澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-09-27(在线收听

The Middle East peace process teeters on a knife-edge with a ten-month ban on building in Jewish settlements in the West Bank about to end. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is urging settlers to show restraint. Palestinian leaders have threatened to walk out of the talks if construction resumes. Attempts to reach a compromise have so far failed, but the United States remains hopeful the peace talks will continue.

Virgin Blue passengers are facing more delays as the airline struggles to clear a backlog after yesterday's computer glitch. Thousands of passengers across the country were stranded yesterday when Virgin's check-in computer system went down. It's now up and running again, but some flights have still been cancelled.

Australian athletes will begin arriving in Delhi today as work continues to fix problems at the athletes' village, but cyclist Travis Meyer and table tennis player Stephanie Sang won't be among them. They are the latest to pull out of the Games, saying they are concerned about their health and safety.

Scott Rush returns to a Bali court today in his bid to avoid the death sentence. Prosecutors will be responding to a testimony by former Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty supporting Rush's appeal.

And Jewish activists have set sail from Cyprus in the latest bid to break Israel's blockade of Gaza. It follows a similar attempt by a Turkish ship four months ago. Eight activists died when the Israelis' military raided the flotilla.

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