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Nearly 200 more arrests over Philippines massacre
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:30:00 +1100
The Philippines has charged 196 more people with murder over a pre-election massacre in Maguindanao province in November, which left 57 dead.
NKorea 'committed' to no-nukes: China
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:30:00 +1100
Chinese state media has reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has told China he is committed to ridding the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons.
Sri Lanka to court martial Gen Fonseka
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:30:00 +1100
The authorities in Sri Lanka say they intend to bring the losing candidate in the general election, General Sarath Fonseka, before a court martial.
At least 24 dead after Afghan avalanche
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:30:00 +1100
A series of avalanches around a mountain tunnel in Afghanistan has killed at least 24 people with at least 40 others feared dead.
UN to monitor Iran's nuclear enrichment
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:30:00 +1100
The UN nuclear watchdog says that a team of its inspectors is in place in Iran to monitor Iran's plans to start enriching uranium to higher levels.
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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