The Australian Noble action likely to fail | THE Rudd Government's effort to bring a legal action against Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for incitement to genocide is almost certain to fail. | Nonetheless, it is a noble endeavour worthy of... (photo: UN/Paulo Filgueiras)
The Australian Massive tectonic fault line linked to Himalayas | THE Chinese earthquake was a result of the geological processes that created the Himalayas. | Mount Everest and the Himalayas form part of the Tibetan Plateau and are still rising because of the col... (photo: GFDL / ignat)
The Australian Aussies linked to rebel arms deal | TWO Australian arms dealers offered to sell rifles, grenade launchers and missiles to a Marxist guerilla group seeking to topple the Government of Colombia, according to Spain's El Pais newspaper. |... (photo: AP / Fernando Llano) AustraliaColombiaFARCPhotosWeapons
The Australian Hospitals failing six out of nine benchmarks | VICTORIAN hospitals met only three of nine key performance indicators in the six months to last December but Health Minister Daniel Andrews remains upbeat about the state's public health system. | S... (photo: AP Photo / Gurinder Osan) HealthHospitalsPatientsPeoplePhotos
Asia Times Hezbollah's shots ring in Bush's ears | By Jim Lobe | WASHINGTON - While this week's trip by President George W Bush to Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt was never conceived as a triumphant "victory lap" around ... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert) LebanonMideastPeacePhotosUS
Sydney Morning Herald Island's seal of approval | Lying stretched out on the smooth volcanic boulders that surround Montague Island, nine kilometres from Narooma on the NSW South Coast, Australian and New Zealand fur s... (photo: GFDL) AnimalsAustraliaNew ZealandPhotosWildlife
The Times Of India Ford Motor launches engine plant in India | MUMBAI: Ford Motor Co has started operations at its engine assembly plant in India, the US carmaker said on Tuesday, as it seeks a bigger share of the fast-growing mark... (photo: AP Photo / David Zalubowsk) AutomakerBusinessFordIndiaPhotos
The Boston Globe EU ministers discuss Myanmar aid | BRUSSELS, Belgium—EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana says officials must use all diplomatic means to convince Myanmar's military leaders to let in more emergen... (photo: EC) BelgiumEUMyanmarPhotosUN
