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Claims Australian military linked to secret Iraq prisons
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:33:00 +1100
US military documents obtained by Britain's Guardian newspaper suggest Australian troops played a direct role in the detention of suspected Iraqi fighters in secret prisons.
PNG PM vows to find missing ferry victims
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:51:00 +1100
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has promised survivors of last week's ferry disaster that the government will ensure all victims are accounted for.
UN to support Syria observer mission
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:24:00 +1100
The United Nations boss Ban Ki-moon says the Arab League plans to resume its observer mission in Syria.
It wasn't a coup, says Maldives Government
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:05:00 +1100
A senior spokesman for the new Maldives Government dismissed reports the country's former leader was forcibly removed at gunpoint.
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Trouble at the top in Pakistan
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:06:00 +1100
The government of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is just clinging to power, as it faces down the judiciary, the military and a continuing insurgency.
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Alarm over record PNG log exports from disputed land
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:02:00 +1100
Papua New Guinea exported a record amount of tropical hardwood in 2011, but there is growing concern over the land much of that wood is coming from.
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