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Sri Lankan president dissolves parliament, calls elections
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:34:00 +1100
Sri Lanka's recently re-elected President Mahinda Rajapaksa is dissolving parliament and calling early elections.
Cyclone Pat moving towards Cook Islands
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:34:00 +1100
Parts of the Pacific remain on alert as another tropical cyclone moves towards the Cook Islands.
Toyota Australia recalls thousands of Prius models
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:34:00 +1100
Braking problems have forced Japanese car giant Toyota to undertake a worldwide recall of its hybrid vehicles.
Vietnam 'monitoring' China's WTO case
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:34:00 +1100
Vietnam says it is monitoring China's dispute at the World Trade Organisation against European Union duties on shoes.
India delays first GM vegetable
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:34:00 +1100
India has postponed the launch of its first genetically modified vegetable.
Features
![Trees go up in flames outside Wade and Simone Horton's house near Kinglake on February 7, 2009. [ABC News] (ABC)](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201002/r509522_2747755.jpg "Trees go up in flames outside Wade and Simone Horton's house near Kinglake on February 7, 2009. [ABC News] (ABC)")
Black Saturday scars run deep
Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:29:00 +1100
Michael Vincent returns to Kinglake to find out how the community is recovering after Victoria's deadly Black Saturday fires.
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Australia's population predictions
Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:58:00 +1100
New figures show Australia will be forced to look overseas for more new citizens, as rising health and aged care costs threaten to drive the country into debt.
![More than 600,000 spectators watch the two weeks of Australian Open competition, in an event worth an estimated $US61 million to the country's economy. [Reuters] (Reuters)](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201001/r503018_2670634.jpg "More than 600,000 spectators watch the two weeks of Australian Open competition, in an event worth an estimated $US61 million to the country's economy. [Reuters] (Reuters)")
Australian Open season
Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:44:00 +1100
The Australian Open attracts record crowds to Melbourne, in a competition described as the biggest annual sporting event in the Southern Hemisphere.
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