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NATO officials say one of its servicemembers died following an insurgent attack in northern Afghanistan Sunday, while another servicemember died Saturday in a bomb blast in the south. Elsewhere on Saturday, NATO says Afghan and coalition forces who were pursuing a suspected insurgent have killed an Afghan adult male and a child. The coalition says [...]

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Australians Vote in Close Race

The polls are open and Australian voters are casting ballots in their most closely contested election in years. The final polls released before the vote began Saturday showed Prime Minister Julia Gillard, the head of the Labor Party, in a virtual tie with the leader of a Liberal Party-led coalition, Tony Abbott. If she wins, [...]

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Entire management board of Sundance Resources wiped out in accident near the Congo/Cameroon border Tags: australia

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Entire management board of Sundance Resources wiped out in accident near the Congo/Cameroon border Tags: australia

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Australia has about 1,100 troops in Afghanistan, including a 440-strong mentoring and reconstruction task force that trains Afghan soldiers Tags: australia, task force, troops in afghanistan

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Opposition politicians have accused Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s government of getting too close to Beijing Tags: australia, prime minister

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Australian PM to Visit White House

Kevin Rudd’s visit comes as Australians say they oppose any Australian troop increase in Afghanistan Tags: australia

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Bushfires devastated parts of southern Australia in early February; police sealed off some areas whiile they searched for charred remains of victims Tags: australia

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Bushfires devastated parts of southern Australia in early February; police sealed off some areas whiile they searched for charred remains of victims Tags: australia

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Although continuing global recession is a concern, for Australia and New Zealand, agreement means greater access to 10-nation market of 600 million people Tags: australia

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