http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/ Latest news stories from around the world. 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 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 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 America's President-elect, Barack Obama says a big stimulus package is needed to save the country's economy. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2428630.htm 2008-11-25T08:55:57+11:00 united-states business-economics-and-finance government-and-politics 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 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 Confidence among New Zealand's employers about hiring new staff is reported to have fallen sharply. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2428712.htm 2008-11-25T08:55:57+11:00 new-zealand unemployment work The head of the Saipan Chamber of Commerce has backed a new report, which says the Northern Mariana Islands is in depression, and that the situation is forcing thousands of people to leave the islands, and those left behind are struggling to survive. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2428627.htm 2008-11-25T08:55:57+11:00 northern-mariana-islands business-economics-and-finance economic-trends An independent environmental research organisation, the Climate Institute, is calling on the Australian business community to come clean about its carbon pollution reduction targets. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2428711.htm 2008-11-25T08:55:57+11:00 australia The Australian government will today introduce a Bill to dismantle the former government's industrial relations legislation, but some unions are concerned that the changes would not go far enough. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2428710.htm 2008-11-25T08:55:57+11:00 australia New economic modelling has found university students in Australia spend on average hundreds of Australian dollars more than they earn every week, just to survive. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2428709.htm 2008-11-25T08:55:56+11:00 australia Rescue workers are rushing to help residents in flooded towns in southern Brazil after landslides and floods caused by heavy rain killed at least 45 people and forced 20,000 from their homes. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2428629.htm 2008-11-25T08:55:56+11:00 brazil floods disasters-and-accidents The musical director of Opera Australia, Richard Hickox, has died of a heart attack in Britain at the age of 60. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2428628.htm 2008-11-25T08:55:56+11:00 australia opera-and-musical-theatre death The chief executive of the Northern Marianas plans to attend US President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration in January and is working on ways to personally meet him ahead of the federal takeover of the islands' borders and immigration system. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2428626.htm 2008-11-25T08:55:56+11:00 northern-mariana-islands united-states government-and-politics A Pacific non-government trade watchdog has warned Pacific Island countries not to jump into individual trade deals with the European Union. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2428625.htm 2008-11-25T08:55:56+11:00 pacific business-economics-and-finance international-aid-and-trade Images have been posted on the internet showing high school students in Western Australia's capital, Perth, engaging in organised fights. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2428708.htm 2008-11-25T08:55:56+11:00 australia education domestic-violence Vanuatu's prime minister, Edward Natapei, has suspended three of his party's MPs after they signed a motion of no confidence in his leadership. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2428624.htm 2008-11-25T08:55:55+11:00 vanuatu government-and-politics The chief of Solomon Islands Central Bank says a new policy, requiring greater deposits by commercial banks with the central bank, will effect interest rates. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2428623.htm 2008-11-25T08:55:55+11:00 business-economics-and-finance Fiji has increased its airport departure tax as part of the government's latest tax revenue push. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2428622.htm 2008-11-25T08:55:55+11:00 fiji tax Businesses in Vanuatu have expressed concern about new legislation which requires them to pay a sacked worker the equivalent of two months pay for each year they have worked. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2428621.htm 2008-11-25T08:55:55+11:00 vanuatu business-economics-and-finance unemployment work Protestors have stormed a meeting of New Zealand state-owned coal miner, Solid Energy, attempting to throw a cream pie at chief executive, Don Elder. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2428620.htm 2008-11-25T08:55:55+11:00 new-zealand activism-and-lobbying 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 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 Papua New Guinea prime minister, Sir Michael Somare, has acknowledged China's role in the development of the South Pacific after talks with China's President Hu Jintao. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2428527.htm 2008-11-25T08:07:49+11:00 papua-new-guinea china tonga regional-development The 21 APEC leaders have ended their summit in Peru with a final declaration that says they will take all necessary economic and financial measures to respond to the global crisis. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2427513.htm 2008-11-25T08:07:49+11:00 australia peru economic-trends world-politics 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