![The Philippines says it will give Hong Kong authorities full details of an inquiry into the police operation. [Reuters]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201008/r625353_4225314.jpg "The Philippines says it will give Hong Kong authorities full details of an inquiry into the police operation. [Reuters]")
Aquino takes responsibility for siege mayhem
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Philippines President Benigno Aquino has said he takes full responsibility for the botched police operation that ended a hostage siege in Manila.
![Burma junta leader General Than Shwe - at left, meeting UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon last year - is head of a 'militarised' economy. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200907/r394294_1845097.jpg "Burma junta leader General Than Shwe - at left, meeting UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon last year - is head of a 'militarised' economy. [AFP]")
Hidden taxes rob Burma's poor, says report
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The poorest people in Burma are paying more than half their income in hidden taxes, says a human rights report.
![Unequal process, says Amnesty International. A boat carrying asylum seekers sails off the Australian territory of Christmas Island this year. [Australian Customs and Border Protection]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201007/r595383_3837489.jpg "Unequal process, says Amnesty International. A boat carrying asylum seekers sails off the Australian territory of Christmas Island this year. [Australian Customs and Border Protection]")
Australia linked to torture claims, says Amnesty
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Amnesty International is pressing the Australian and Sri Lankan governments to take greater responsibility for the welfare of asylum seekers.
![Children now have a better life in the Solomons than just a few years ago, says a doctor. [Radio Australia]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200907/r409200_1932259.jpg "Children now have a better life in the Solomons than just a few years ago, says a doctor. [Radio Australia]")
Solomons lowers child deaths
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Solomon Islands has been praised for its progress in some of the United Nations' Millenium Development Goals, including lower child mortality rates.
Suicide bomb kills 43 at Pakistan rally
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Pakistani police say at least 43 people have been killed in a suicide bomb at a Muslim rally in the south-west city of Quetta.
![A Pakistani boy tries to keep his food dry while swimming in floodwaters near Basira village. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201008/r624951_4220052.jpg "A Pakistani boy tries to keep his food dry while swimming in floodwaters near Basira village. [AFP]")
World Bank, IMF boost Pakistan aid
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The World Bank has raised flood aid to Pakistan to $US1 billion, while the International Monetary Fund has approved $450 million in emergency financing.
![Mohammad Aamer, Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt have withdrawn from the tour and provisionally suspended by the ICC. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201009/r631765_4310530.jpg "Mohammad Aamer, Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt have withdrawn from the tour and provisionally suspended by the ICC. [AFP]")
Pakistan 'fixers' banned by ICC
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The three Pakistani cricketers accused of match fixing have been provisionally suspended by the International Cricket Council.
![Independents Tony Windsor, Rob Oakeshott and Bob Katter. [AAP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201008/r627381_4251885.jpg "Independents Tony Windsor, Rob Oakeshott and Bob Katter. [AAP]")
Third week looms in Australia's political limbo
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Australia's political limbo is set to continue into a third week, with three independent members of parliament still undecided which party to support following last month's inconclusive elections.
Indonesian police arrested over riot deaths
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Indonesian police say they have arrested 11 of their own officers over the deaths of six people when police opened fire on a violent crowd.
![The Immigration Department said it moved Afghan men to Curtin detention centre in Western Australia because their Darwin facility was damaged in a protest by Indonesian detainees. [ABC]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201009/r631497_4306932.jpg "The Immigration Department said it moved Afghan men to Curtin detention centre in Western Australia because their Darwin facility was damaged in a protest by Indonesian detainees. [ABC]")
Inquiry into Australian asylum-seeker protests
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Australia's Immigration Department says it will be open about the circumstances surrounding two protests by asylum seekers at a detention centre in Australia's north.
![Cattle grazing on farmland between Hamilton and Tauranga, New Zealand. [ABC]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200806/r265496_2149572.jpg "Cattle grazing on farmland between Hamilton and Tauranga, New Zealand. [ABC]")
Racism raised in NZ farms sales bid
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A New Zealand minister has blamed racism for opposition to foreign land ownership, as a Hong Kong-based company tries to take over a bankrupt farm group.
Indonesian police 'sold guns to Bashir terror cell'
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Corrupt Indonesian police provided weapons used by a new terrorist cell allegedly funded by radical Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, prosecutors claim.
![Benjamin Netanyahu (r) and Mahmoud Abbas retired to a room by themselves for several hours to continue discussions. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201009/r631764_4310518.jpg "Benjamin Netanyahu (r) and Mahmoud Abbas retired to a room by themselves for several hours to continue discussions. [AFP]")
Middle East leaders hold private peace talks
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The Middle East peace talks are underway in Washington.
![The Camel Industry Association says camel meat is a healthy option. [ABC]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200912/r485243_2492230.jpg "The Camel Industry Association says camel meat is a healthy option. [ABC]")
Australians urged to eat more camels
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The Camel Industry Association is working on a plan to make camel meat a regular addition to the Australian dinner table.
Authorities say no sign of oil after Gulf rig explodes
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The United States Coast Guard is scrambling into action after another oil platform explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.
![Helmand, Afghanistan's largest province, produces more than half of the country's opium which is about 90 per cent of global supply. [Reuters]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200706/r154804_557481.jpg "Helmand, Afghanistan's largest province, produces more than half of the country's opium which is about 90 per cent of global supply. [Reuters]")
Troops disrupt Afghan opium trade
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The opium trade in Afghanistan's Helmand province has been disrupted by government-led poppy eradication efforts.
![Indonesia is the biggest producer of palm oil which is used in everything from biscuits to cosmetics. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201004/r556481_3331000.jpg "Indonesia is the biggest producer of palm oil which is used in everything from biscuits to cosmetics. [AFP]")
Burger King drops Indonesian palm oil company
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US fast food giant Burger King says it would no longer buy palm oil from the Indonesian group Sinar Mas or its subsidiaries.
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