Rabu, 15 Agustus 2012

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Australia's asylum-seeker policy gathers pace

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:42:16 +1000

Australia's Immigration Minister Chris Bowen declined to say when he would formally nominate Nauru and Papua New Guinea as offshore processing countries for asylum-seekers.

Constitutional issues for PNG over asylum seeker centre

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:39:08 +1000

Papua New Guinea and Nauru are preparing for teams from the Australian government to arrive and begin assessing what is needed to resume the detention and processing of asylum seekers.

UN wants more detail on Australia's asylum-seeker policy

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:39:04 +1000

Our Indonesia correspondent got the chance to speak with UN's Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, albeit high in the air, on a noisy plane.

UN chief urged to raise East Timor rights abuses

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:38:59 +1000

Rights group Amnesty International says UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon needs to address the United Nations failure to bring justice to the victims of human rights violations committed during Indonesia's occupation of East Timor.

War anniversary highlights Korea-Japan tensions

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:38:54 +1000

It's been nearly 70 years, but they still can't seem to get along.

Asia must develop green cities and policies

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:38:48 +1000

The Asian Development Bank says the region is running out of time to deal with the effects of climate change.

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