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![Anti-government protestors have occupied government compounds for months, calling for the resignation of what they call the puppet adminstration of former PM Thaksin Shinawatra. [ABC]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/base/thai_protest_abc_201108.jpg "Anti-government protestors have occupied government compounds for months, calling for the resignation of what they call the puppet adminstration of former PM Thaksin Shinawatra. [ABC]")
Anti-government protestors have occupied government compounds for months, calling for the resignation of what they call the puppet adminstration of former PM Thaksin Shinawatra. [ABC]
Eight wounded in pre-dawn Bangkok bomb
16:22:48, 22 November 2008
Eight Thai anti-government protesters were wounded, one critically, in a pre-dawn bomb attack in Bangkok Saturday, emergency services said, ramping up tensions a day ahead of a major rally.
Militants killed in missile strike: Pakistan intelligence
16:22:48, 22 November 2008
Pakistani intellegence officials say a missile strike by a suspected US drone aircraft has killed at least three militants in a northwestern tribal district known as a hub of al-Qaeda and the Taliban.
China denies 'cyber spying'
16:22:48, 22 November 2008
China has reacted angrily to a US congressional report which accuses Beijing of misusing its huge foreign currency reserves and engaging in cyber spying.
Rich have 'moral duty' to help poor: Yudhoyono
16:22:48, 22 November 2008
Indonesia's president says oil-rich states and companies, which reaped unprecedented gains when oil prices skyrocketed, have a moral duty to ease the world's economic crisis.
Anti-government protestors have occupied government compounds for months, calling for the resignation of what they call the puppet adminstration of former PM Thaksin Shinawatra. [ABC]
Eight wounded in pre-dawn Bangkok bomb
16:22:48, 22 November 2008
Eight Thai anti-government protesters were wounded, one critically, in a pre-dawn bomb attack in Bangkok Saturday, emergency services said, ramping up tensions a day ahead of a major rally.
Militants killed in missile strike: Pakistan intelligence
16:22:48, 22 November 2008
Pakistani intellegence officials say a missile strike by a suspected US drone aircraft has killed at least three militants in a northwestern tribal district known as a hub of al-Qaeda and the Taliban.
China denies 'cyber spying'
16:22:48, 22 November 2008
China has reacted angrily to a US congressional report which accuses Beijing of misusing its huge foreign currency reserves and engaging in cyber spying.
Rich have 'moral duty' to help poor: Yudhoyono
16:22:48, 22 November 2008
Indonesia's president says oil-rich states and companies, which reaped unprecedented gains when oil prices skyrocketed, have a moral duty to ease the world's economic crisis.
![New Zealand peacekeepers are also part of the RAMSI deployment. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/base/sols_nz_ramsi_afp_0406.jpg "New Zealand peacekeepers are also part of the RAMSI deployment. [AFP]")
New Zealand peacekeepers are also part of the RAMSI deployment. [AFP]
Australian Federal Police say Solomons mission to stay
22:25:37, 21 November 2008
The Australian Federal Police say Solomon Islands is a long way from being able to maintain its own security.
Moderate quake hits Solomon Islands
22:25:37, 21 November 2008
There's been a magnitude six earthquake in Solomon Islands, with the US Geologicial Survey saying the quake hit about 75 kilometres north west of the capital, Honiara.
UN, Commonwealth to dispatch missions to Fiji
22:02:23, 21 November 2008
Top international agencies are stepping up their involvement in Fiji, with the announcement of two high level visits.
PNG expresses friendship with former NZ PM
16:30:10, 21 November 2008
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare has told the former New Zealand prime minister, Helen Clark, she remains a friend of PNG following her nine years in power.
![US Defense Secretary Robert Gates says international forces in Afghanistan need more help. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/base/us_gates_rtr_060608.jpg "US Defense Secretary Robert Gates says international forces in Afghanistan need more help. [Reuters]")
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates says international forces in Afghanistan need more help. [Reuters]
More troops before 2009 Afghanistan elections: US Gates
12:26:33, 22 November 2008
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States is trying to provide additional troops to US forces in Afghanistan and he wants at least some of the troops in place before Afghanistan's election next year.
Indonesia looks inward for economic help
12:26:33, 22 November 2008
The Indonesian President says his country will turn to its large domestic market to maintain economic growth in the face of an expected slowdown.
New citizenship for Australia
12:26:32, 22 November 2008
Ethnic and refugee groups say they believe the Australian Government's proposed overhaul of the citizenship test will make it less discriminatory.
Financial crisis to dominate APEC meeting
09:57:25, 22 November 2008
The Australian Prime Minister will use the APEC leaders meeting in Peru to argue for better regulation of the world's financial system and against a retreat to protectionism.
Cable still able, where are the rest?
12:52:27, 21 November 2008
There will be at least one major milestone in the 2008 Sydney to Hobart, 600 mile ocean-going yacht race.
PNG cricket advertsies for new boss
12:52:26, 21 November 2008
Cricket Papua New Guinea, one of three associate members of the International Cricket Council in the East Asia Pacific, is advertising for a general manager.
Samoan PM to open wim trials
12:52:26, 21 November 2008
Samoa's prime minister will open the national swim titles at the Faleata pool, Saturday.
Australian cycle track gold
12:52:26, 21 November 2008
Australia's track cyclists had a successful start to the World Cup meeting in Melbourne, winning three gold medals on the opening night.
West to coach at Melbourne
12:52:26, 21 November 2008
The former Western Bulldogs Australian Football League midfielder, Scott West has joined Melbourne as an assistant coach.
![US President George Bush, pictured here with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, is hosting the G20 leaders in Washington with the global financial crisis top of the agenda. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/indo_susilobush_rtr_151108.jpg "US President George Bush, pictured here with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, is hosting the G20 leaders in Washington with the global financial crisis top of the agenda. [Reuters]")
![War veterans gather at the Cenotaph in central London for Remembrance Day. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/remembrance_rtr_111108.jpg "War veterans gather at the Cenotaph in central London for Remembrance Day. [Reuters]")
![The Malaysia High Court has ruled that the home minister had acted outside his powers charging Raja Petra Kamaruddin under the ISA. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/malay_kamaruddin_afp_1008.jpg "The Malaysia High Court has ruled that the home minister had acted outside his powers charging Raja Petra Kamaruddin under the ISA. [AFP]")
![President Ma (R) has hosted China envoy Chen Yunlin (L) in Taipei, a Taiwanese leader's highest level face-to-face meeting since 1949. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/taiwan_ma_chen_afp_1108.jpg "President Ma (R) has hosted China envoy Chen Yunlin (L) in Taipei, a Taiwanese leader's highest level face-to-face meeting since 1949. [AFP]")
![The new king of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, receives gifts from well-wishers moments after his coronation. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/bhutan_king_afp_1108.jpg "The new king of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, receives gifts from well-wishers moments after his coronation. [AFP]")
!["Because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America," says President-Elect Barack Obama. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/us_obama_rtr_051108.jpg "\"Because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America,\" says President-Elect Barack Obama. [Reuters]")
Features
![The Islamic finance industry is soon expected to account for 4 per cent of the global economy. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/thumbnail/islambank_afp.jpg "The Islamic finance industry is soon expected to account for 4 per cent of the global economy. [AFP]")
Islamic Banking - Growth and Prospects
20 November 2008
The Islamic banking industry is now worth almost an estimated US1 trillion and is widely considered to be one of the fastest growing sectors in the world of finance.
![Canberra has issued revised economic forecasts showing that three-quarters of the government's budget surplus has evaporated. [ABC]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/thumbnail/aus_money_abc.jpg "Canberra has issued revised economic forecasts showing that three-quarters of the government's budget surplus has evaporated. [ABC]")
Australia's Financial Crisis
6 November 2008
Australia's budget position has dramatically slipped, as the global financial storm cuts a swathe across the world.
![A record number of Americans voted for their 44th president. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/thumbnail/us_elex_feat_ra_1108.jpg "A record number of Americans voted for their 44th president. [Reuters]")
Change comes to America
5 November 2008
Barack Obama, the Democratic senator of the state of Illinios, will be the next president of the United States of America.
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