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Relief reaches Pakistan's earthquake-affected villages
17:27:38, 31 October 2008, Radio Australia News
Pakistani soldiers are scrambling to get aid to victims of a powerful earthquake that's killed up to 300 people.
Australian firemen control blaze in Victoria
14:28:23, 31 October 2008, Radio Australia News
Firefighters have contained the western edge of a big fire burning in Mallee scrub in the northwest of the state of Victoria and expect to fully contain it late today.
Pakistan quake victims struggle to cope
14:14:09, 31 October 2008, Radio Australia News
Villagers in southwest Pakistan are waiting for aid after a powerful earthquake that destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 215 people.
Firefighters battle big blaze in Australian national park
12:30:55, 31 October 2008, Radio Australia News
Firefighters say they are beginning to get the upper hand on a fierce blaze burning in a national park in the Australian state of Victoria.
New facility in Australia for Pacific emergencies
10:58:12, 30 October 2008, Radio Australia News
A new warehouse filled with emergency supplies has been set up in Australia to speed up the response to natural disasters in the Pacific Region.
![US President George Bush, pictured here with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, is hosting the G20 leaders in Washington with the global financial crisis top of the agenda. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/indo_susilobush_rtr_151108.jpg "US President George Bush, pictured here with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, is hosting the G20 leaders in Washington with the global financial crisis top of the agenda. [Reuters]")
![War veterans gather at the Cenotaph in central London for Remembrance Day. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/remembrance_rtr_111108.jpg "War veterans gather at the Cenotaph in central London for Remembrance Day. [Reuters]")
![The Malaysia High Court has ruled that the home minister had acted outside his powers charging Raja Petra Kamaruddin under the ISA. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/malay_kamaruddin_afp_1008.jpg "The Malaysia High Court has ruled that the home minister had acted outside his powers charging Raja Petra Kamaruddin under the ISA. [AFP]")
![President Ma (R) has hosted China envoy Chen Yunlin (L) in Taipei, a Taiwanese leader's highest level face-to-face meeting since 1949. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/taiwan_ma_chen_afp_1108.jpg "President Ma (R) has hosted China envoy Chen Yunlin (L) in Taipei, a Taiwanese leader's highest level face-to-face meeting since 1949. [AFP]")
![The new king of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, receives gifts from well-wishers moments after his coronation. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/bhutan_king_afp_1108.jpg "The new king of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, receives gifts from well-wishers moments after his coronation. [AFP]")
!["Because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America," says President-Elect Barack Obama. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/us_obama_rtr_051108.jpg "\"Because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America,\" says President-Elect Barack Obama. [Reuters]")
