Amnesty condemns Australia's asylum policies |
- Amnesty condemns Australia's asylum policies
- Iran says U.S. fuel sanctions move will fail
- US House passes Iran sanctions bill
- India's Bharti to buy Bangladesh mobile operator (AFP)
- US billionaire indicted for fraud
- Drug-related violence, bombings kill 50 in Mexico
- Envoy delivered Obama letter to NKorea leader: report
- NATO chief in first Russia visit to rebuild trust
- Govt boosts Afghan mission with deep defence cuts (AFP)
- Taliban sneak past Marines in southern Afghanistan (AP)
- British Airways defiant as strike threatens Christmas chaos
- Pakistan's Zardari resists U.S. timeline for fighting insurgents
- At climate talks, key decisions unresolved
- E-bikes keep China's bicycle culture alive amid an onslaught of cars
- Europe strikes 'banana wars' deal
- Europe strikes 'banana wars' deal
- 4 decapitated bodies found in Mexican border city (AP)
- Alert raised at Philippines volcano
- Border stability to top China-Myanmar talks
- Envoy delivered Obama letter to NKorea leader: report (AFP)
| Amnesty condemns Australia's asylum policies Posted: 15 Dec 2009 10:48 PM PST CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's offshore immigration detention centre is in breach of human rights and must be closed, Amnesty International said on Wednesday, adding pressure on the government over a policy that may become a key election issue.
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| Iran says U.S. fuel sanctions move will fail Posted: 15 Dec 2009 10:48 PM PST TEHRAN (Reuters) - An Iranian oil official said on Wednesday a move by U.S. lawmakers to impose fuel sanctions on the Islamic Republic would not cause any problems because Tehran had many suppliers.
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| US House passes Iran sanctions bill Posted: 15 Dec 2009 10:36 PM PST Move allows president to penalise firms that help supply Tehran with fuel.
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| India's Bharti to buy Bangladesh mobile operator (AFP) Posted: 15 Dec 2009 10:11 PM PST
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| US billionaire indicted for fraud Posted: 15 Dec 2009 09:55 PM PST Sri Lankan-born R Rajaratnam formally charged in hedge fund insider trading case.
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| Drug-related violence, bombings kill 50 in Mexico Posted: 15 Dec 2009 07:35 PM PST TIJUANA -Ongoing violence between Mexico's drug cartels has killed at least 50 people in Mexico's north in recent days, as the governor's house and a police station came under bomb attack in central Michoacan state, officials said.
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| Envoy delivered Obama letter to NKorea leader: report Posted: 15 Dec 2009 07:20 PM PST WASHINGTON -US envoy Stephen Bosworth delivered a letter from President Barack Obama to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il during his visit to the country last week, the Washington Post reported.
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| NATO chief in first Russia visit to rebuild trust Posted: 15 Dec 2009 06:06 PM PST MOSCOW -NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen was to meet Russian leaders Wednesday in Moscow, the first visit by a head of the Western military alliance since the Georgia war blew a Cold War chill through ties.
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| Govt boosts Afghan mission with deep defence cuts (AFP) Posted: 15 Dec 2009 08:52 PM PST
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| Taliban sneak past Marines in southern Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 15 Dec 2009 09:51 PM PST AP - Only a few hundred American troops are policing the southern border of one of Afghanistan's major smuggling areas, leaving open a vast expanse of desert that the Taliban use to shuttle in weapons and fighters from Pakistan.
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| British Airways defiant as strike threatens Christmas chaos Posted: 15 Dec 2009 11:31 AM PST British Airways is offering to let customers rebook flights at no charge if they are affected by a cabin crew strike announced this week, but the airline is not offering refunds unless flights are actually scrapped, it said Tuesday.
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| Pakistan's Zardari resists U.S. timeline for fighting insurgents Posted: 15 Dec 2009 09:00 PM PST Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has resisted a direct appeal from President Obama for a rapid expansion of Pakistani military operations in tribal areas and has called on the United States to speed up military assistance to Pakistani forces and to intervene more forcefully with India, its tr... 
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| At climate talks, key decisions unresolved Posted: 15 Dec 2009 09:00 PM PST COPENHAGEN -- As world leaders begin gathering here to hammer out a climate deal in two days, some key decisions still haven't been made.
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| E-bikes keep China's bicycle culture alive amid an onslaught of cars Posted: 14 Dec 2009 09:00 PM PST Of all the signs of China's growing prosperity -- the gleaming new office towers, the glitzy shopping malls and designer boutiques -- perhaps the most visible is on Beijing's streets and highways, where noxious traffic jams have replaced the free flow of bicycles.
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| Europe strikes 'banana wars' deal Posted: 15 Dec 2009 07:45 PM PST Europe has agreed a deal to cut tariffs on banana imports, signalling the end of the world's longest-running trade dispute.
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| Europe strikes 'banana wars' deal Posted: 15 Dec 2009 07:45 PM PST Europe has agreed a deal to cut tariffs on banana imports, signalling the end of the world's longest-running trade dispute.
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| 4 decapitated bodies found in Mexican border city (AP) Posted: 15 Dec 2009 08:50 PM PST
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| Alert raised at Philippines volcano Posted: 15 Dec 2009 08:19 PM PST Scientists say Mount Mayon volcano could be on verge of a major eruption.
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| Border stability to top China-Myanmar talks Posted: 15 Dec 2009 07:36 PM PST BEIJING/YANGON (Reuters) - Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping arrives this week in Myanmar where he is expected to meet the regime's reclusive top leader and press for assurances there will be no more unrest on their shared border.
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| Envoy delivered Obama letter to NKorea leader: report (AFP) Posted: 15 Dec 2009 07:41 PM PST
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