Man charged after pulling plug on mosque loudspeaker
Indonesian authorities have arrested an American man for blasphemy after he pulled the plug on a loudspeaker at a mosque because it woke him up, police said. abc.net.au |
Karzai sets up Taliban peace talks council
Afghan president Hamid Karzai announced that he had set up a council to pursue peace talks with the Taliban, who have been waging an insurgency in Afghanistan for almost nine years. abc.net.au |
Copyright agreement to dent global piracy
The Federal Trade Minister Craig Emerson says there will be a dent in the global trade in fake and pirated goods once a new Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement is finalised. abc.net.au |
Chopper crash survivors describe ordeal
"EVERYONE was screaming... it was just a nightmare" - helicopter crash survivors tell of their terror. heraldsun.com.au |
Murray-Darling rage forces backpedal
THOUSANDS of rural people unleashed their anger at Murray-Darling Basin Authority officials in the south-west NSW town of Griffith. heraldsun.com.au |