澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-11-05(在线收听

The European Aviation Safety Authority issued a warning in August about Rolls-Royce engines used in some A380 planes, saying that they were potentially unsafe. Now it's not known whether that warning was acted upon, but engine maker Rolls-Royce says it's inspecting now all 20 A380 planes currently in service with Singapore Airlines, Qantas and Lufthansa.

In Western Australia, around 700 people last night attended a meeting in Northam to protest against the plan to house asylum seekers in the town. The Federal Government wants to use a disused army camp on the town's outskirts to detain 1,500 male asylum seekers there.

France's interior minister has revealed that a parcel bomb headed for the United States was just 17 minutes from detonating when it was defused. It was one of two bombs hidden in computer printer cartridges on flights out of Yemen.

Three Sri Lankan asylum seekers involved in a riot on Christmas Island a year ago have avoided jail. Dozens of people were injured when up to 200 detainees rioted, armed with broom handles, pool cues and tree branches. Five men were charged in relation to the event. Two have been acquitted. The others have been placed on good behavior bonds.

And Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano continues to cause havoc. The latest eruption is the largest yet and has killed six people. Forty-four people have now died in the eruptions.

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