澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-07-09(在线收听

Prime Minister Julia Gillard appears to be backing away from her plan to send asylum seekers to East Timor. Three days after announcing that proposal, Ms Gillard now says setting up a centre on Papua New Guinea is another option. The Opposition says the Prime Minister's latest refusal to name East Timor as the preferred location is proof that her plan is unravelling.

Ten suspected Russian spies have pleaded guilty to acting as illegal foreign agents. The suspects are facing a U.S. federal court in New York. And that move paves the way for a possible Cold War-style spy swap with Russia.

A British court has convicted three men that linked to a plot to blow up transatlantic flights in 2006. Last year, the men were cleared of involvement in a plan to bomb seven flights using liquid explosives. But today, a jury found them guilty of unspecified conspiracy to murder based on threatening martyrdom videos that they recorded.

Indian police say they'll protect witnesses testifying against an Australian paedophile in India. Paul Henry Dean has appeared in court accused of committing sexual offences against boys and young men in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. He denies those charges.

Taiwan's parliament has descended into a punch-up with opposing sides throwing rubbish bins in their raucous debate.

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