SOUTH KOREA: Japan warned against sanctions
SEOUL (Reuters): North Korea threatened Japan yesterday with 'strong countermeasures' if it goes ahead with tougher sanctions over Pyongyang's reported nuclear test. Japan and the United States are pushing for tough measures against the North...
IRAQ: Gunmen storm TV station, kill 11
BAGHDAD (Reuters): Gunmen stormed a television station in Baghdad yesterday and shot dead 11 staff in the biggest attack yet on media in Iraq. Iraqi media organisations, funded by religious or political groups, are frequent targets...
AUSTRALIA: HIV up 41% from 2000 - study
SYDNEY, Australia (AP): New HIV cases in Australia surged more than 40 per cent from 2000 to 2005, according to study results released yesterday, prompting fears that drug treatment advances are making people lax about practising safe sex.
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