum seekers from the Oceanic Viking, as images emerged of women and children locked behind bars. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136587/Indonesia-flouts-asylum-housing-deal http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136587/Indonesia-flouts-asylum-housing-deal Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:44:05 +1100 The US has welcomed the appointment of the EU's first president, but critics say the relative unknown doesn't deliver the clout that the EU needs in international capitals. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136617/EU-President-gets-Obama-s-thumbs-up http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136617/EU-President-gets-Obama-s-thumbs-up Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:48:59 +1100 Google Inc is opening its much-anticipated Chrome software to external developers, as the search giant prepares to expand its reach into operating systems. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136172/Google-shows-off-Chrome-operating-system http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136172/Google-shows-off-Chrome-operating-system Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:20:00 +1100 Colombia says it will complain to the UNSecurity Council in relation to Venezuela - this time for blowing up two small footbridges crossing the border between the countries. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136742/Venezuela-explodes-border-bridges http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136742/Venezuela-explodes-border-bridges Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:36:23 +1100 Bangladeshi twin Krishna has begun returning to consciousness, three days after being separated from her conjoined sister Trishna. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136577/Second-twin-Krishna-slowly-awakes http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136577/Second-twin-Krishna-slowly-awakes Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:47:18 +1100 Suspected Maoist rebels have derailed a passenger train in eastern India, killing two people and injuring more than 40, a report says. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136612/Maoists-derail-Indian-train-kill-two http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136612/Maoists-derail-Indian-train-kill-two Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:43:47 +1100 Opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull won't be drawn on speculation that Tony Abbott's turnaround on supporting Turnbull's ETS policy was related to a push to take his job. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136552/Turnbull-No-comment-on-Abbott-abandonment http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136552/Turnbull-No-comment-on-Abbott-abandonment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:12:37 +1100 French President Nicolas Sarkozy has told the Irish PM that he is sorry, following France's hugely controversial ticket to the football World Cup. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136457/Sarko-says-sorry-to-Irish-for-goal http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1136457/Sarko-says-sorry-to-Irish-for-goal Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:19:47 +1100