Australasia
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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