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One soldier killed, three wounded in clashes in Philippines
Cotabato City, Philippines - One soldier was killed Wednesday and three were wounded in clashes with Muslim secessionist rebels in the southern Philippines, a regional military spokesman said. One soldier was killed and one was wounded when patrollin...

[Posted on : 2008-11-26 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Philippine congressional committee drops impeachment against Arroyo
Manila - A Philippine congressional committee on Wednesday junked an impeachment complaint against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo after three days of heated debate. The committee voted 42-8 to dismiss the complaint, the fourth to be filed against ...

[Posted on : 2008-11-26 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Babysitter sentenced to prison for torturing and murdering baby
Wellington - A babysitter who admitted torturing and murdering a 10-month-old girl was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison, news reports said. Tiana Mary-Anne Odesa Kapea, 30, who was described as a trusted family friend, admitted in the Auckland Hig...

[Posted on : 2008-11-25 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Philippine troops arrest two suspected terrorists, foil attack
Manila - Philippine security forces arrested two suspected terrorists allegedly planning to set off bombs in shopping malls, bus stations and other populated areas in the capital, officials said Monday. Sala Kasan Bairulla and his son Albasher were a...

[Posted on : 2008-11-24 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Former head of New Zealand immigration charged with fraud - Summary
Wellington - The former head of New Zealand's immigration service, Mary Anne Thompson, 53, has been charged with fraudulently using a curriculum vitae to obtain a pecuniary advantage, Radio New Zealand reported on Monday. Thompson appeared in the Wel...

[Posted on : 2008-11-24 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Former head of New Zealand immigration charged with fraud
Wellington - The former head of New Zealand's immigration service, Mary Anne Thompson, 53, has been charged with fraud, Radio New Zealand reported on Monday. Thompson appeared in the Wellington District Court on Friday facing three counts of using a ...

[Posted on : 2008-11-24 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Austrian parties agree on grand governing coalition
Vienna - Austria will continue to be governed by a grand coalition of its two major parties after those groups agreed to share power at a meeting Sunday. That means Werner Faymann, 48, of the SPOe Social Democrats will take over as Austria's chancell...

[Posted on : 2008-11-23 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

New Zealand abandons aerial search for 29 missing fishermen
Wellington - A search by a New Zealand Air Force plane for 29 fishermen believed to be drifting in life rafts in the Pacific has been abandoned after three days of fruitless, low-altitude flights, the Defence Force announced Sunday. The maritime surv...

[Posted on : 2008-11-22 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

New Zealand woman electrocuted after car crash
Wellington - A young New Zealand woman was electrocuted when she stepped out of her car after it crashed into a power pole, a newspaper reported on Sunday. Three young children in the car were taken to hospital, with one them suffering from electrica...

[Posted on : 2008-11-22 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Greens gain extra seat in New Zealand election
Wellington - New Zealand's Greens have won an extra seat after votes cast in advance of this month's general election were counted, giving them a total of nine members in the 122-member parliament, the Chief Electoral Office announced Saturday. The o...

[Posted on : 2008-11-22 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

 

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