澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-08-05

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New South Wales police will today decide just how to continue the search for missing six-year-old Kiesha Abrahams. Last night, nearly 200 people held a candle-lit vigil outside the little girl's home in the Sydney suburb of Hebersham. Detectives interviewed Kiesha's parents and stepfather last night and her mother Kristi has told News Limited that she had nothing to do with her daughter's disappearance¹.

Former prime minister Paul Keating has called for tougher privacy laws. Speaking at the University of Melbourne last night, Mr Keating backed an Australian Law Reform Commission proposal for tough sanctions on companies that invaded privacy. He said some media organizations were too driven by gossip and they should meet higher ethical² standards.

Thousands of people forced into camps by Pakistan's floods are still waiting to receive food and water. The worst floods in 80 years have affected³ more than three million people, killed 1,500 and have washed away entire villages. The Pakistani army says its aid operations are reaching stranded⁴ victims, but some survivors⁵ say the government has abandoned them.

Iranian officials are denying reports that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been the target of an assassination⁶ attempt. An Iranian website said an explosive device was thrown at the convoy⁷ in the western city of Hamedan, but the website later removed that story. Earlier reports have said the president survived the attack and the suspect was arrested at the scene. Officials now say the blast was caused by a firework.