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![Last month, General Fonseka lost the presidential election the incumbent Mahinda Rajapakse, but has rejected the results and vowed to challenge them. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201001/r505151_2692431.jpg "Last month, General Fonseka lost the presidential election the incumbent Mahinda Rajapakse, but has rejected the results and vowed to challenge them. [AFP]")
Sri Lanka arrests former army commander, presidential challenger
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Sri Lanka has arrested former army commander and losing presidential candidate General Sarath Fonseka.
![Duncan Kerr has stood down as Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Affairs, but there is concern he has yet to be replaced. [ABC News]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200909/r434346_2084455.jpg "Duncan Kerr has stood down as Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Affairs, but there is concern he has yet to be replaced. [ABC News]")
Australia's Pacific commitment not diminished by resignation: FM
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Australia's Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith says Australia's committment to the Pacific region will not be diminished by the resignation of Labor MP Duncan Kerr.
![The avalanche hit the Indian army's High Altitude Warfare School in northwest Kashmir, a mountainous region near the border with Pakistan. [APTN]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201002/r510824_2760560.jpg "The avalanche hit the Indian army's High Altitude Warfare School in northwest Kashmir, a mountainous region near the border with Pakistan. [APTN]")
Kashmir avalanche kills Indian soldiers
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At least 11 Indian soldiers are dead after an avalanche hit a training base in Indian-administered Kashmir.
![Conrad Murray has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, and is expected to plead not guilty. [RTV]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200908/r420239_1996299.jpg "Conrad Murray has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, and is expected to plead not guilty. [RTV]")
Michael Jackson's doctor charged over singer's death
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Los Angeles prosecutors have charged Michael Jackson's personal doctor with involuntary manslaughter over the singer's death last year.
![Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has announced his country is going to enrich uranium to a higher level, moving it closer to being able to produce nuclear weapons. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200804/r240208_972759.jpg "Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has announced his country is going to enrich uranium to a higher level, moving it closer to being able to produce nuclear weapons. [AFP]")
US, France urge new Iran sanctions
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The United States and France are vowing to push for fresh United Nations sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program.
Activists to face court over Japan whaling clashes
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Two members of Greenpeace are facing up to 10 years' jail in the latest skirmish to erupt over Japan's whaling activities.
Gunmen attack Pakistani ex-minister's office
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Gunmen have opened fire at the election office of a former Pakistani government minister in the city of Rawalpindi.
![Hacking from China has received international attention since Google threatened to quit China last month after a serious hacking attempt. [Reuters]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201001/r498520_2622663.jpg "Hacking from China has received international attention since Google threatened to quit China last month after a serious hacking attempt. [Reuters]")
China shuts hacker training school
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China has closed what it claims to be the largest hacker training website in the country and arrested three of its members.
Local police told state media the "Black Hawk Safety Net" website taught hacking techniques and provided malicious software downloads for its 12,000 members.
ABC denies Chinese pressure over Uighur film
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The managing director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Mark Scott, says he doesn't recall Chinese officials pressing the ABC not to show the film "The Ten Conditions of Love" about exiled Uighur leader, Rabiya Kadeer.
Japan pledges to help grow Palestinian economy
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Japan's Prime Minister has agreed to help grow the economy of the Palestinian territories.
Endeavour space shuttle takes off
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The space shuttle Endeavour has finally taken off from Cape Canaveral in Florida after delays caused by the weather.
![New migration rules will reward those students studying highly-skilled work. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200810/r305729_1335170.jpg "New migration rules will reward those students studying highly-skilled work. [AFP]")
Australia changes skilled migration rules
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Australia's Immigration Minister Chris Evans says changes to the skilled migration program will shift the emphasis from a supply driven system to one more focussed on demand.
![Australia's foreign minister Stephen Smith has announced a 40 per cent in aid to Burma over the next three years. [Reuters]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200903/r354435_1628375.jpg "Australia's foreign minister Stephen Smith has announced a 40 per cent in aid to Burma over the next three years. [Reuters]")
Australia increases aid to Burma
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Australia has pledged a 40 per cent increase in humanitarian aid to Burma over the next three years, saying the country can't be allowed to decay completely while waiting for political change.
![Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has moved to have the judge in his sodomy trial disqualified. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201002/r507911_2727021.jpg "Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has moved to have the judge in his sodomy trial disqualified. [AFP]")
Anwar Ibrahim moves to have trial judge disqualified
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Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has moved to have the judge in his sodomy trial disqualified, complaining he had refused to rein in biased media coverage.
![Thai soldiers move into position as they face Thai supporters of ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra near the Governement house, in Bangkok on April 14, 2009. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200904/r359594_1657906.jpg "Thai soldiers move into position as they face Thai supporters of ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra near the Governement house, in Bangkok on April 14, 2009. [AFP]")
Thailand deploys troops ahead of Thaksin decision
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Thailand's government has begun deploying 20,000 police and soldiers ahead of a court ruling on the fortune of fugitive Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
![Thousands of NATO and Afghan troops led by newly-deployed US Marines are expected to carry out the operation in the Marjah area of Helmand province. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200907/r393585_1841588.jpg "Thousands of NATO and Afghan troops led by newly-deployed US Marines are expected to carry out the operation in the Marjah area of Helmand province. [AFP]")
Thousands flee ahead of Afghanistan offensive
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Around 2,000 people have fled their homes in a southern district of Afghanistan ahead of a military offensive intended to clear Taliban militants.
![The Austral Island of Tubuai is the worst hit, with over half of the buildings on the island either damaged or destroyed. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201002/r510122_2752834.jpg "The Austral Island of Tubuai is the worst hit, with over half of the buildings on the island either damaged or destroyed. [AFP]")
French Polynesia begins Cyclone Oli clean-up
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Authorities in French Polynesia have declared a state of calamity in the aftermath of Cyclone Oli.
Cook Islands on alert for Cyclone Pat
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Parts of the Pacific are on alert following the formation of another tropical cyclone near the northern Cook Islands.
![A Chinese woman checks out the Sanlu brand milk powder on sale at a supermarket in Shenyang on September 13, 2008. Six children died in 2008 from drinking the milk powder. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200810/r305372_1332903.jpg "A Chinese woman checks out the Sanlu brand milk powder on sale at a supermarket in Shenyang on September 13, 2008. Six children died in 2008 from drinking the milk powder. [AFP]")
China finds new batches of poisoned milk powder
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Chinese authorities are shutting dairy companies down following the discovery of new batches of poisoned milk powder.
![ABC managing director Mark Scott says China had put views about specific Australia Network programs. [ABC]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201002/r510305_2755152.jpg "ABC managing director Mark Scott says China had put views about specific Australia Network programs. [ABC]")
Australia Network in China broadcast talks
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ABC managing director, Mark Scott, says the organisation is still in talks about broadcasting the international television service, Australian Network, into China.
PNG police recapture prison escapee
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Police in Papua New Guinea have recaptured the country's most wanted criminal.
![Rights activists say they are concerned for the safety of about 1,700 Karens who remain in Thai refugee camps if they are forced to return to Burma. [Reuters]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201002/r507508_2721460.jpg "Rights activists say they are concerned for the safety of about 1,700 Karens who remain in Thai refugee camps if they are forced to return to Burma. [Reuters]")
Thailand suspends Burma refugee repatriation
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Thailand has suspended the forced repatriation of ethnic Karen refugees to Burma, heeding calls from US lawmakers and rights groups who said they faced possible death or enslavement.
![The wreck of the Princess Ashika lies on the ocean floor off the coast of Tonga, August 2009. [Tonga Ministry of Information]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200908/r421955_2006039.jpg "The wreck of the Princess Ashika lies on the ocean floor off the coast of Tonga, August 2009. [Tonga Ministry of Information]")
Princess Ashika royal commission resumes in Tonga
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A royal commission reconvenes in Nuku'alofa on Monday to probe last year's Ashika ferry disaster which killed 74 people.
![A gas-fired power plant near Middletown, Connecticut, USA, where an explosion killed at least two people. [ABC]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201002/r510112_2752800.jpg "A gas-fired power plant near Middletown, Connecticut, USA, where an explosion killed at least two people. [ABC]")
Casualties reported after US gas plant explosion
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An explosion has ripped through a power plant in the U-S state of Connecticut.
![New Zealand's former Prime Minister, Helen Clark, who's now head of the United Nations Development Program, will be a keynote speaker at the Pacific Conference on the Human Face of the Global Economic Crisis. [Reuters]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200810/r307147_1343877.jpg "New Zealand's former Prime Minister, Helen Clark, who's now head of the United Nations Development Program, will be a keynote speaker at the Pacific Conference on the Human Face of the Global Economic Crisis. [Reuters]")
Economic forecast to dominate Pacific conference
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The disturbing economic outlook for Pacific Island countries will be the focus of a series of international meetings in Vanuatu this week.
![Angkhana Neelaphaichit, the wife of a Thai Muslim lawyer, Somchai Neelaphaichit, missing for several years, talks to journalists at a court in Bangkok. [Reuters]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201002/r510311_2755223.jpg "Angkhana Neelaphaichit, the wife of a Thai Muslim lawyer, Somchai Neelaphaichit, missing for several years, talks to journalists at a court in Bangkok. [Reuters]")
Mystery remains over disappeared Thai lawyer
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After almost six years, the family of Thai human rights lawyer Somchai Neelapaichit is still waiting for answers over his disappearance.
![A new report has found the country's north is not suitable for widespread development of agriculture. [ABC News]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200911/r477423_2415060.jpg "A new report has found the country's north is not suitable for widespread development of agriculture. [ABC News]")
Report ends Australian dream of northern food bowl
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A report by an Australian taskforce has effectively ended the dream of establishing large-scale agriculture in the country's north.
Iran condemned over uranium enrichment plans
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Iran has heightened suspicions in the West that it plans to build a nuclear bomb by announcing plans to produce a much higher grade of uranium.
![The Prius, which combines a petrol combustion engine with a battery-powered electric motor, is Toyota's flagship hybrid car and key to its efforts to stay in pole position in fuel-efficient vehicles. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201002/r508293_2730688.jpg "The Prius, which combines a petrol combustion engine with a battery-powered electric motor, is Toyota's flagship hybrid car and key to its efforts to stay in pole position in fuel-efficient vehicles. [AFP]")
Toyota reportedly recalls Prius vehicles
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Japanese media is reporting that Toyota will this week order the recall of 300-thousand Prius hybrid cars.
![A Royal Australian Air Force F-111 flies past during a flight display at the Singapore Airshow 2010 in Singapore on February 2, 2010. The US aerospace industry is out in full force at the Singapore Airshow which opened in a bid to win more business in Asia, seen as the fastest-growing aviation market. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201002/r510276_2754700.jpg "A Royal Australian Air Force F-111 flies past during a flight display at the Singapore Airshow 2010 in Singapore on February 2, 2010. The US aerospace industry is out in full force at the Singapore Airshow which opened in a bid to win more business in Asia, seen as the fastest-growing aviation market. [AFP]")
Aircraft manufacturers look to Asia
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The world's biggest aircraft manufacturers are hoping for an Asian-led recovery for the trouble aviation sector.
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