US President Barack Obama. [AFP]

Obama to boost Afghanistan deployment by 30,000VideoPhoto

Last Updated: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:45:00 +1100

United States President Barack Obama says he will send another 30,000 troops to Afghanistan, saying it's needed because Taliban insurgents are gaining momentum.

Acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard. [AAP]

Australian Government to make third try for ETSPhoto

Last Updated: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:35:00 +1100

The Australian Government says it will try for a third time to get its emissions trading scheme (ETS) through Parliament.

More HIV/AIDS education needed in Pacific

Last Updated: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:55:00 +1100

World AIDS Day is being recognised by many countries around the world.

Heavy rain hits Guam as El Nino strengthens

Last Updated: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:22:00 +1100

Residents on Guam have been told to stay on alert as heavy rains continue in the area.

Mohamed ElBaradei, outgoing head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (L), and his successor, Yukiya Amano. [AFP]

New head of UN atomic agency promises impartialityVideoPhoto

Last Updated: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:51:00 +1100

The new head of United Nations' atomic watchdog agency says he will do his best to deal with the challenges facing his organisation, such as Iran's nuclear program.

CNMI anger over US immigration takeover

Last Updated: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:16:00 +1100

Many businesses on the Northern Mariana Islands remain angry at the lack of consultation by Washington on the federalisation of the Pacific territory's immigration system.

New Caledonia to take increased responsibility for education, security

Last Updated: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:13:00 +1100

New Caledonia's Congress has voted unanimously to take over responsibility for a number of sectors from France.

Queen Elizabeth II and Indian President Pratibha Patil at the launch of the XIX Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay in London. [AFP]

Fiji upset by NZ lobbying against Games bidPhoto

Last Updated: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:56:00 +1100

Fiji's top sport authority says he is dismayed by New Zealand's actions against the Pacific island nation's campaign to participate in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in India.

Japanese scientists have taken a close look at the connection between thought and muscle activity when it comes to storing energy.

Japanese research could lead to obesity drugPhoto

Last Updated: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +1100

Japanese researchers have found that simply thinking about eating something sweet can cause your muscles to store energy.

Millions of mobile phones have been blocked in India. [ABC]

India blocks millions of mobile phonesPhoto

Last Updated: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:34:00 +1100

Indian authorities have blocked 25 million mobile phones that lack an identification number allowing calls to be traced.

Robert Connolly, director of the movie, 'Balibo'. [ABC]

Indonesia screening of 'Balibo' film cancelledPhoto

Last Updated: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:36:00 +1100

A planned screening of a film about five Australian journalists killed in East Timor has been cancelled, after authorities intervened.

(from L to R) Murray Green, director of ABC International; Radio Australia presenter Isabelle Genoux; Hanh Tran, Radio Australia CEO; and Mark Scott, ABC managing director, celebrate Radio Australia's 70th anniversary at its Melbourne headquarters. [ABC]

Radio Australia celebrates 70 yearsAudioPhoto

Last Updated: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:24:00 +1100

Radio Australia, the ABC's radio broadcaster to the Asia-Pacific region, has celebrated its 70th anniversary.

The body of Melbourne man Ashish Miranda is carried to a helicopter at New Zealand's Fox Glacier. [TVNZ]

NZ inquest into Australians' glacier deathsPhoto

Last Updated: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:01:00 +1100

New Zealand is set to begin an inquest into the deaths of two Australian brothers who were crushed by falling ice at a South Island tourist attraction.

Sri Lankan asylum seekers stayed on board the Australian vessel Oceanic Viking for about a month before agreeing to disembark. [RTR]

Asylum seekers should have been removed: AbbottPhoto

Last Updated: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:20:00 +1100

Australia's new Federal Opposition Leader has indicated that if he were in charge, he would have taken a tougher approach to getting a group of Sri Lankan asylum seekers off the Oceanic Viking off the ship.

Bank of Japan announces further economic revival measures

Last Updated: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:47:00 +1100

Japan's central bank has announced new measures to pump more than 100 billion US dollars into the financial system.

Climate change action requires market mechanism, says SternVideo

Last Updated: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:53:00 +1100

The leading climate change economist Nicholas Stern says rich countries need to put a price on greenhouse gases, have strong support for technical progress, and support for poorer countries.

Detention camp exodus begins in Sri Lanka

Last Updated: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:47:00 +1100

Thousands of Sri Lankan civilians have begun leaving state-run detention camps set up by the government after its victory over Tamil Tiger rebels in May.

UN torture representative says PNG police need new powers

Last Updated: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:07:00 +1100

The United Nations special representative on torture says Papua New Guinea's police need new powers to deal with violence in the country.

Andal Ampatuan Jr, a local mayor in Maguindanao province, is instructed by an agent as he is is taken inside a detention cell in Manila, November 27, 2009. [Reuters]

Philippines mayor faces 25 murder chargesVideoPhoto

Last Updated: Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:11:00 +1100

Prosecutors in the Philippines have filed additional charges against a prominent politician alleged to have been behind last week's deadly political massacre.

The United Nations' chief negotiator for the climate change, Yvo de Boer says a treaty is now more likely to be delivered in 2010. [AFP]

Climate change treaty expected in 2010: UNAudioPhoto

Last Updated: Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:14:00 +1100

The United Nations' chief negotiator for the climate change meeting in Copenhagen says a treaty is now more likely to be delivered in 2010.

Sri Lankan refugees at the Menik Farm refugee camp in Cheddikulam, northern Sri Lanka, wait behind barbed wire on May 23, 2009. [AFP]

Sri Lanka says civilian detainees free to goPhoto

Last Updated: Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:22:00 +1100

Sri Lanka says it's lifting all restrictions on the movement of the thousands of civilians detained in state-run camps.

Tony Abbott has won the leadership by 42 votes to 41. [AAP]

Party shakeup nets new leader for Australia's LiberalsVideoPhoto

Last Updated: Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:02:00 +1100

Australia's Opposition Liberal party has elected a new leader, by a margin of one vote.

An application by opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim to drop fresh sodomy charges against him has been rejected by a Malaysian court. [AAP]

Malaysian court refuses to drop Anwar sodomy caseAudioPhoto

Last Updated: Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:54:00 +1100

A Malaysian court has rejected an application by opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, to drop a sodomy case against him.

The Extraordinary Chamber in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on June 30, 2009. The tribunal has rejected a request to investigate two of its foreign judges. [AFP]

Cambodia's Khmer Rouge trial declines to investigate judgesPhoto

Last Updated: Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:43:00 +1100

Cambodia's war crimes tribunal has dismissed a request to investigate two of its foreign judges, including Australian Rowan Downing, for bias.

US President Barack Obama speaks at the US Army base in Fort Hood, Texas, on November 10, 2009.

US to announce new Afghanistan plan, UK increases deploymentVideoPhoto

Last Updated: Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:44:00 +1100

United States President Barack Obama is soon expected to outline the long-awaited details of his new war strategy for Afghanistan.

A new report says the mortality rate of Aboriginal children in Australia's Northern Territory is higher than their non-Indigenous counterparts. [ABC]

Mortality rate higher for NT Aboriginal childrenPhoto

Last Updated: Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:02:00 +1100

Aboriginal children in Australia's Northern Territory are four times more likely to die than non-Indigenous children, according to a new report.

North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Il. [RTR]

North Koreans accused in information leakPhoto

Last Updated: Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:17:00 +1100

South Korean media is reporting that a number of North Koreans face execution for leaking information on the movements of their leader, Kim Jong-il.

A Lowy Institute survey finds Australia's reputation as an education destination remains strong in China. [ABC]

Australia's education name still good in China: SurveyPhoto

Last Updated: Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:37:00 +1100

A new survey has found that Australia is still regarded as a good place for tertiary study in its biggest education export market, China.

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