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You're in safe hands By John Queripel MANILA — In a bizarre case, police senior superintendent Teodorico Viduya has been charged with killing another officer, chief inspector Rocky Victoria, in Santa Lucia, Pasig, Metro Manila. The
Trust me "I accept that I will never be leader of the Liberal Party again. It is out of the question." — John Howard in May 1994. Except from the leader "In the future I don't think that the party should tolerate outbursts which are
Concern for press in Serbia and Croatia Members of the European parliament from six countries sent telegrams on January 9 to the presidents of Serbia and of Croatia expressing concern over measures to stifle press freedom in both those
Monuments By Karl-Erik Paasonen Where are the statues for civilians killed? I want monuments for the victims Where are the statues for the dead of Hanoi? I want monuments for the victims And where are the statues for Australians
By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — In the foothills of the Caucasus mountains near Russia's southern border, the battle is still raging for Grozny, the capital of the rebellious Chechen republic. At many other points throughout Chechnya, a popular
By Jennifer Thompson The December 8 conviction and heavy sentencing of eight Kurdish deputies of the Turkish parliament completed a long process of systematic suppression by the Turkish military and governing coalition. Fifteen-year
By Helen Jarvis PHNOM PENH — "Time's up for the Khmer Rouge" was the title of a talk given by Tuon Chay, governor of Siem Reap, at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Cambodia on January 4. Chay, who is running the program to seek
Privatisation pays off By John Queripel MANILA — Philippine government-owned oil company Petron was recently privatised. If you've ever thought a government-owned company was underpriced when privatised, here was your example par
By James Basle CANBERRA — With less than three weeks till the February 18 ACT elections, voters could be excused for thinking, which elections? Campaigning so far has been very low key. The NSW elections and the by-election for Ros Kelly's
Earthbeat — The latest news, views and issues on the environment. ABC Radio National, every Saturday, 9.05am. The Dead Brother — The wonderful Max Gillies features in this radio play by Kevin Nemeth. Frank and Jane, married for 30 years,
Profiting from the Cuba blockade By Jill Hickson Much has been made in the establishment's media of Gareth Evans' recent trip to Cuba. While he cited human rights and debt repayment concerns, the main reason for Evans' trip — the first
Greens: no 'conscience' vote in NSW The Greens NSW support repeal of all abortion laws in the state and do not allow a "conscience" vote on the question, says Leeza Dobbie, a member of the Greens' ticket for the Legislative Council. An