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Bad weather hampers search in Indonesian ferry accident - Summary
Jakarta - Bad weather hampered the search for dozens of people missing Monday after an overloaded ferry sank in rough seas off the Indonesian island of Sumatra the day before, officials said. High waves and strong winds hampered rescue teams to cond...

[Posted on : 2009-11-23 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Charges may follow asylum-seeker brawl, Australian minister says
Sydney - Criminal charges may follow from a weekend brawl at Australia's Christmas Island detention centre that left three asylum seekers needing to be flown to Perth for hospital treatment, Immigration Minister Chris Evans said Monday. Afghan and Sr...

[Posted on : 2009-11-23 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Death toll rises to 27 in Indonesian ferry accident
Jakarta - Indonesian rescue workers resumed their search Monday for dozens of people missing people after an overloaded ferry sank in bad weather off the island of Sumatra, officials said. Rescue teams had picked up about 250 survivors and 27 bodies ...

[Posted on : 2009-11-23 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Nine dead after ferry carrying 242 sinks in Indonesia - Summary
Jakarta - At least nine people were killed when a ferry carrying at least 242 people sank in bad weather off the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Sunday, officials said. Authorities said an estimated 232 people survived. But search teams using a numbe...

[Posted on : 2009-11-22 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Four dead after ferry carrying 240 sinks in Indonesia - 2nd Update
Jakarta - At least four people were killed when a ferry carrying 240 people sank in bad weather off the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Sunday, officials said. Authorities said an estimated 202 people survived. But search teams using a number of nava...

[Posted on : 2009-11-22 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Ferry with more than 200 people sinks in Indonesia - Update
Jakarta - A ferry with 240 people on board sank in bad weather off the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Sunday, killing at least one person, police and media reports said. Search teams are looking for survivors from the Dumai Express 10, which was sai...

[Posted on : 2009-11-22 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Ferry with more than 200 people sinks in Indonesia
Jakarta - A ferry with 213 people on board sank off Indonesia's Riau islands on Sunday after being battered by bad weather, killing at least one person, police said. Search teams are looking for survivors from the Dumai Express 10 which was sailing f...

[Posted on : 2009-11-22 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

ANALYSIS: Indonesians fret as president waffles over graft scandal
Jakarta - Public disillusionment is growing with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono over his perceived indecisiveness in handling an alleged graft scandal that has implicated senior officials. Questions have been asked about Yudhoyono's de...

[Posted on : 2009-11-20 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Man who killed wife for waking dog imprisoned for 14 years
Sydney - An Australian who strangled his wife for waking up his dog and then went out for a drink at his local pub was sentenced to prison Friday by a Melbourne court. Anthony Sherna, who pleaded not guilty to killing Susanne Wild, was found guilty o...

[Posted on : 2009-11-20 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Truck crash kills 500 sheep in Australia
Sydney - More than 500 sheep were killed when a truck carrying them to an abattoir overturned on a bend in Australia's south-east. Victoria Police Sergeant Nick Buenin said Friday that the truck with 750 sheep on board hit a guard rail and slid on it...

[Posted on : 2009-11-20 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

 

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