Prime Minister Julia Gillard (right) and Treasurer Wayne Swan stride to a press conference after independent MPs Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor gave a Labor minority government their support. [ABC]

Julia Gillard's Australian Labor Party wins governmentVideoAudioPhoto

Last Updated: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:51:00 +1000

The Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, says the Labor Party is ready to govern and she hopes to be swearing in a new ministry next week.

The Opposition Leader Tony Abbott appears at a parliamentary function only hours after Julia Gillard secured enough seats to form a minority government. [AFP]

Australia's Opposition promises to hold Labor to accountPhoto

Last Updated: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:55:00 +1000

A disappointed Tony Abbott says Australia's Coalition will continue to "ferociously" hold Labor to account after he today watched his chance of becoming prime minister disappear as key independents sided with Labor to form government.

A bulldozer demolishes unsafe buildings in Christchurch. [ABC]

Aftershocks traumatise residents of New Zealand's ChristchurchPhoto

Last Updated: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:49:00 +1000

New Zealand is still suffering from aftershocks in the wake of Saturday's earthquake in Christchurch.

Landmark win for Aboriginal people. [Getty Images]

Australian state to recognise Aborigines as first settlersPhoto

Last Updated: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:23:00 +1000

A bill recognising Aborigines as the first people of the Australian state of New South Wales, will be introduced into state parliament on Wednesday.

Two boys paddle through floodwaters in the northern Victorian town of Myrtleford. [ABC]

Flooding continues in southern and eastern AustraliaPhoto

Last Updated: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:18:00 +1000

Flooding continues around Australia's southern state of Victoria after a tense night for residents at Wangaratta in the state's northeast.

Beijing has a keen interest in maintaining the rule by Senior General Than Shwe. [AFP]

Burmese military leader arrives in ChinaPhoto

Last Updated: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:24:00 +1000

The head of Burma's military regime Than Shwe has arrived in China, with his hosts demanding western countries not interfere in Burma's first elections in 20 years.

Security forces are on heightened alert in the southern island of Mindanao. [ABC]

Philippine courts urged to outlaw Abu SayyafPhoto

Last Updated: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:37:00 +1000

The Philippine justice department has asked the country's courts to outlaw the extremist group Abu Sayyaf and to blacklist its members.

A pro-Tibet protester at a candlelight vigil in Sydney. [AAP]

China holds two Tibetan journalists: reportPhoto

Last Updated: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:35:00 +1000

Two Tibetan journalists have reportedly been arrested in northwestern China after writing about a government crackdown on 2008 ethnic unrest in Tibet.

Gurshan Singh died in March this year. [ABC]

Man pleads guilty over Indian boy's death in AustraliaPhoto

Last Updated: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:12:00 +1000

A 23-year-old Indian national has pleaded guilty to causing the death of an Indian boy in the Australian city of Melbourne earlier this year.

RBA chief keeps interest rates unchanged. [ABC]

Australia's central bank keeps rates unchangedPhoto

Last Updated: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:30:00 +1000

Australia's central bank has left interest rates on hold for the fourth month in a row.

PNG warning over LNG project

Last Updated: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:04:00 +1000

The Papua New Guinea government has been warned it will be a disaster if proceeds from the multi-billion dollar PNG liquefied natural gas project are not used to bring much needed social services.

An Australian doctor helps a Pakistani man give medicine to his sick son at Camp Cockatoo in Kot Addu. [Australian Government]

Racing flood waters head towards major Pakistani townsPhoto

Last Updated: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:15:00 +1000

Pakistani authorities are racing to protect two southern towns and their 360,000 residents from surging floods, as the nation struggles to cope with its worst natural disaster in living memory.

Protesting Kashmiri men and women defy a curfew and light a fire during a demonstration in Srinagar.[AFP]

Protesters shot during Kashmir protestsPhoto

Last Updated: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:14:00 +1000

Three protesters have been killed after Indian security forces opened fire during demonstrations in Kashmir.

The attack comes as Pakistan continues to dealth the aftermath of the country's worst floods. [ABC]

Suicide bomber drives car into Pakistani police stationVideoAudioPhoto

Last Updated: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:44:00 +1000

At least 19 people, including nine police officers, have died after a suicide bomber drove his car into a police station in northwest Pakistan.

Transparency on agenda in Tongan election

Last Updated: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:06:00 +1000

Tongatapu People's Representative and prominent democracy campaginer, Akilisi Pohiva, says Tonga's newest political party is standing on a platform of government transparency and economic reform.

French club releases Fijian winger from contract

Last Updated: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:16:00 +1000

French rugby club Agen is releasing Rupeni Caucaunibuca after the winger broke his contract by missing seven weeks of pre-season training and the start of the new Top 14 season.

Afghan government freezes assets of troubled bank owners

Last Updated: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:28:00 +1000

Afghanistan's government has move to freeze the assets of some owners of the troubled Kabul Bank, the country's largest commercial bank.

Alarm at rise in piracy in South China Sea

Last Updated: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:28:00 +1000

The International Maritime Bureau has expressed concern over a spike in piracy attacks in the South China Sea.

Japanese Greenpeace members Toru Suzuki (left) and Junichi Sato, dubbed the Tokyo Two, have been charged with stealing whale meat.

Greenpeace condemns 'Tokyo Two' verdictPhoto

Last Updated: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:46:00 +1000

The environmental agency Greenpeace has condemned guilty verdicts handed down to two of its Japanese activists, who've been convicted of stealing whale meat.

China to check pilot qualifications

Last Updated: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:28:00 +1000

China will check the qualifications of all of its commercial pilots, after an investigation found more than 200 had exaggerated their experience.

Floodwater blocks off a road in Euroa, in Australia's south eastern state of Victoria. [ABC]

Australia's southern and eastern states on flood alertVideoPhoto

Last Updated: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:31:00 +1000

Floodwaters are continuing to rise in several parts of the south-eastern Australian state of Victoria.

Taliban leaders are urging Afghans to boycott the parliamentary poll. [AFP]

Taliban threatens to disrupt Afghanistan electionVideoPhoto

Last Updated: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:36:00 +1000

The Taliban are threatening to disrupt Afghanistan's upcoming Parliamentary election.

A Qantas jumbo jet takes off at Sydney Airport. [ABC]

Fault forces Qantas plane to return to AustraliaPhoto

Last Updated: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:09:00 +1000

A Qantas plane bound for the Philippines capital Manila has been forced to turn back to Sydney airport after concerns over its landing gear.

An inquiry has uncovered operational lapses and poor judgment calls made by civilian crisis managers and police commanders. [Reuters]

Philippines police chief steps down over hijackPhoto

Last Updated: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:21:00 +1000

The Philippines' National Police chief, Jesus Verzosa, has resigned over the handling of the Manila bus hijacking that killed eight Hong Kong tourists two weeks ago.

Madav Kumar Nepal, annnounces his resignation as Nepal's PM in June. [AFP]

Nepal fails to elect new PM for sixth timePhoto

Last Updated: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:59:00 +1000

Nepal's parliament has failed for the sixth time to elect a new prime minister.

Saipan in the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas. [ABC]

CNMI public servants won't be paid this Friday due to cash crisisPhoto

Last Updated: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:49:00 +1000

A cash crisis in the Northern Marianas means public servants will not be paid this Friday

A temporary agreement means Japanese boats can continue fishing in Marshalls' waters. [ABC]

Japan, Marshall Island fisheries agreement hits impassePhoto

Last Updated: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:36:00 +1000

Talks between Japan and the Marshall Islands on a new fisheries access agreement have broken down, and are not likely to resume until next year.

The South Pacific Business Development Foundation aims to extend its help to Fiji. [Reuters]

Microfinance firm to open in FijiPhoto

Last Updated: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:52:00 +1000

One of the region's most successful microfinance organisations is set to open its doors in Fiji next week.

The three Australian Independent MPs Tony Windsor, Rob Oakeshott and Bob Katter will decide which party will form government. [ABC]

Decision near on Australian GovernmentPhoto

Last Updated: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:29:00 +1000

The three Independents who are in a position to decide which party will form Australia's next government are expected to make a decision within the next two days.

Suicide bombing in Iraq kills 12 people

Last Updated: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:27:00 +1000

As many as five suicide bombers have killed 12 people in Iraq in the first major attacks since the US army ended its combat operation last week.

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