Australasia

Some 140,000 new homes have been built in Banda Aceh since the 2004 tsunami, including these, constructed with British aid money, in the coastal area of Ulee Lheu

Banda Aceh's triumph over war and disaster

The Indonesian island was wrecked by conflict before natural devastation, in the form of the 2004 tsunami, proved a catalyst for change

Inside Australasia

Church's 'provocative' poster begets almighty row

Friday, 18 December 2009

It was supposed to be challenging and provocative, but an Anglican church in Auckland over-estimated the tolerance of local Christians.

Story of Aboriginal girls' flight that inspired film under revisionist attack

Thursday, 17 December 2009

Historian says Australia's 'Stolen Generations' were held for their welfare

Villagers evacuated as volcano erupts

Wednesday, 16 December 2009

The Philippines' most active volcano oozed lava and shot up plumes of ash yesterday, forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes.

Australia carbon plans foiled by right

Thursday, 3 December 2009

Australia's Senate defeated the government's plan to implement a carbon pollution trading system to fight global warming yesterday, dashing hopes of setting an example for other nations at UN climate talks next week.

Man charged with murder of Britons

Friday, 27 November 2009

Detectives investigating the deaths of British art curator Nick Waterlow and his daughter Chloe today charged his 42-year-old son with their murders.

Town 'under seige' from invading camels - Video

Thursday, 26 November 2009

Camels which have invaded a small Australian Outback town in search of water are set to be culled.

Alive and well, the conjoined twins separated by 16 surgeons

Monday, 23 November 2009

It took three agonising days, but then came the sound Moira Kelly had been waiting for – the sound of two-year-old Krishna blowing a raspberry.

'Weak little b******' husband jailed for strangling wife

Friday, 20 November 2009

A Melbourne man who strangled his controlling de facto wife in a fit of rage has been jailed for 14 years.

Separated twin 'is doing well'

Friday, 20 November 2009

A Bangladeshi girl separated this week from her conjoined twin sister was talking and behaving normally yesterday after waking from a medically induced coma.

Twin talking after separation surgery

Thursday, 19 November 2009

A Bangladeshi toddler separated this week from her conjoined twin sister was talking and behaving normally today after waking from a medically induced coma, the head of the surgery team said.

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