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![Australia's three independents Tony Windsor, Bob Katter and Rob Oakeshott (L-R) [ABC] (Reuters)](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201009/r633682_4336874.jpg "Australia's three independents Tony Windsor, Bob Katter and Rob Oakeshott (L-R) [ABC] (Reuters)")
Julia Gillard's Australian Labor Party wins government
The Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, will stay in power, after two of the three independent MPs holding the balance of power in a hung parliament, announced they would back the ruling Labor Party.
![Two boys paddle through floodwaters in the northern Victorian town of Myrtleford. [ABC] (AFP)](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201009/r634027_4341825.jpg "Two boys paddle through floodwaters in the northern Victorian town of Myrtleford. [ABC] (AFP)")
Flooding continues in southern and eastern Australia
Flooding continues around Australia's southern state of Victoria after a tense night for residents at Wangaratta in the state's northeast.
![An Australian doctor helps a Pakistani man give medicine to his sick son at Camp Cockatoo in Kot Addu. [Australian Government] (ABC)](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201009/r633346_4331514.jpg "An Australian doctor helps a Pakistani man give medicine to his sick son at Camp Cockatoo in Kot Addu. [Australian Government] (ABC)")
Racing flood waters head towards major Pakistani towns
Pakistani authorities are racing to protect two southern towns and their 360,000 residents from surging floods, as the nation struggles to cope with its worst natural disaster in living memory.
![A bulldozer demolishes unsafe buildings in Christchurch. [ABC]
(Getty Images)](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201009/r633958_4341071.jpg "A bulldozer demolishes unsafe buildings in Christchurch. [ABC]
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Aftershocks cause more damage to Christchurch in New Zealand
Strong aftershocks have caused more damage in New Zealand's city of Christchurch following Saturday's powerful 7-point-1 magnitude quake.
![Protesting Kashmiri men and women defy a curfew and light a fire during a demonstration in Srinagar.[AFP] (ABC)](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201008/r613066_4064034.jpg "Protesting Kashmiri men and women defy a curfew and light a fire during a demonstration in Srinagar.[AFP] (ABC)")
Protesters shot during Kashmir protests
Three protesters have been killed after Indian security forces opened fire during demonstrations in Kashmir.
![The attack comes as Pakistan continues to dealth the aftermath of the country's worst floods. [ABC]
(ABC)](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200405/r21644_53123.jpg "The attack comes as Pakistan continues to dealth the aftermath of the country's worst floods. [ABC]
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Suicide bomber drives car into Pakistani police station
At least 19 people, including nine police officers, have died after a suicide bomber drove his car into a police station in northwest Pakistan.
PNG warning over LNG project
The Papua New Guinea government has been warned it will be a disaster if proceeds from the multi-billion dollar PNG liquefied natural gas project are not used to bring much needed social services.
Transparency on agenda in Tongan election
Tongatapu People's Representative and prominent democracy campaginer, Akilisi Pohiva, says Tonga's newest political party is standing on a platform of government transparency and economic reform.
Afghan government freezes assets of troubled bank owners
Afghanistan's government has move to freeze the assets of some owners of the troubled Kabul Bank, the country's largest commercial bank.
Alarm at rise in piracy in South China Sea
The International Maritime Bureau has expressed concern over a spike in piracy attacks in the South China Sea.
Greenpeace condemns 'Tokyo Two' verdict
The environmental agency Greenpeace has condemned guilty verdicts handed down to two of its Japanese activists, who've been convicted of stealing whale meat.
China to check pilot qualifications
China will check the qualifications of all of its commercial pilots, after an investigation found more than 200 had exaggerated their experience.
