| Israel, Palestinians to resume direct talks Israel and the Palestinians will resume direct peace talks in Washington on September 2, striving for a deal within a year to create an independent Palestinian state, US officials have announced. abc.net.au |
7,000kgs of marijuana seized in Dutch haul Amsterdam police have found 7,000 kilograms of marijuana and hashish in a warehouse near Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands, with an estimated street value of 40 million euros ($57 million). abc.net.au |
'India should never have won games' INDIA should never have been awarded the Commonwealth Games, says Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates. heraldsun.com.au |
Traditional owners lobby in support of Wild Rivers A group of Indigenous leaders and traditional owners are in Canberra today to lobby against Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's plan to disband the Queensland Government's Wild Rivers Act. abc.net.au |
NATO eager to deepen Australian ties The NATO secretary general has praised Australia's mission in Afghanistan and spoken with Prime Minister Julia Gillard of closer ties between Australia and the security bloc. abc.net.au |