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Bangkok on edge during anti-government rally
08:55:58, 25 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Anti-government protesters in Thailand have taken their months-long campaign to a Bangkok airport where the prime minister and cabinet have set up temporary offices.
Sri Lanka says 27 troops killed in heavy fighting
08:55:58, 25 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Heavy fighting is continuing in Northern Sri Lanka along three fronts near the Tamil Tiger's political headquarters in the town of Kilinochchi.
Sri Lanka troops tighten grip on Tiger rebels' political HQ
14:30:25, 24 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Helicopter gunships have attacked Tamil Tiger rebel positions in northern Sri Lanka as ground troops moved closer to the rebels' political capital.
'Final battle' for Thai anti-government protestors
08:24:57, 23 November 2008, Radio Australia News
A grenade blast near the Thai prime minister's office has raised tensions ahead of Sunday's planned rally billed as a 'final battle' to oust the government.
Eight wounded in pre-dawn Bangkok bomb
20:16:24, 22 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Eight Thai anti-government protesters were wounded, one critically, in a pre-dawn bomb attack in Bangkok Saturday, emergency services said, ramping up tensions a day ahead of a major rally.
Thai protesters to continue campaign after blast
14:15:53, 21 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Anti-government protesters in Thailand say they will continue their campaign after a supporter was killed in an alleged grenade attack.
UN to send more peacekeepers to Congo
13:02:07, 21 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The UN Security Council has voted to boost the peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo by an extra three thousand troops.
Bomb blast in Thai capital
22:30:57, 20 November 2008, Radio Australia News
An explosion in Bangkok at the site of an anti-government protest has killed one protester and injured at least 20 others.
Concerns over SLankan civilians in rebel territory
14:14:34, 20 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, says Sri Lanka is unable to provide for the basic needs of 300,000 people, who are trapped inside rebel-held areas.
Former Pakistan commando unit head killed
22:20:43, 19 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Gunmen in Pakistan have shot dead the former head the country's elite commando unit, the Special Services Group.
Suspected missile strike near Pakistan-Afghanistan border
22:20:42, 19 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Security authorities in Pakistan say a missile strike by a suspected US drone has killed at least five people in the northwest of the country, near the Afghan border.
Iraq invasion violated international law: British judge
14:14:39, 19 November 2008, Radio Australia News
One of Britain's most senior judges has attacked Britain and the US over their invasion of Iraq, describing it as a serious violation of international law.
Afghan president seeks cooperation with Taliban
22:53:04, 17 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has offered protection to the leader of the Taliban in exchange for peace.
Militants killed in clashes with Afghan, NATO forces
09:53:59, 17 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Afghan and international troops say they have killed 30 militants in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province.
Military steps up attacks on Sri Lankan rebel targets
20:13:46, 16 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Sri Lanka has stepped up air strikes against suspected Tamil Tiger rebel targets in the country's north, a day after ground troops seized control of a highly strategic town.
Australia prepared for war over East Timor: Downer
16:06:05, 16 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Australia's former foreign minister, Alexander Downer, has revealed the former Australian government under John Howard developed contingency plans in the event the conflict over East Timor's independence ended up in war with Australia.
Sri Lankan military takes strategic rebel area
19:22:54, 15 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Sri Lanka's military says it has seized the entire western coast of the Indian Ocean island after capturing the Tamil Tiger rebel's strategic Pooneryn area.
US violated international law: Pakistan
14:16:39, 14 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Pakistan has accused the United States of violating international law by launching missile attacks on its northwestern tribal region.
Fresh fighting in Philippines south
10:34:37, 14 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The Philippine military says it has killed at least 15 Muslim rebels in renewed fighting in the southern island of Mindanao.
Philippine government calls for release of sailors
20:52:53, 13 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The Philippine government has called on the owner of a Philippine chemical tanker to work for the immediate release of 23 Philippine sailors abducted by Somali pirates off North Africa.
UN urges release of Burmese political protesters
20:52:50, 13 November 2008, Radio Australia News
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged the release of political prisoners in Burma after authorities launched a crackdown on dissent.
Thailand, Cambodia agree on troop reductions
11:35:59, 13 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Thailand and Cambodia have agreed in principle to reduce troops in a disputed section of their common border.
Bangladesh, Burma hold border talks in India
11:35:59, 13 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The foreign ministers of Bangladesh and Burma have held talks in the Indian capital, New Delhi, in a bid to solve a territorial dispute in the Bay of Bengal.
Afghan schoolgirls in acid attack
11:35:57, 13 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Attackers have sprayed acid in the faces of up to 15 school girls in Afghanistan.
Iraqi soldier guns down American troops
07:54:27, 13 November 2008, Radio Australia News
An Iraqi soldier working with US troops has shot and killed two of them, as the renewed spate of violence in the country continues.
![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]")
