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Israel's temporary halt to Gaza offensive to allow in aid
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:50:00 +1100
Israel has stopped military operations in Gaza for three hours in the first of a daily, planned ceasefire.
32 Taliban fighters killed near Afghan capital Kabul
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:50:00 +1100
The US military says coalition soldiers in Afghanistan killed 32 insurgents in an operation against a Taliban cell near the capital Kabul.
Pakistan and Afghanistan cement new relationship
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:49:00 +1100
Pakistan says Afghanistan and Pakistan have overcome many hurdles and suspicions to forge a new relationship.
200 boat people found in Indonesian waters
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:49:00 +1100
Officials on Indonesia say a wooden boat with nearly 200 people on board has been found drifting off Sumatra island.
UN mission investigates ebola virus in Philippines
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:50:00 +1100
Experts from three UN agencies are in the Philippines to investigate an outbreak of the Ebola-Reston virus at two pig farms north of Manila.
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Features
Indigenous insights help save coral reefs
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:22:00 +1100
Corinne Podger reports on how indigenous input is crucial if coral reefs are to survive the ravages of climate change.
Indonesia spreads the democratic word
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:24:00 +1100
Ten years after the fall of President Suharto, Indonesia hosts a forum to spread the democratic message across Asia.
![The Islamic finance industry is soon expected to account for 4 per cent of the global economy. [AFP] (ABC)](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200811/r313549_1384137.jpg "The Islamic finance industry is soon expected to account for 4 per cent of the global economy. [AFP] (ABC)")
Islamic banking - growth and prospects
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:32:00 +1100
Asia Pacific's Girish Sawlani looks at how Islamic financial institutions have weathered the economic crisis and continue to grow from strength to strength.
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