ASEAN adopts rights pact despite criticism

SOUTH-EAST Asian leaders have endorsed a human rights declaration which they called a breakthrough for the region but critics said it fell well below global standards. Leaders of the 10-member Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) adopted...

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Qld's southeast battens down again

A severe storm warning has been issued for Queensland's southeast. Source: AAP DANGEROUS thunderstorms with large hailstones are moving into Queensland's southeast corner, with the weather bureau issuing warnings for the region. The bureau...

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Israel counts 800-plus Gaza airstrikes

ISRAEL'S military says it has struck more than 800 targets in the Gaza Strip as it expands a fierce air assault responding to rocket launches from the Palestinian territory. The military's count early on Saturday included 180 overnight airstrikes....

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China to focus on ASEAN economic ties

CHINESE Premier Wen Jiabao is to focus on economic co-operation at the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) meetings this week that will include US President Barack Obama. Vice Foreign Minister Fu Ying said on Saturday that China...

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Hong Kong customs seize ivory

HONG Kong customs officers have seized a shipping container carrying more than a tonne of ivory worth around $US1.37 million ($A1.33 million), officials said. "569 pieces of ivory tusks, weighing about 1,330 kilogrammes" were seized on Thursday,...

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Heated debate ahead as Senate flies solo

HEATED debates on illegal logging, carbon tax, dental health and asylum seekers are expected as the Senate flies solo next week. Thirty bills, 29 from the government, nine of which are non-controversial, and one private member's bill from the...

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Accused Sydney killer faces third trial

A SYDNEY jury has been told they must not draw any "adverse inference" from the fact a man accused of killing his gay lover is facing a third trial. Philip Wan Por Leung, 51, has pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of 72-year-old Mario Guzzetti,...

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Baby had suspicious injuries: NSW inquest

THE mother of an eight-month-old baby girl who sustained "highly suspicious" and "traumatic" injuries while in the care of her nanny has wept during a Sydney inquest, telling the coroner she just wants to know what happened. Melissa Pagett told...

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Toyota recalls 2.77 million vehicles

Toyota has recalled 2.77 million vehicles worldwide over steering shaft and water pump defects. Source: AAP TOYOTA Motor Corp says it's recalling 2.77 million vehicles across the world for a steering shaft defect that may result in faulty...

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Software mogul in hiding after murder

Software mogul John McAfee says he fears for his life if he hands himself in to Belize police. Source: AAP ANTI-VIRUS software pioneer John McAfee says he is moving every four hours to avoid Belizean police who want to question him about the...

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US official 'misrepresented' on budget

DEFENCE Minister Stephen Smith says a US official is aggrieved about being deeply misrepresented when newspapers quoted him as saying the US was concerned about Australian defence budget cuts. Mr Smith said the suggestion that US Secretary of...

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Taser use by Qld police improving: report

A NEW report from Queensland's crime watchdog has found improvements in police use of Tasers but says some worrying practices persist. The Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) report found a decrease in the number of times police used Tasers,...

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Man charged over home invasion slashing

POLICE have laid more charges against a Brisbane man over a savage home invasion last month, in which an elderly woman's face was slashed open. The 72-year-old woman disturbed a burglar after he climbed through a window of her Manly home on...

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Oil Search PNG gas project costs blow out

The cost of a liquefied natural gas project in Papua New Guinea has increased to $A18.34 billion. Source: AAP OIL Search insists it will meet its funding share of the massive Papua New Guinea liquefied natural gas (PNG LNG) after costs blew...

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