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Radio Australia News nospam@your.abc.net.au nospam@your.abc.net.au 2008-11-25T08:55:58+11:00 2008-11-25T08:55:58+11:00 Bangkok on edge during anti-government rally 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. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2427427.htm 2008-11-25T08:55:58+11:00 thailand activism-and-lobbying unrest-conflict-and-war Sri Lanka says 27 troops killed in heavy fighting Heavy fighting is continuing in Northern Sri Lanka along three fronts near the Tamil Tiger's political headquarters in the town of Kilinochchi. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2428584.htm 2008-11-25T08:55:58+11:00 sri-lanka unrest-conflict-and-war defence-forces NKorea to close border with South North Korea says it is clamping down on cross-border movements and is suspending a historic railway service in protest at what it calls South Korea's policy of 'confrontation'. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2428393.htm 2008-11-25T08:55:57+11:00 north-korea south-korea UN urged to impose naval blockade against Somali pirates Maritime groups have called on the United Nations to mount an international naval blockade to halt the surge of piracy off Somalia. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2428583.htm 2008-11-25T08:55:57+11:00 malaysia China drops tariffs to boost local spending China says it will reduce tariffs on agricultural and non-agricultural products by 20 to 30 per cent. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2428550.htm 2008-11-25T08:07:49+11:00 china trade markets Former ally accuses Philippines president of graft A former speaker of the Philippines House of Representatives and one-time ally of President Gloria Arroyo has accused the president of bribery. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2428545.htm 2008-11-25T08:07:49+11:00 philippines parliament crime UN delegation arrives for Afghanistan review A United Nations Security Council delegation has arrived in Kabul to assess Afghanistan's progress towards ending the Taliban-led insurgency and rebuilding after decades of war. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2428549.htm 2008-11-25T08:07:45+11:00 afghanistan Papuan-Australian community seek missing refugees Police in the Australian state of Victoria say they are investigating the disappearance of two refugees from the Indonesian state of Papua. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2428392.htm 2008-11-24T22:45:24+11:00 indonesia australia US boosts troop numbers in Afghanistan The United States military has announced it will deploy up to 4,000 extra troops in Afghanistan. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2427654.htm 2008-11-24T18:19:46+11:00 afghanistan united-states defence-forces Australia urges haste on Afghanistan's reconstruction The Australian defence minister, Joel Fitzgibbon, says he wants the United Nations to speed up its reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2427796.htm 2008-11-24T16:55:16+11:00 afghanistan australia regional-development Sri Lanka troops tighten grip on Tiger rebels' political HQ Helicopter gunships have attacked Tamil Tiger rebel positions in northern Sri Lanka as ground troops moved closer to the rebels' political capital. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2427652.htm 2008-11-24T14:30:25+11:00 sri-lanka defence-forces unrest-conflict-and-war Bangladesh delays parliamentary election to Dec. 29 Bangladesh's top election official says polls to return the country to democratic rule will be held on December 29, in line with the demands of the party of ex-prime minister Khaleda Zia. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2427479.htm 2008-11-24T14:30:25+11:00 bangladesh elections electoral-system Tight security as Kashmir votes in stage two of elections Riot police have beaten back hundreds of anti-poll protesters in Indian Kashmir as the state voted in the second stage of elections. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2427480.htm 2008-11-24T14:30:25+11:00 elections Pakistan shuts down political element within intelligence agency Pakistan's eight-month old civilian government has disbanded the political wing of the military's main spy agency to concentrate its efforts on counter-terrorism. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2427510.htm 2008-11-24T11:31:07+11:00 pakistan security-intelligence defence-and-national-security I won't retire: Dalai Lama http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2427426.htm 2008-11-24T11:31:06+11:00 china Palm oil famers hit by global financial crisis The global economic slowdown has sent palm oil prices crashing, spelling misery for many Indonesian and Malaysian farmers. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2427425.htm 2008-11-24T11:30:59+11:00 malaysia APEC leaders statement an echo of past Leaders from Asia and the Americas have pledged to push global trade talks and to reform global lending institutions in an effort to keep the world from sliding into a deep recession. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2427233.htm 2008-11-23T13:20:37+11:00 peru economic-trends world-politics Most wanted killed in Pakistan An Islamic militant accused of plotting to blow up transatlantic airliners has been killed in Pakistan. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2427237.htm 2008-11-23T08:24:58+11:00 pakistan people 'Final battle' for Thai anti-government protestors 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. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2427236.htm 2008-11-23T08:24:57+11:00 thailand unrest-conflict-and-war 'Middle way' continues for Tibetan leaders Tibetan exiles have called for continued negotiations with China to try to achieve autonomy for the region. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2427235.htm 2008-11-23T08:24:57+11:00 china rights Eight wounded in pre-dawn Bangkok bomb 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. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2427035.htm 2008-11-22T20:16:24+11:00 thailand unrest-conflict-and-war Militants killed in US airstrike: Pakistani officials Pakistani officials say the alleged mastermind of a 2006 transatlantic plane bombing plot has been killed in a US missile attack. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2427140.htm 2008-11-22T20:16:17+11:00 pakistan Malaysian cleric denounces yoga A senior cleric in Malaysia says the country's Muslims should not practice yoga because it will erode their faith in Islam. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2427142.htm 2008-11-22T20:16:23+11:00 malaysia Burma's ruling general in rare democracy call The head of Burma's military junta has made a rare call for all citizens to back a controversial 'road map' to democracy. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2427141.htm 2008-11-22T20:16:23+11:00 burma Militants killed in missile strike: Pakistan intelligence Pakistani intellegence officials say a missile strike by a suspected US drone aircraft has killed at least three militants in a northwestern tribal district known as a hub of al-Qaeda and the Taliban. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2427106.htm 2008-11-22T16:22:48+11:00 pakistan