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Comedian sentenced to 45 years prison in Burma
09:57:24, 22 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Burmese comedian Zarganar has been sentenced to 45 years in prison.
Algerian terror suspects freed from Guantanamo Bay
13:02:07, 21 November 2008, Radio Australia News
A US judge has ordered the release of five Algerian terrorism suspects who have been held at the Guantanamo Bay detention centre for almost seven years.
Fijian handed nine year jail term in Australia
08:16:25, 21 November 2008, Radio Australia News
An Australian court has sentenced a Fiji man to nine years jail, after he was found guilty of rape.
Convicted Australian terror supporter speaks out
22:30:57, 20 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The Australian Federal Police has announced it will not be seeking another control order on convicted terrorism supporter David Hicks.
Former Taiwan president leaves hospital, returns to detention
18:06:00, 19 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Taiwan's former president Chen Shui-bian has been released from hospital in Taipei, and sent back to a detention centre.
Taiwan's detained former leader sent to hospital
18:21:36, 17 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Former Taiwan president, Chen Shui-bian, has been taken to hospital after going on a hunger strike to protest his arrest on money laundering and corruption allegations.
Concern in Samoa over minister's arrest in US
09:45:32, 14 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The arrest of Samoa's associate trade minister, Joe Keil, on immigration charges in the United States is continuing to generate concern in Samoa itself.
Condemnation over lengthy jail term for Burmese activists
14:26:44, 12 November 2008, Radio Australia News
A court in Burma has sentenced 14 pro-democracy activists to 65 years each in prison for their part in last year's anti-government protests.
![A North Korean soldier (L) and a South Korean soldier stand guard across their heavily-armed border. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/nkorea_skorea_border_afp_08.jpg "A North Korean soldier (L) and a South Korean soldier stand guard across their heavily-armed border. [AFP]")
![Heads of state at the APEC summit in Lima pose for a photograph in typical Peruvian ponchos. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/apec_rtr_231108.jpg "Heads of state at the APEC summit in Lima pose for a photograph in typical Peruvian ponchos. [Reuters]")
![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]")
