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Bomb blasts in Bangalore
22:11:37, 25 July 2008
There have been a series of bomb blasts in the Indian city of Bangalore, killing at least one person and wounding more than a dozen others.
US Secretary of State in NZ for talks
22:11:37, 25 July 2008
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has arrived in Auckland, ahead of talks with New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark and Foreign Minister Winston Peters.
Scuffles in Olympic ticket queues
22:11:37, 25 July 2008
Violence has broken out in Beijing among tens of thousand of people queuing to buy tickets for the Olympics.
Thailand protesters call for oil company to be de-privatised
22:11:37, 25 July 2008
Thousands of protesters have marched on Thailand's partly-privatised state oil company PTT, calling for it to be brought back into complete public ownership.
Sony to close Vietnam TV plant
22:11:37, 25 July 2008
The Japanese electronics company Sony says it plans to close its television assembly plant in Vietnam at the end of September with the loss of 200 jobs.
Bomb blasts in Bangalore
22:11:37, 25 July 2008
There have been a series of bomb blasts in the Indian city of Bangalore, killing at least one person and wounding more than a dozen others.
Scuffles in Olympic ticket queues
22:11:37, 25 July 2008
Violence has broken out in Beijing among tens of thousand of people queuing to buy tickets for the Olympics.
Thailand protesters call for oil company to be de-privatised
22:11:37, 25 July 2008
Thousands of protesters have marched on Thailand's partly-privatised state oil company PTT, calling for it to be brought back into complete public ownership.
Sony to close Vietnam TV plant
22:11:37, 25 July 2008
The Japanese electronics company Sony says it plans to close its television assembly plant in Vietnam at the end of September with the loss of 200 jobs.
Cambodia heading for peaceful election day
21:13:21, 25 July 2008
Foreign observors keeping a close eye on campaigning for Sunday's Cambodian election have been surprised and happy to report that thusfar it has largely been peaceful.
US Secretary of State in NZ for talks
22:11:37, 25 July 2008
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has arrived in Auckland, ahead of talks with New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark and Foreign Minister Winston Peters.
Fiji minister denies rift over bottled water levy
19:25:19, 25 July 2008
Fiji's interim finance minister Mahendra Chaudhry has again denied his future in the regime is at risk.
Australian aid funding to rebuild PNG bridges
19:25:19, 25 July 2008
The Australian Government will spend $US33 million rebuilding key bridges that were destroyed by a cyclone in Papua New Guinea last year.
NZ students to protest US Secretary of State visit
19:25:18, 25 July 2008
University students in New Zealand have offered a reward to anyone who makes a citizen's arrest on the American Secretary of State when she arrives in the country on Friday.
Samoa warns of dengue fever outbreak
16:04:06, 25 July 2008
Samoa's Ministry of Health has issued a warning about a possible dengue fever outbreak.
Australian plane makes emergency landing in Philippines
22:11:36, 25 July 2008
Australia's air transport safety bureau is sending a team of investigators to the Philippines to help local authorities find out what caused a mid air fuselage blow out on a Qantas aircraft with more than 360 people aboard.
Australian government approves $US6m in aid projects
21:13:20, 25 July 2008
The Australian government has approved more than $US6 million for international aid projects to help those who have fled war, persecution or political strife in their homelands.
US secretary of state visits Western Australia
14:21:19, 25 July 2008
The American Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, is in the Western Australian captial, Perth.
Emissions trading to cause prices to soar: industry
14:21:18, 25 July 2008
The electricity industry says the Australian government's emissions trading scheme could force power plants to close and electricty bills to soar.
Australian couple lose 'wrongful birth' case
20:30:18, 24 July 2008
An Australian couple have lost a court case against their obstetrician, who they were suing for the wrongful birth of one of their children.
Champions Trophy to stay in Pakistan
14:29:25, 25 July 2008
The International Cricket Council says September's Champions Trophy event will remain in Pakistan, and it has appointed a special task force to ensure security.
Sastre leads with Evans
14:29:25, 25 July 2008
Spanish cyclist Carlos Sastre of the CSC team has kept hold of the race leader's yellow jersey in stage 18 of the Tour de France, won by German Marcus Burghardt.
Soccer losses for Australia
14:29:25, 25 July 2008
Australia's Olympic team the Olyroos, and the country's womens team the Matildas, have both lost to Japan in Olympic warm-up matches in Kobe overnight.
Dragons' firey words
14:29:25, 25 July 2008
St George Illawarra coach Nathan Brown has urged NRL sides to come out fighting when they take on Melbourne.
MCG all but sold out
14:29:19, 25 July 2008
A sell-out crowd of about 90,000 is expected at the MCG tonight to watch the reigning AFL premier Geelong take on the third-placed Hawthorn.
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Cambodia Votes 2008
25 July 2008
As Cambodia heads to the polls, Radio Australia's Connect Asia looks at the players and their challenges, including special reports from the Cambodian capital for the launch of the 2008 campaign.
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Why Reefs Matter
24 July 2008
The beautiful underwater landscape of a healthy coral reef is an unforgettable sight.
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The Road to Beijing 2008
22 July 2008
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