澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-05-05

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US prosecutors¹ have charged a man with trying to explode a car bomb in New York’s Times Square. Thirty-year-old Faisal Shahzad is a US citizen of Pakistani origin. He told prosecutors that he received bomb-making training in Pakistan. Authorities in Pakistan say they have also detained a second man in connection with the bombings.

Five people remained in hospital after a train crash in Melbourne's outer-north last night. A passenger train ran into a freight train near Craigiburn Station shortly after 8:30. The driver suffered head injuries from the front window of the passenger train, was blown out. And four commuters were taken to hospital with suspected spinal² injuries.

The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will face off with some of the biggest mining companies in Perth today to discuss the new resources tax. Some companies tell they'll be forced to scrap³ projects if the Government presses ahead with a 40 per cent super profits tax.

In the UK, party leaders are embarking⁴ on a frantic⁵ last-minute ground of campaigning as Britons prepare for the country's general election. Britain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he will take "full responsibility" if his Labour Party loses Thursday’s vote. Polls show Labour is heading for defeat after 13 years in office.

And Thailand's anti-government protesters have agreed to take part in the prime minister's reconciliation⁶ process. But the "Red Shirts" say they want to see more detail before they abandon their two-month sit-in in central Bangkok.