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![The alert covers all major airports - including Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi. [AFP] (ABC)](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200812/r320925_1430254.jpg "The alert covers all major airports - including Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi. [AFP] (ABC)")
Indian airports on alert following warnings
Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:04:00 +1100
Normal operations have resumed at Delhi International airport after a security scare which appeared to be a false alarm.
Revered Thai king misses birthday speech
Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:57:00 +1100
Thailand is marking the 81st birthday of the country's influential King, amid growing concerns over the monarch's heatlh.
Cruise ship runs aground in Antarctica
Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:49:00 +1100
An Argentine registered cruise ship with 122 passengers on board has run aground on the coast of Antarctica.
Climber rescued from NZ's Mount Cook
Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:44:00 +1100
Rescuers in New Zealand have rescued a climber and recovered the body of a Japanese mountain guide who were trapped in the southern Alps for more than a week.
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![The Islamic finance industry is soon expected to account for 4 per cent of the global economy. [AFP] (ABC)](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200811/r313549_1384137.jpg "The Islamic finance industry is soon expected to account for 4 per cent of the global economy. [AFP] (ABC)")
Islamic Banking - Growth and Prospects
Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:50:00 +1100
Asia Pacific's Girish Sawlani looks at how Islamic financial institutions have weathered the economic crisis and continue to grow from strength to strength.
Australia's financial crisis
Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:05:00 +1100
Australia's budget position has dramatically slipped, as the global financial storm cuts a swathe across the world.
!['Because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America,' says President-Elect Barack Obama. [Reuters] (Reuters)](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200811/r310839_1367382.jpg "'Because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America,' says President-Elect Barack Obama. [Reuters] (Reuters)")
Change comes to America
Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:45:00 +1100
Barack Obama, the Democratic senator of the state of Illinios, will be the next president of the United States of America.
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