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Australians are battling scores of bushfires amid record-hot weather.
20/11/2009
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Officials managing the multibillion dollar bailout of American International Group (AIG), bungled the initial rescue of the insurance, possibly overpaying other banks to wind down AIG's business relationships, a government watchdog has said.
18/11/2009
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Afghanistan has been rated by Transparency International as the second-most corrupt nation in the world, with public sector corruption worsening for the second consecutive year.
17/11/2009
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Afghanistan is to set up an anti-corruption unit pledging to investigate graft among the country's senior officials.
16/11/2009
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Australia's prime minister, Kevin Rudd, has made an emotional apology for the abuse and neglect endured by hundreds of thousands of child migrants who were sent to Australia without their consent.
16/11/2009
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Thousands of people have marched in the Thai capital to protest against Thaksin Shinawatra, the country's former prime minister, and the Cambodian government for appointing him as economic adviser.
16/11/2009
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As leaders from around the Pacific Rim gather in Hanoi for the annual Apec forum and summit, a look at the organisation and its objectives:
15/11/2009
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A survey of US soldiers in Afghanistan has shown that troops facing three or more combat tours have higher rates of mental health and marital problems, the US army says.
14/11/2009
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The UN says that six aid organisations have halted their work in Chad because of the risk of their staff being abducted or killed.
14/11/2009
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China's president Hu Jintao told Asia-Pacific business leaders that recovery in the global economy was not yet firmly established.
13/11/2009
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Aung San Suu Kyi, the pro-democracy leader in Myanmar, has lodged an appeal with the military-ruled country's highest court against her extended house arrest, her lawyer said.
13/11/2009
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The president of Sudan has cancelled a visit to Turkey amid an EU push to arrest him for war crimes charges.
09/11/2009
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The African Union (AU) has imposed sanctions on Guinea's military rulers, who seized power in a coup after the death of Lansana Conte, the president, last December.
08/11/2009
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Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, has said he will not seek re-election at presidential elections he has called for January saying he had had enough after years of frustration fighting for an independent homeland.
06/11/2009
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An investigation has been launched into the deaths of nine people in a rocket attack in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan.
05/11/2009
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