| Asylum seeker boat stopped off Ashmore islands A customs boat has intercepted a boat carrying 25 people off the Ashmore islands. abc.net.au |
Pakistan warns of new floods Pakistan is battling to save areas threatened by more devastating flood waters with the United Nations warning that 800,000 people in desperate need of aid have been cut off by the deluge. abc.net.au |
Austerity backlash begins in Brussels Romanian police officer Ciobahu Ahgelih left the home he fears he may lose in Focsani, just a short hop from Odessa on the Black Sea, in the dead of Sunday night. abc.net.au |
Main Shiite bloc picks Maliki for Iraq PM Iraq's main Shiite parliamentary bloc has chosen incumbent Nuri al-Maliki as its candidate for premier, possibly clearing the way for an end to the country's seven-month political deadlock. abc.net.au |
Experts ponder ways to curb medically acquired infection Every year about 285,000 Australian patients pick up bugs and diseases in what are known as healthcare-acquired infections. abc.net.au |