Nuclear summit opens in Australia
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A two-day international summit has opened in Australia aimed at combating the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Government ministers and diplomats from across the Asia-Pacific region are meeting to discuss
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Australia is moving toward having the region&#39;s most advanced missile strike capability, but the plan has prompted concerns in a region where the country
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Foreign Minister Alexander Downer and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono have opened a regional summit attended by 124 religious leaders.
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Leaders from Russia and Australia signed a deal Friday to export Australian uranium to fuel Russian nuclear reactors, but promised it would not be transferred to Iran's disputed atomic program.
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Australia&#39;s plans to create a maritime surveillance zone reaching into Indonesian waters is an example of its insensitivity to Asia and will bolster the view of Australia
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Iran&#039;s disputed nuclear program was on the agenda as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and foreign ministers from the world&#039;s largest industrial democracies met in run-up to Russia&#039;s debut as host to leaders of the Group of Eight nations next month.
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WASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush spoke with Australian Prime Minister John Howard about the North Korea nuclear deal and the military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, the White House said.
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President George W. Bush and Australia&#39;s  Prime Minister John Howard meet beside Sydney Harbour on  Wednesday to discuss progress in Iraq and a new defense deal  ahead of an Asia-Pacific leaders&#39; summit.
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China takes the spotlight at the Asia-Pacific leaders forum on Thursday when President Hu Jintao meets U.S. President George W. Bush and Australia's prime minister to discuss security, product safety and climate change.
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AUSTRALIA will open specialist bomb centres in south east Asian cities and set up flying squads of federal police to foil terrorist attacks across the region under plans unveiled by Prime Minister Mr John Howard yesterday.
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Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Sunday announced a summit of 1,000 ordinary citizens to discuss long-term challenges facing the nation.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard has said a UN report blaming human activities for global warming bolstered the case for using nuclear energy as an alternative fuel source.
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The nuclear ambitions of Iran and North Korea were President Bush&#39;s chief concerns at the 21-nation summit in Santiago, Chile, along with trade and economic issues.
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Australian ministers will urge Pacific rim leaders to do more to free up global trade and fight terrorism when they attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Chile this week.
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China takes the spotlight at the Asia-Pacific leaders forum on Thursday when President Hu Jintao meets President George W. Bush and Australia's prime minister to talk about security, product safety and climate change.
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The world&#39;s two biggest polluters, the US and China, will have an unprecedented chance to thrash out action on climate change at an upcoming summit in Australia, Prime Minister John Howard said Sunday.
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Prime Minister John Howard says he has  an open mind on the development of nuclear power in Australia,  which has 40 percent of the world&#039;s known reserves of uranium,  and has called for a full debate on the issue.