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![The search for survivors of Monday's earthquake in China has become a desperate race against time. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/base/china_quake_afp_160508.jpg "The search for survivors of Monday's earthquake in China has become a desperate race against time. [AFP]")
The search for survivors of Monday's earthquake in China has become a desperate race against time. [AFP]
Chinese leader laments quake destruction, accepts aid
19:02:09, 16 May 2008
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has described the earthquake in the southwestern province of Sichuan as the 'most destructive' since China was founded in 1949.
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Quake coverage 'testing China's media credibility'
19:02:08, 16 May 2008
Many China watchers have been surprised at the nation's media coverage of this week's earthquake disaster.
Pressure on Burma yields no breakthrough
18:43:48, 16 May 2008
The European Union's Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Louis Michel says he has made no breakthrough on his two-day visit to Burma in convincing the country's military leaders to admit more foreign aid workers.
Suicide bomber attacks Sri Lankan bus
18:43:48, 16 May 2008
At least six people have been killed and 75 wounded in a Tamil Tiger suicide attack against a bus carrying policemen in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo.
Fiji refuses Australian police to protect High Commission
18:43:45, 16 May 2008
Fiji's interim government has rejected an Australian government request to send Federal Police officers to protect staff at its High Commission in Suva.
Nine dead in Philippine bank shooting
18:40:46, 16 May 2008
Nine people have been found shot dead in a bank near the Philippine capital Manila, in an apparent armed robbery.
Australian capital's kangaroo cull to proceed
18:40:44, 16 May 2008
A cull of kangaroos at a Department of Defence site in the Australian capital Canberra is to go ahead.
Australia 'sorry' for wrongly sinking fishing boats
16:59:59, 16 May 2008
The Australian government says there will be no repercussions on Australian authorities for wrongly arresting and detaining Indonesian fishermen, and destroying some of their boats.
'Hot' China economy threatens Australian inflation
16:59:59, 16 May 2008
Australia's top central banker says an overheated Chinese economy is affecting Australia's inflation rate.
Taiwan lobbyist claims PM leader knew of scandal
16:59:59, 16 May 2008
was involved in the so-called cash for recognition scandal.
Alleged Australia-Vanuatu tax cheats face court
16:59:59, 16 May 2008
Two Australian men have appeared in court in the Queensland state capital, Brisbane, charged over a multi-million-dollar offshore tax avoidance scheme.
US to open consulate in Tonga
16:59:59, 16 May 2008
United States Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice has agreed to a request from Tongan Prime Minister Fred Sevele to establish a consular office in the island kingdom.
NZ Immigration Department in 'damage control mode'
16:59:59, 16 May 2008
The Immigration Department in New Zealand is in damage control mode after a major scandal unfolded earlier this week.
Accountability lacking in Afghan deaths: UN
16:59:59, 16 May 2008
A senior United Nations human rights official has accused Afghan and international forces of a lack of transparency and accountability over the deaths of civilians in armed raids around the country.
Philippines govt, Maoist rebels resume peace talks
16:59:59, 16 May 2008
The Philippines government and the rebel communist-led National Democratic Front have met for informal peace talks.
Indonesian sect members seek Australian asylum
16:59:59, 16 May 2008
Six members of the Ahmadiya Islamic sect in Indonesia are seeking asylum in Australia, saying they can no longer live safely in Indonesia after being declared heretics and threatened with a government ban.
US presidential hopeful accuses Bush of terror slur
14:41:55, 16 May 2008
The United States president, George W Bush, has been accused of suggesting that the Democratic party frontrunner Barack Obama would appease terrorists if elected to the White House.
Australia finalises 'Pacific Solution' asylum cases
14:41:55, 16 May 2008
Australia's immigration minister says he has nearly finalised the cases involving a large number of long-term detainees who have been held for up to six years.
AFP chief Keelty honoured by Singapore
14:41:54, 16 May 2008
Singapore has honoured the Australia Federal Police commissioner, Mick Keelty, for his efforts in fighting crime between the two countries.
NZ hits impasse on whaling discussion with Japan
13:08:55, 16 May 2008
The New Zealand prime minister, Helen Clark, has failed to get any concessions from Japan on its whaling program during her visit to Tokyo.
![Thousands of people are still buried under layers of rubble and debris, five days after the 7.9 magnitude earthquake devastated south-west China. [Getty Images]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/china_quake_getty_150508.jpg "Thousands of people are still buried under layers of rubble and debris, five days after the 7.9 magnitude earthquake devastated south-west China. [Getty Images]")
![Debris strewn at Badi Chaupar, one of the sites of a series of bomb blasts which tore through crowded markets. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/india_bomb_afp_140508.jpg "Debris strewn at Badi Chaupar, one of the sites of a series of bomb blasts which tore through crowded markets. [AFP]")
![Chinese residents sleep out on the streets for fear of aftershocks in Sichuan's capital, Chengdu. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/china_quakenite_rtr_0508.jpg "Chinese residents sleep out on the streets for fear of aftershocks in Sichuan's capital, Chengdu. [Reuters]")
![Hundreds of office workers stand outside after their office buildings in Beijing. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/china_chengduquake_rtr_1205.jpg "Hundreds of office workers stand outside after their office buildings in Beijing. [Reuters]")
![Aid from the United Nations and Burma's neighbours has begun arriving. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/burma_aidarrives_rtr_080508.jpg "Aid from the United Nations and Burma's neighbours has begun arriving. [Reuters]")
![Burma has been devastated by Cyclone Nargis, with the latest estimates suggesting more than 100,000 people may have died. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/burma_cyclone_afp_080508.jpg "Burma has been devastated by Cyclone Nargis, with the latest estimates suggesting more than 100,000 people may have died. [AFP]")
![Australia's treasurer, Wayne Swan, delivers his first Budget as the prime minister, Kevin Rudd, looks on. [AAP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/thumbnail/aust_budget_130508_aap.jpg "Australia's treasurer, Wayne Swan, delivers his first Budget as the prime minister, Kevin Rudd, looks on. [AAP]")
