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Howard: Pulling Iraq troops a defeat
Oct 24 2006 10:30PM (CT)
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Withdrawing foreign troops from Iraq before domestic forces can handle the country's security would weaken the authority of the United States around the world, Australia's leader said Wednesday.
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Niue handed control of cyclone funds
Oct 24 2006 10:23PM (CT)
NADI, Fiji (AP) - The tiny Pacific state of Niue, one of the world's smallest countries, was handed control of a multimillion dollar fund by Australia and New Zealand on Wednesday to help it recover from devastation caused by a cyclone in 2004.
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Much Australia farmland drought-stricken
Oct 24 2006 3:32PM (CT)
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australia's worst drought in a century has affected more than half of Australia's farm and ranch land, making more than 70,000 farmers eligible for special federal relief, the government said Tuesday.
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