![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.
![The 2010 Prius has been recalled by Toyota after complaints of brake problems. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201002/r508293_2730688.jpg "The 2010 Prius has been recalled by Toyota after complaints of brake problems. [AFP]")
Toyota issues mass recall of Prius
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Toyota has lodged a recall in Japan of 200,000 of its latest model Prius cars after complaints of brake problems in the hybrid car.
![Cyclone Oli tore across the Cooks, before battering French Polynesia - destroying hundreds of homes. [Ocenia Flash]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201002/r509034_2740927.jpg "Cyclone Oli tore across the Cooks, before battering French Polynesia - destroying hundreds of homes. [Ocenia Flash]")
New cyclone develops near Cook Islands
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Tropical Cyclone Pat has started to alter course, and forecasters say it may threaten the southern Cook Islands by early Wednesday.
![Smoke and flames billow from the boat SIEV 36 and people swim in the water as Navy vessels move in to help near Ashmore Island in April 2009. [ADF]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201001/r502979_2670027.jpg "Smoke and flames billow from the boat SIEV 36 and people swim in the water as Navy vessels move in to help near Ashmore Island in April 2009. [ADF]")
Refugee retracts statement on fatal Australian boat blast
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The first refugee to give evidence at an Australian coronial inquest into last year's fatal SIEV 36 boat blast says he cannot remember telling police that a fellow passenger threatened to blow up the boat.
![At a conference in Vanuatu, the Asian Development Bank says providing social safety nets for the poor in the Pacific needs to be a priority. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200908/r419951_1994744.jpg "At a conference in Vanuatu, the Asian Development Bank says providing social safety nets for the poor in the Pacific needs to be a priority. [AFP]")
Pacific social safety nets needed says ADB
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The Asian Development Bank says providing social safety nets for the poor in the Pacific needs to be a priority.
![East Timor's new anti-corruption chief, Aderito Soares has rejected concerns that his position will have no real power to deal with corruption at a high level. [Reuters]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201002/r507555_2722157.jpg "East Timor's new anti-corruption chief, Aderito Soares has rejected concerns that his position will have no real power to deal with corruption at a high level. [Reuters]")
East Timor's anti-graft chief rejects concerns over position
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East Timor's new anti-corruption chief has rejected concerns that his position will have no real power to deal with corruption at a high level.
![A meeting between government, unions and the Garment Manufacturers' Association of Cambodia, over a pay increase for workers has ended without agreement. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200910/r448728_2179828.jpg "A meeting between government, unions and the Garment Manufacturers' Association of Cambodia, over a pay increase for workers has ended without agreement. [AFP]")
Cambodian garment workers fail to win pay rise
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Discussions between Cambodia's government, manufacturers and unions over a pay increase for garment workers have ended without agreement.
Reports on Japanese deal to scale back research whaling
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Japanese media is reporting that the country's Fisheries Minister is considering scaling back research whaling in the Antarctic.
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.
![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 assessing Cyclone Oli damage
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Inhabitants of French Polynesia's Tubuai island have begun assessing the damage from this weekend's Cyclone Oli.
![MV Princess Ashika before it sunk in August 2009. The inquiry into the sinking has heard there were concerns over the training for crew members onboard the ferry. [NZ Defence Dept]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200908/r416932_1977025.jpg "MV Princess Ashika before it sunk in August 2009. The inquiry into the sinking has heard there were concerns over the training for crew members onboard the ferry. [NZ Defence Dept]")
Ten year old training concerns raised at Tongan inquiry
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The Tongan Royal Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the Princess Ashika has heard there were concerns over the past 10 years about the standard of training for Tongan seafarers.
Sichaun earthquake activist jailed
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A Chinese activist who tried to document the poor construction of buildings that collapsed in the Sichuan Earthquake has been sentenced to five years in jail.
![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.
US citizen jailed for passing space shuttle secrets to China
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An ex-Boeing engineer who was found guilty last year of passing space shuttle secrets to China has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Australian mining boss in billion dollar mix-up
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Confusion over a multi-billion dollar coal deal has led to a Chinese company issuing a denial to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
![Michael Jackson's former doctor Conrad Murray has pleaded not guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter over the singer's death last year. [Reuters]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201002/r510863_2760954.jpg "Michael Jackson's former doctor Conrad Murray has pleaded not guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter over the singer's death last year. [Reuters]")
Michael Jackson's doctor pleads not guilty
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Michael Jackson's former doctor Conrad Murray has pleaded not guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter over the singer's death last year.
![UN officials observe former Maoist child soldiers board buses to leave the Dudhauli camp, 100 km southeast of Kathmandu January 7, 2010. The Maoists will be demobilising underaged soldiers who fought for the Maoists during Nepal's decade-long civil war and releasing them from the Maoist camps under an agreement with the government. [Reuters]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201002/r510977_2762491.jpg "UN officials observe former Maoist child soldiers board buses to leave the Dudhauli camp, 100 km southeast of Kathmandu January 7, 2010. The Maoists will be demobilising underaged soldiers who fought for the Maoists during Nepal's decade-long civil war and releasing them from the Maoist camps under an agreement with the government. [Reuters]")
Thousands of former child-soldiers released from Nepal camps
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Nepal has completed the release of thousands of former Maoist child soldiers from UN-monitored camps.
Australia's FM expresses sympathy for Indian victims
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Australia's foreign minister Stephen Smith has again expressed sympathy and condolences to the families of Indian students who have been victims of attacks in Australia.
![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.
![ABC managing director Mark Scott speaks at a senate estimates hearing at Parliament House, Canberra, on February 8, 2010. [ABC News]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201002/r510305_2755152.jpg "ABC managing director Mark Scott speaks at a senate estimates hearing at Parliament House, Canberra, on February 8, 2010. [ABC News]")
ABC denies Chinese pressure over Uighur film
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ABC managing director Mark Scott says suggestions that the ABC decided not to screen a controversial film about Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer because of pressure from China are "ludicrous".
![More than 10 million South Korean are terrestrial subscribers to mobile phone television services, and more than two million are subscribed via satellite. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201002/r511009_2763227.jpg "More than 10 million South Korean are terrestrial subscribers to mobile phone television services, and more than two million are subscribed via satellite. [AFP]")
Mobile phone television growing in South Korea
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South Korean technology firms are predicting in-home television in the country may go the same way as landline phones, with growing popularity from mobile phone TV.
![The freestyle and snowboard site, just to the north of Vancouver, has been plagued by a drastic lack of snow caused by the warm temperatures. [Reuters]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201002/r509891_2750763.jpg "The freestyle and snowboard site, just to the north of Vancouver, has been plagued by a drastic lack of snow caused by the warm temperatures. [Reuters]")
Enough snow at Winter Olympic venues: Organising Committee
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Vancouver Olympic organisers say they'll be able to stop dumping snow on Cypress Mountain tomorrow and the venue will be ready for competition.
![Kiwi have been found staggering around during the day, dehydrated and starving in New Zealand's North Island. [AAP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201002/r511302_2767831.jpg "Kiwi have been found staggering around during the day, dehydrated and starving in New Zealand's North Island. [AAP]")
Drought hurting NZ's iconic bird
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Drier than usual conditions in New Zealand's North Island are hurting the country's iconic bird, the kiwi.
![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.
![A Pakistani man mourns the death of his relative at a hospital in Rawalpindi after a gun attack on senior Pakistani politician Sheikh Rashid Ahmed. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201002/r510945_2762047.jpg "A Pakistani man mourns the death of his relative at a hospital in Rawalpindi after a gun attack on senior Pakistani politician Sheikh Rashid Ahmed. [AFP]")
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.
![It is expected to be the final launch in darkness for NASA's shuttle fleet. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201002/r510681_2759518.jpg "It is expected to be the final launch in darkness for NASA's shuttle fleet. [AFP]")
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.
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.
![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.
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