![Stern Hu, an executive of the Anglo-Australian mining company Rio Tinto, now has a date for his trial. [ABC]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201002/r512916_2788094.jpg "Stern Hu, an executive of the Anglo-Australian mining company Rio Tinto, now has a date for his trial. [ABC]")
China sets date for Stern Hu trial
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The trial of Australian businessman Stern Hu and three other Rio Tinto mining executives will take place on March 22 - next Monday - in China.
![Aid for Fiji, as thousands are left homeless. [ABC]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201003/r532918_3044635.jpg "Aid for Fiji, as thousands are left homeless. [ABC]")
Relief aid rushed to Fiji
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Relief teams are on their way to Fiji to deliver urgently needed supplies to areas battered by Cyclone Tomas.
![Riot police stand behind a pool of human blood poured by supporters of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra in Bangkok. [Reuters]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201003/r532320_3035460.jpg "Riot police stand behind a pool of human blood poured by supporters of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra in Bangkok. [Reuters]")
Thai protesters picket US embassy
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The red shirt supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra have picketed the American embassy in the Thai capital, Bangkok.
![Soldier ties a pallet of supplies in place aboard a C-130H transport plane on an aid mission. [Reuters]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200704/r135802_459129.jpg "Soldier ties a pallet of supplies in place aboard a C-130H transport plane on an aid mission. [Reuters]")
Australian relief supplies arrive in Suva
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An Australian military C130 Hercules cargo plane has arrived in Suva, carrying Australian aid to help those affected by Cyclone Tomas.
![Former military chief Sarath Fonseka in January this year. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201001/r505151_2692431.jpg "Former military chief Sarath Fonseka in January this year. [AFP]")
Sri Lanka court-martial adjourned
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A court-martial of Sri Lanka's former army chief has been adjourned after judges said they could not hear both of the separate sets of charges against him.
![The Chinese government is accused of artificially pegging the yuan's value on exchange markets. [Reuters]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200907/r404896_1907003.jpg "The Chinese government is accused of artificially pegging the yuan's value on exchange markets. [Reuters]")
World Bank joins pressure on China currency
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Pressure is mounting on China to lift its currency's value on world foreign exchanges - a suggestion that aroused a sharp response from Premier Wen Jiabao last weekend.
![Something to aim for: Miss Universe 2009 - from Venezuela. [ABC].](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200908/r423291_2013749.jpg "Something to aim for: Miss Universe 2009 - from Venezuela. [ABC].")
Miss Tahiti lines up again
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It has been an eventful 12 months for the team behind the Miss Tahiti beauty pageant, in French Polynesia.
68 Afghans held in Indonesia
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Indonesian police have arrested 68 Afghan migrants after their boat ran into trouble en route to Australia.
![The coroner says the SIEV 36 explosion could have been prevented. [Australian Defence Force]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201001/r502984_2670106.jpg "The coroner says the SIEV 36 explosion could have been prevented. [Australian Defence Force]")
Asylum boat sabotaged, says Australian coroner
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The coroner in Australia's Northern Territory says the fatal explosion of the SIEV 36 was a deliberate act of sabotage by three asylum seekers on board the boat.
Terror attack on Afghan aid office
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Afghan police have killed two militants trying to attack an aid organisation office in the southern city of Lashkar Gah.
![Too much attention ended in tragedy for a bull in a remote area of Papua New Guinea. [ABC]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201003/r530890_3015729.JPG "Too much attention ended in tragedy for a bull in a remote area of Papua New Guinea. [ABC]")
Happy end to PNG farmer's plight: no bull
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A cattle farmer in Papua New Guinea finally has a bull for his six desperate cows to produce more calves.
![A policeman patrols Victoria Terminus station in Mumbai as the city recovered from three days of terrorist attacks in November 2008. [Getty Images]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200812/r320142_1425218.jpg "A policeman patrols Victoria Terminus station in Mumbai as the city recovered from three days of terrorist attacks in November 2008. [Getty Images]")
American held as Mumbai bomb 'scout'
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An American man accused of helping to plot the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks has reportedly agreed to plead guilty in a United States court.
Evacuations in Australian cyclone threat
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Hundreds of Australian residents will be evacuated from two central east coast islands as a category four cyclone approaches the region.
![Hydroelectric dam wall. [iStockphoto]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200808/r286332_1220833.jpg "Hydroelectric dam wall. [iStockphoto]")
Hydropower plant switches on in Laos
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The largest infrastructure project in Laos, the Nam Theun 2 hydropower facility, has started commercial operations.
![The UN special rapporteur on Burma, Tomas Ojea Quintana, said the country is at a critical moment in its history. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201002/r515083_2812853.jpg "The UN special rapporteur on Burma, Tomas Ojea Quintana, said the country is at a critical moment in its history. [AFP]")
Burma, North Korea defend rights records
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Burma and North Korea have joined in defending each other's human rights records before the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.
![Five-year-old Sahil Saeed was snatched from his grandmother's house by armed robbers, who demanded a $US130,000 dollar ransom. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201003/r526754_2962660.jpg "Five-year-old Sahil Saeed was snatched from his grandmother's house by armed robbers, who demanded a $US130,000 dollar ransom. [AFP]")
Kidnapped British boy released in Pakistan
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The family of a British boy who was kidnapped in Pakistan earlier this month say they're ecstatic that he's now been released.
![Former treasurer Peter Costello says Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's plan is against the party's principles and will lead to higher taxes. [AAP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200911/r464017_2293801.jpg "Former treasurer Peter Costello says Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's plan is against the party's principles and will lead to higher taxes. [AAP]")
Family-leave squabble in Australian opposition
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Australia's former Treasurer Peter Costello has savaged the Opposition's paid parental leave plan.
![Woods will play his first tournament since November. [Getty Images]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201003/r532301_3035132.jpg "Woods will play his first tournament since November. [Getty Images]")
Tiger Woods back for US Masters
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Tiger Woods has confirmed his return to competitive golf, announcing he'll play in the US Masters next month.
![Police responded to the stonethrowers by firing tear gas and rubber bullets. [Reuters]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201003/r532193_3034184.jpg "Police responded to the stonethrowers by firing tear gas and rubber bullets. [Reuters]")
Palestinians, Israeli police clash in Jerusalem
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Thousands of Palestinians have taken to the streets in east Jerusalem in growing anger against Israeli plans to expand Jewish settlements in disputed areas.
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