澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-05-05
时间:2011-08-19 02:25:51
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US President Barack Obama says those photos of Osama Bin1 Laden's body will not be released. The White House has been under intense pressure to release the images to prove the terrorist leader is actually dead. But the president says they are too grisly and that it wouldn't be in America's national interest to release them.
The Palestinians' main warring
factions2 Fatah and Hamas have now ended their four-year
feud3. The leaders of the two factions have signed a
landmark4 agreement in Cairo that allows them to form a
joint5 government ahead of national elections next year. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the deal is a blow to peace and a victory for terrorism.
There'll be tough new rules for teenage parents on welfare in next week's federal budget. Teenage parents will have their benefits cut if they refuse to go to school or attend training. This is part of the Government's plan to get more people off welfare and back into work.
The International Criminal Court's chief
prosecutor6 will seek three arrest warrants for crimes against humanity in Libya. Luis Moreno-Ocampo isn't naming names, but he says crimes are still being committed there. The western Libyan city of Misrata is still coming under heavy fighting. Another ship carrying much needed aid has managed to dock in the port.
And a leading economics forecaster is predicting a bigger-than-expected budget
deficit7. Deloitte Access Economics says it expects next week's budget will be $51 billion in the red. Now (it) blames the continuing effects of the global financial crisis and also the impact from a string of natural disasters for that blowout.
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