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- "Australia
to Begin Talks on Uranium Exports to China (Update1)."
... "The agreement will set up safeguards to ensure Australian uranium
supplied to China is only used for peaceful purposes, Downer said today
in an e-mailed statement." -By Angela Macdonald-Smith
-Bloomberg
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- "Australia
to start nuclear fuel talks with China." ... "Australia,
which has an estimated 40 pct of the world's low-cost uranium resources,
already has 19 nuclear agreements covering 36 countries and earns some
300 mln usd annually from uranium exports."
-AFXNews via -Forbes
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- "WHO
Presses China Over Bird Flu Samples." ... "Chinese
authorities have yet to release samples gathered in the western province
of Qinghai, where at least 6,000 migratory birds have died, Wadia said."
... "Over the last two years, hundreds of millions of birds, including
poultry and wild birds, have died or been slaughtered across Asia because
of the H5N1 bird flu virus, which also has infected some humans, killing
more than 55 people in Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia and Indonesia, which
reported three new human deaths from bird flu Wednesday." ... "Health experts
have warned that migratory geese and gulls in Qinghai could be poised to
spread the virus to India, Australia, New Zealand and eventually Europe
when they fly south this summer." -By Alexa Olesen
-AP via -WashingtonPost
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- "Alamo
[California] man rescued by Iraqis, troops." ...
"Iraqi and U.S. troops rescued an Alamo [California] man who had been held
by insurgents in Iraq for more than six weeks, authorities said today."
... "Australian Prime Minister John Howard said 63-year-old Douglas Wood,
an Australian native, had been rescued during a military raid in Baghdad
and that he was doing well. Wood's release followed weeks of negotiations
by Australian officials and that country's highest-ranking Muslim cleric."
... ""I am delighted to inform the House that the Australian hostage in
Iraq, Mr. Douglas Wood, is safe from his captors," Howard said to cheers
in the Australian parliament." -By Chuck Squatriglia
and Steve Rubenstein -SFGate.com
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- "Japan
and Australia face Iraq hostage crises." ... "Two
staunch U.S. allies in Iraq grappled with hostage crises on Tuesday as
Japan confirmed one of its citizens was missing and a deadline set by the
captors of an Australian passed with no word on his fate." ... "Insurgents
launched two more suicide car bomb attacks in Baghdad, killing eight people
and wounding more than 20. Over the past two weeks a surge of guerrilla
bombings and ambushes has killed more than 300 Iraqis and wounded hundreds
more." ... "Both Australia and Japan have troops in Iraq backing up the
U.S. military. A new batch of 450 Australian soldiers is due to arrive
soon in southern Iraq, taking the total of Australian troops in and around
Iraq to about 1,400." ... "Japan has around 550 soldiers in Iraq, a largely
symbolic deployment as they are not allowed to take part in combat." (1,
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-By Andrew Marshall with contributions by Linda Sieg
and Michelle Nichols -Reuters
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- "Australian
man living in California purportedly held by Iraqi militants."
... "Australia formed a team of diplomats, defense staff and police on
Monday who will attempt to free an Australian engineer who resides in California
seized by Iraqi insurgents. But the government had a blunt message for
the kidnappers: It will not remove its troops from Iraq or pay any ransom."
... "The kidnapping the first of an Australian since January, when journalist
John Martinkus was captured and briefly held by insurgents who later released
him unharmed came as Australia is boosting its troop presence in southern
Iraq." -By Mike Corder with contributions by
David Kravets -AP
via -Boston/Globe
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- "China
Threat to Attack Taiwan Alarms Asia." ... "China's
threat Monday to oppose Taiwanese independence with military force triggered
a call for peaceful dialogue from Japan and a discussion of Australia's
treaty obligations should a war break out. But Russia and Pakistan supported
Beijing's new legislation." ... "An outbreak of hostilities would be a
severe blow to stability in East Asia, possibly prompting a response from
the United States — which has some 50,000 troops in Japan and 35,000 in
South Korea — to defend Taiwan." -By Joseph Coleman
-AP
via -SFGate.com
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- "Kyoto
Protocol comes into force: After years of waiting,
global-warming treaty gets off the ground." ... "From Wednesday 16 February,
countries throughout the world must make good their promise to cut greenhouse-gas
emissions." ... "The agreement, adopted in December 1997, could not be
enforced until it had been ratified by a set of industrialized countries
that, in 1990, were responsible for at least 55% of global greenhouse-gas
emissions. That threshold was reached by Russia's ratification in November
last year, which set off a 90-day countdown until the protocol could become
law." ... "The activation of the 141-nation treaty also cements the pariah
status of the United States and Australia. The two countries, which together
account for more than a quarter of world greenhouse-gas emissions, have
declined to ratify the agreement, claiming that it will damage their economies."
-By Michael Hopkin -Nature
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- "Guantanamo
Bay Detainee Is First to Be Given a Lawyer: Move
Is Sign That Australian Alleged Al Qaeda Fighter May Be Tried by Tribunal."
... "An Australian detainee at the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba last night
became the first prisoner there to be given a lawyer, a strong indication
that he is on track to be the first alleged al Qaeda fighter in detention
to go before a military tribunal, according to informed sources." ... "But
a source said Muslim adventurer and former cowboy David Hicks may never
be tried before one of the special military courts because the U.S. government
is working on a plea bargain with him. He has been accused of associating
with al Qaeda and other terrorist groups." -By John
Mintz -WashingtonPost
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- "Indonesia hotel
was known target: Australian FM warns of more
terror attacks in coming days." ... "Police on Wednesday said they seized
documents last month showing terrorists had planned to target the area
around Jakarta’s Marriott Hotel, where a powerful car bomb killed 10 people
and injured nearly 150 on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Australia’s foreign minister
said his government had acquired intelligence indicating there could be
further attacks in Indonesia in the coming days." ... "Jemaah Islamiyah,
blamed for last year’s deadly nightclub bombing in Bali, allegedly claimed
responsibility for the hotel bombing in remarks published by Singapore’s
Straits Times newspaper." -Ned Colt, Jim Miklaszewski,
and Tammy Kupperman with the -AP
and -Reuters via -MS-NBC
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- "State
Department Noon Briefing Transcript [List of the 30 Nations Supporting
US Disarmament of Iraq]." ... "BRIEFER: Richard
Boucher, Spokesman." ... "MR. BOUCHER: There are 30 countries who have
agreed to be part of the coalition for the immediate disarmament of Iraq.
I'd have to say these are countries that we have gone to and said, "Do
you want to be listed?" and they have said, "Yes."" ... "They are: Afghanistan,
Albania, Australia, Azerbaijan, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Denmark,
El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Hungary, Iceland, Italy,
Japan, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, the Netherlands, Nicaragua,
the Philippines, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom,
and Uzbekistan." ... "In addition to these countries, there are actually
another 15 or so that we know of, probably more than 15, that are cooperating
with us in -- and the coalition, or perhaps offering defensive assets in
the event that Saddam resorts to the use of weapons of mass destruction."
-Washington
File -State.gov
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- "Canberra
underlines support for war on Iraq." ... "Saddam
Hussein must be disarmed both to stop other terrorists gaining weapons
of mass destruction and to improve the lives of Iraqis, John Howard, Australian
prime minister, told a sceptical public on Thursday." ... "Australia, a
firm supporter of Washington's hard-line stance against Baghdad, has already
deployed a 2,000-strong force, including fighter aircraft and warships,
to the Gulf." -By Anna Fifield
-FT.com
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- "Anti-War
Push Brings More Time for Iraq Diplomacy." ... "The
United States and Britain considered giving diplomacy more time on Sunday
in the face of resistance at the United Nations to their plans for war
to disarm Iraq and after vast weekend peace protests." ... "Among more
than six million people who marched in a wave of global protest not seen
since the Vietnam War, some of the largest crowds were in countries whose
leaders have backed the hawkish stand of President Bush." ... "There was
little sign the demonstrations, capped by a rally in Sydney on Sunday,
had put off pro-war leaders, who say Baghdad is hiding illegal weapons
that pose a global threat." -By Nadim Ladki and Saul
Hudson -Reuters
/World
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- "World
Starts Marching Against War in Iraq." ... "Millions
of people are expected to take to the streets of towns and cities across
the globe at the weekend to demonstrate against a looming U.S.-led war
on Iraq in the biggest peace protests since the Vietnam war." ... "In the
Australian city of Melbourne 100,000 people kicked off the global series
of demonstrations which will spread to some 600 towns and cities stretching
from Antarctica to Iceland." -By Jeremy Lovell -Reuters
via -ABCNEWS.com
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-"Possible satellite
deal on Murdoch's menu." ... "The Australia-based
media conglomerate, according to a variety of financial and media sources,
is looking to acquire, on its own or through a partnership, either DirectTV
Inc. or its rival, EchoStar Communications Corp. The two companies are,
respectively, the largest and second-largest U.S. satellite TV service
providers, with in excess of 15 million subscribers between them." ...
"A News Corp. spokesman denied reports that the company was in discussions
with either EchoStar or Hughes Electronics Corp., the unit of General Motors
Corp. that owns DirecTV. But Lachlan Murdoch, eldest son of Rupert and
deputy chief operating officer of News Corp., said on U.S. television recently
that either DirecTV or EchoStar would be a "great fit" for News Corp.,
which already has such operations in Europe, Asia, and Latin America."
-By Holly Hubbard Preston
-IHT.com
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- "US
operatives are said to be active in Iraq: Agents
target sites, gather intelligence." ... "About 100 US Special Forces members
and more than 50 Central Intelligence Agency officers have been operating
in small groups inside Iraq for at least four months, searching for Scud
missile launchers, monitoring oil fields, marking minefield sites, and
using lasers to help US pilots bomb Iraqi air-defense systems, according
to intelligence officials and military analysts who have talked with people
on the teams." ... "The operations, which also have included small numbers
of Jordanian, British, and Australian commandos, are considered by many
analysts to be part of the opening phase of a war against Iraq, even though
the Bush administration has agreed to a schedule of UN weapons inspections."
-By John Donnelly
-Boston/Globe
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- "Australia
trial could set Web precedent." ... "Australia's
highest court ruled on Tuesday that a defamation case sparked by a story
on a U.S Web site could be heard in Australia, opening a legal minefield
for web publishers over which libel laws they must follow." ... "The
landmark ruling that an article published by Dow Jones & Co was subject
to Australian law -- because it was downloaded in Australia -- is being
watched by media firms as it could set a precedent over where Internet
publication occurs." -Reuters
via -CNN /Sci-Tech
- "Australia
says it fears bomb attacks in Jakarta." ... "The
Australian government said on Saturday it had received intelligence that
parts of the Indonesian capital of Jakarta may be bombed in attacks aimed
at Westerners and urged its citizens to leave."
-Reuters -AlertNet.org/Newsdesk
- "Grief
turns to anger as Australia's Bali toll rises." ...
"More than 180 people were killed on Saturday when blasts ripped through
nightclubs packed with foreign tourists at Kuta Beach on the Indonesian
resort island, with 30 Australians identified among the corpses so far
but up to 119 feared dead." ... "As the criticisms mounted, Prime Minister
John Howard flew to Bali on Thursday for a one-day visit to attend a memorial
service for the victims and to assess the situation." -By
Belinda Goldsmith -Reuters
-AlertNet.org/Newsdesk
- "Jakarta links
Bali bombing to Al Qaeda: Security boosted
at plants of U.S. energy companies." ... "In the government's most explicit
acknowledgment that Al Qaeda is operating in Indonesia, the defense minister
linked the terrorist group Monday to a nightclub explosion Saturday that
killed and wounded hundreds of people on the resort island of Bali." ...
"President George W. Bush, linking the bombing of a French oil tanker off
Yemen and the shooting of two U.S. Marines in Kuwait, said Monday that
the Bali explosion appeared to be part of "a pattern of attack" by Al Qaeda."
... "Australia said Monday it had information linking Al Qaeda to the Bali
bomb blasts, Reuters reported from Bali." -By Seth
Mydans -NYTimes
-IHT.com
- "Bombing
in Bali Seen as Opening New Front in Fight on Terror."
... "The blast that killed nearly 200 people on the Indonesian resort island
of Bali this weekend is a different type of terrorism from what the Bush
administration has campaigned against, and will open a new geographic front
in that campaign, Western officials said yesterday." ... "The target was
not an American embassy, military outpost or financial institution that
would represent American power, of the sort that terrorists have attacked
in the past. Rather, it was a nightclub whose revelers were mostly Europeans
and Australians; indeed, Indonesians were often turned away at the door."
(1, 2)
-By Raymond Bonner -NYTimes
via -AltaVista-News
- "Australia
pressures Vietnam over death sentence: The Australian
government will push to have a death sentence commuted for a woman found
guilty of drug trafficking in Vietnam." ... "Australia abolished the death
penalty for all crimes in 1985, with the last person to be executed, Ronald
Ryan, hanged in 1967." -By Grant Holloway
-CNN /Asia
Wardriving
- "Wireless
hacking: the art of Wardriving." ... "We are Wardriving
in Sydney, sniffing out the telltale signals of 802.11 wireless LANs."
-By
Jeanne-Vida Douglas -ZDNet.com.au
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