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![Premier Wen Jiabao (R) watches as rescue workers evacuate a survivor in Beichuan, southwest Sichuan province. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/base/china_quakewen_afp_160508.jpg "Premier Wen Jiabao (R) watches as rescue workers evacuate a survivor in Beichuan, southwest Sichuan province. [Reuters]")
Premier Wen Jiabao (R) watches as rescue workers evacuate a survivor in Beichuan, southwest Sichuan province. [Reuters]
Chinese leader laments quake destruction, accepts aid
14:41:55, 16 May 2008
China's premier, Wen Jiabao, has described the earthquake in the southwestern province of Sichuan as the 'most destructive' since the founding of modern China in 1949.
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US presidential hopeful accuses Bush of terror slur
14:41:55, 16 May 2008
The United States president, George W Bush, has been accused of suggesting that the Democratic party frontrunner Barack Obama would appease terrorists if elected to the White House.
Weather again threatens Burma cyclone victims
14:41:55, 16 May 2008
Heavy rain is forecast for the weekend over Burma's cyclone affected south-east, adding to the humanitarian crisis facing the more than 2.5 million people in urgent need of assistance.
Australia finalises 'Pacific Solution' asylum cases
14:41:55, 16 May 2008
Australia's immigration minister says he has nearly finalised the cases involving a large number of long-term detainees who have been held for up to six years.
Australia 'sorry' for wrongly sinking fishing boats
14:41:55, 16 May 2008
The Australian government says there will be no repercussions on Australian authorities for wrongly arresting and detaining Indonesian fishermen, and destroying some of their boats.
Accountability lacking in Afghan deaths: UN
14:41:55, 16 May 2008
A senior United Nations human rights official has accused Afghan and international forces of a lack of transparency and accountability over the deaths of civilians in armed raids around the country.
'Hot' China economy threatens Australian inflation
14:41:55, 16 May 2008
Australia's top central banker says an overheated Chinese economy is having an impact on Australia's inflation rate.
AFP chief Keelty honoured by Singapore
14:41:54, 16 May 2008
Singapore has honoured the Australia Federal Police commissioner, Mick Keelty, for his efforts in fighting crime between the two countries.
Alleged Australia-Vanuatu tax cheats face court
14:41:53, 16 May 2008
Two Australian men have appeared in court in the Queensland state capital, Brisbane, charged over a multi-million-dollar offshore tax avoidance scheme.
PNG to resume finance office probe
14:41:54, 16 May 2008
Papua New Guinea's prime minister, Sir Michael Somare, has ordered a stalled investigation trying to trace hundreds of millions of missing dollars from PNG's finance office be restarted.
Philippines govt, Maoist rebels resume peace talks
14:41:53, 16 May 2008
The Philippines government and the rebel communist-led National Democratic Front have met for informal peace talks.
Indonesian sect members seek Australian asylum
14:41:54, 16 May 2008
Six members of the Ahmadiya Islamic sect in Indonesia are seeking asylum in Australia, saying they can no longer live safely in Indonesia after being declared heretics and threatened with a government ban.
NZ hits impasse on whaling discussion with Japan
13:08:55, 16 May 2008
The New Zealand prime minister, Helen Clark, has failed to get any concessions from Japan on its whaling program during her visit to Tokyo.
Australia upgrades travel warning to Fiji
13:08:50, 16 May 2008
The Australian High Commission in Fiji has stopped processing visa applications after a second death threat was made against High Commissioner, James Batley.
Australian opposition slams 'fraud' budget
13:08:54, 16 May 2008
The Australian opposition leader, Brendan Nelson, says the new Labor government's first budget is a fraud on the Australian people.
Cash payments to Indonesians hit by fuel price hikes
13:08:54, 16 May 2008
Indonesia's government plans to transfer more than $US1.5 billion in cash to the poor, to offset the impact of rising fuel prices.
Japan to help Vietnam build nuclear plant
13:08:54, 16 May 2008
Japan says it has signed an agreement to help Vietnam build its first nuclear power plant.
AirAsia claims unfair competition by Malaysian Airlines
13:08:49, 16 May 2008
Malaysia's transport minister says he will try to resolve a airfare war between the national carrier and budget airline AirAsia.
Death toll from Chinese quake likely to reach 50,000
09:59:02, 16 May 2008
China has issued an urgent appeal for earth-moving equipment to help rescue efforts in the country's south-west following Monday's earthquake.
Foreign powers maintain pressure on cyclone-hit Burma
09:59:01, 16 May 2008
The United Nations is organising an emergency summit on Burma's cyclone disaster, which will be held in Asia.
![Premier Wen Jiabao (R) watches as rescue workers evacuate a survivor in Beichuan, southwest Sichuan province. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/china_quakewen_afp_160508.jpg "Premier Wen Jiabao (R) watches as rescue workers evacuate a survivor in Beichuan, southwest Sichuan province. [Reuters]")
![Thousands of people are still buried under layers of rubble and debris, five days after the 7.9 magnitude earthquake devastated south-west China. [Getty Images]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/china_quake_getty_150508.jpg "Thousands of people are still buried under layers of rubble and debris, five days after the 7.9 magnitude earthquake devastated south-west China. [Getty Images]")
![Debris strewn at Badi Chaupar, one of the sites of a series of bomb blasts which tore through crowded markets. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/india_bomb_afp_140508.jpg "Debris strewn at Badi Chaupar, one of the sites of a series of bomb blasts which tore through crowded markets. [AFP]")
![Chinese residents sleep out on the streets for fear of aftershocks in Sichuan's capital, Chengdu. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/china_quakenite_rtr_0508.jpg "Chinese residents sleep out on the streets for fear of aftershocks in Sichuan's capital, Chengdu. [Reuters]")
![Hundreds of office workers stand outside after their office buildings in Beijing. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/china_chengduquake_rtr_1205.jpg "Hundreds of office workers stand outside after their office buildings in Beijing. [Reuters]")
![Aid from the United Nations and Burma's neighbours has begun arriving. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/burma_aidarrives_rtr_080508.jpg "Aid from the United Nations and Burma's neighbours has begun arriving. [Reuters]")
![Australia's treasurer, Wayne Swan, delivers his first Budget as the prime minister, Kevin Rudd, looks on. [AAP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/thumbnail/aust_budget_130508_aap.jpg "Australia's treasurer, Wayne Swan, delivers his first Budget as the prime minister, Kevin Rudd, looks on. [AAP]")
