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Audio Archives

Direct China-Taiwan flights begin
The first regular direct flight from China to Taiwan in nearly six decades lands in Taipei, in a new sign of improving ties.
Bush to attend Olympic ceremony
US President George W Bush will attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, the White House says.
Australia 'needs carbon trading'
An Australian government advisor on climate change calls for a national emissions trading scheme to combat global warming.
Afghan link to Seoul drug arrests
South Korean police arrest several South Asian men suspected of trafficking heroin ingredients to the Taleban.
Indonesia arrests bomb suspects
Ten men suspected of planning bomb attacks in Indonesia are arrested in Sumatra.
China confirms Tibet envoy talks
China confirms an official met envoys of the Dalai Lama, in its first statement on two-day talks this week in Beijing.
Three killed in Philippine attack
Three people are killed and 10 injured in suspected communist rebel attack in the Philippines, officials say.
Diamonds hint at 'earliest life'
Tiny slivers of diamond discovered in Australia may contain the earliest traces of life on Earth, a study finds.
Oil price hits yet another record
Oil prices continue to climb with US light crude at a record closing price and London Brent above $146.
Singer Kylie Minogue is formally appointed OBE by the Prince of Wales
Singer Kylie Minogue is formally appointed OBE by the Prince of Wales
Tennis: Chinese revel in Zheng success
Wimbledon semi-finalist Zheng Jie puts the Olympic spotlight on tennis
Reynolds' China
Bush going to the Olympics is a victory for China
Torch relay
Flame arrives in Xian, home of the terracotta army
Mongolia riots
Corruption and inequality fuel election explosion
Green menace
Chinese seaside city battles onslaught of algae
Burma reporting
Covering a natural disaster against all the odds
Bryant in Sydney
Australia raises an anniversary toast to Midnight Oil
S Korea strike to hit carmakers
A strike by tens of thousands of S Korean workers over US beef imports will affect car production, its biggest firms say.
Mine collapse kills 18 in China
Eighteen workers were killed when a mine shaft collapsed at a colliery in central China, state media reports.
Streets calm in riot-hit Mongolia
Quiet returns to the streets of the Mongolian capital, Ulan Bator, two days after rioting that left five people dead.
Algae invade China Olympic venue
More than 10,000 people work to clean up green algae that has invaded the Olympic sailing venue in Qingdao.
Australian on axe-murder charges
A 69-year-old Australian man is charged with hacking his grandchildren and wife to death with an axe.
China knife attacker 'kills five'
A man storms into a police station in the Chinese city of Shanghai and stabs at least five officers to death, officials say.
Recession in Asia is 'unlikely'
Growth in Asia may slow this year, but a recession is unlikely, the head of the Asian Development Bank says.
BHP almost doubles Chinese prices
Mining giant BHP Billiton secures an deal to almost double prices for Chinese steelmaker Baosteel.