Immigration Minister Chris Bowen says unaccompanied children will be sent to Malaysia as part of that asylum seeker deal being negotiated with the country. Malaysia is playing hardball in the negotiations. A draft document obtained by the ABCs Lateli...
There are calls from both sides of politics now for tougher action against Syria. The Government has increased its sanctions against the regime, and Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd is now calling on the UN to bring Syria's president before the Internatio...
Former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic is now at The Hague where hell face war crime charges. Mladic was whisked from a Belgrade court and onto a plane after his appeal against extradition was rejected. Hes accused of masterminding the massacre...
The Federal Government is considering banning live cattle exports to some countries. It's in response to a report by the ABC's Four Corners programme last night exposing inhumane treatment in Indonesian abattoirs. The Greens and some Independents wan...
A policeman is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot in the face during an armed robbery on the Gold Coast. Police believe that up to seven people were involved in the hold-up at the Pacific Pines Tavern. Two of them were arrested as t...
Low cloud pushing over Victoria and western Tasmania is triggering a few showers. Patchy cloud along the east coast is also causing showers mainly offshore. Around the states today: In Queensland, showers will increase over the east coast and extend...
There's intense speculation that French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde will be the next head of the IMF. It's been reported that European Union leaders emerge from the G8 summit saying her appointment is a done deal. US Secretary of State Hillary...
World leaders are celebrating the arrest of Ratko Mladic, the former commander of Bosnian Serb forces. Hes wanted for the massacre of 8,000 Muslim men and boys at Srebrenica during 1995 as well as for the long siege of Sarajevo. He was found living u...
The United Nations human rights commissioner has slammed the Federal Government's plan to send 800 asylum seekers to Malaysia. Navi Pillay has called for safeguards to protect against torture under the proposed scheme. She says Malaysia has a poor hu...
The Israeli prime minister has been warmly received by the US Congress, where he gave a speech on the stalled peace negotiations with Palestinians. Benjamin Netanyahu said he was prepared to make tough decisions in any peace deal. He said that Jerusa...
And the UN high commissioner for human rights says the Government's plan to send asylum seekers to Malaysia may violate international law. Navi Pillay says she believes the plan violates refugee conventions. She's also concerned about the safety of a...
US President Barack Obama isnt backing away from his call for Middle East peace negotiations based on those 1967 borders. But the president is trying to get Israel back on side. Hes told a powerful pro-Israeli lobby in Washington that the proposal is...
Checking the weather now, and you can see widespread cloud over South Australia and the west of New South Wales, that's causing patchy rain and isolated storms. Onshore winds are pushing more cloud along the Queensland coast, triggering scattered sho...
In business, a multi-billion-dollar offshore LNG facility has been given the green light off the WA coast. The Prelude, floating LNG plant has been developed by Royal Dutch Shell. It will be the first time that onshore processing techniques are used...
The US president has outlined his vision for the Middle East, which includes a two-state solution for the(口误，应去掉)Israel and the Palestinians based on 1967 borders. The announcement was given a less-than-enthusiastic reception by the Israe...
