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ADF to investigate possible PNG airman discovery
09:46:01, 29 August 2008, Radio Australia News
The Australian Defence Force is preparing to visit the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea to confirm a possible discovery of the body of a second world two airman found hanging above the track.
Authorities investigate Kokoda Track skeleton
09:31:55, 28 August 2008, Radio Australia News
Australian, US and Japanese authorities are investigating the discovery of what's thought to be the skeleton of a World War Two pilot along the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea.
East Timor tour follow's WW2 commandos footsteps
14:53:03, 1 August 2008, Radio Australia News
An East Timor trek to commemorate the experiences of Australia's World War 2 commando forces and the role locals played has just been completed.
Fromelles soldiers to be buried with military honours
22:32:50, 31 July 2008, Radio Australia News
The remains of Australian World War 1 soldiers buried in mass graves in the French town of Fromelles in 1916, will be exhumed and given individual burials with military honours.
Seven Bosnian Serbs convicted of genocide
08:40:24, 30 July 2008, Radio Australia News
A group of seven Bosnian Serbs have been convicted of genocide and jailed over the massacre of a thousand Bosnian Muslims men and boys at Srebenica in 1995.
First Fleet medal sold in Australia for $US732,000
19:16:50, 22 July 2008, Radio Australia News
A medal engraved by a convict on one of the ships of the First Fleet has been sold for $A750,000 ($US732,000) in the southern Australian city of Melbourne.
Cambodia, Thailand border talks end without deal
15:21:11, 22 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Talks between Cambodia and Thailand to resolve a military stand-off on their joint border have ended without a solution.
Cambodia, Thailand in talks on temple stand-off
20:43:35, 21 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Thailand and Cambodia have begun high-level talks aimed at resolving a military stand-off over a disputed temple on their joint border.
Cambodia requests UN meeting to resolve border dispute
17:29:36, 22 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Cambodia has asked the United Nations Security Council for an emergency meeting to resolve the military standoff with Thailand over a disputed temple site.
Cambodian residents evacuate disputed border area
13:33:15, 18 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Cambodian residents have begun evacuating an area at the centre of a border dispute involving Thailand.
Scientists solve Russian royal murder mystery
14:27:36, 17 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Russian scientists believe they've solved a 90-year-old Russian royal murder mystery.
Cambodia claims 200 Thai troops have crossed border
22:35:27, 16 July 2008, Radio Australia News
A Cambodian government official says more than 200 Thai troops have crossed the border into Cambodia, near an ancient temple at the centre of a territorial dispute.
Vanuatu sites placed on World Heritage List
20:33:40, 9 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Vanuatu's Chief Roi Mata's Domain has been added to UNESCO's World Heritage List.
Thai court rules supporting temple heritage bid was unconstitutional
19:57:36, 8 July 2008, Radio Australia News
A Thai court has ruled the government violated the constitution by backing a Cambodian bid to list a disputed temple as a World Heritage site.
Vanuatu chiefly sites named on Heritage List
14:43:39, 9 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Vanuatu's Chief Roi Mata's Domain has been added to UNESCO's world heritage list.
Three Pacific sites nominated for World Heritage listing
14:52:53, 4 July 2008, Radio Australia News
The United Nations is considering three sites in the Pacific for World Heritage listing.
Cambodia deploys riot police to guard Thai embassy
19:05:17, 3 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Cambodia has deployed riot police to protect the Thai embassy for fear that a border dispute over an ancient Hindu temple could spark violent protests.
India plans warrior-king statue to rival Statue of Liberty
23:00:40, 1 July 2008, Radio Australia News
The government of the Indian state of Maharashtra plans to build a statue off the Mumbai coast rivalling New York's Statue of Liberty.
Khmer Rouge tribunal hears pre-trial appeal
22:48:30, 30 June 2008, Radio Australia News
Cambodia's Khmer Rouge Tribunal is hearing a pre-trial appeal by Ieng Sary, the third most powerful official during the regime's rule, known as the 'Killing Fields'.
Indonesia wants 'Balibo Five' film to include its point of view
22:15:44, 27 June 2008, Radio Australia News
Indonesia's foreign ministry says a new Australian film about the deaths of five foreign journalists in East Timor in 1975 should include Indonesia's point of view.
NZ government signs historic Maori land deal
02:49:57, 26 June 2008, Radio Australia News
The New Zealand government has signed the most expensive treaty settlement in the country's history.
Call for Australia to recognise Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels
04:59:26, 24 June 2008, Radio Australia News
Australia's senate has been urged to officially recognise the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel Veterans who helped save Australian troops in Papua New Guinea during World War II.
PNG villagers threaten to block Kokoda Track
22:34:01, 19 June 2008, Radio Australia News
It has emerged that a deal by the PNG and Australian governments to protect the Kokoda track from mining has had an adverse effect on people living away from the trail.
Thailand to back Cambodia's world heritage campaign
03:30:05, 18 June 2008, Radio Australia News
The Thai government has agreed to back Cambodia's application for the historic border temple of Preah Vihear to be listed as a World Heritage Site.
Young Australians to walk PNG Kokoda Track
17:40:58, 16 June 2008, Radio Australia News
Clubs around Australia will, for the first time, fund eight young people to walk the legendary Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea.
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