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![Samoa's PM hits out at Fiji](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Samoa's PM hits out at Fiji
Samoa's prime minister says the Pacific Islands Forum HQ doesn't belong in Suva any more.
![Rudd does a flip on climate change plans](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rudd does a flip on climate change plans
Australia has dumped plans for a greenhouse emissions trading scheme.
![WA Treasurer jumps before he is pushed over affair scandal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
WA Treasurer jumps before he is pushed over affair scandal
West Australian Treasurer Troy Buswell has resigned three weeks ahead of the state Budget following his admissions of adultery.
![Bangkok transit grinds to halt after protests](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bangkok transit grinds to halt after protests
Thai authorities have suspended Bangkok's mass transit service, stranding commuters and tourists, after protesters tried to block trains.
![Nationwide protests against surveillance bill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Nationwide protests against surveillance bill
Opponents of the Search and Surveillance bill say it overturns important aspects of civil liberties.
![Anderton considers Christchurch mayoralty](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Anderton considers Christchurch mayoralty
Wigram MP Jim Anderton is not ruling out running for the Christchurch mayoralty but says he is undecided.
![Anger at burial plans for Polish President](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Anger at burial plans for Polish President
Protesters say President Lech Kaczynski and his wife should not be buried in Wawel Cathedral -normally reserved for poets and kings.
![Polish President's coffin arrives at palace](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Polish President's coffin arrives at palace
Thousands of Poles lined the streets of Warsaw as the coffin of President Lech Kaczynski was taken to the presidential palace after his death alongside at least 95 others in a plane crash in Russia.
![Kiwis in Bangkok warned to steer clear of protests](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwis in Bangkok warned to steer clear of protests
Mfat has updated its travel advisory for Thailand in the wake of mounting political protests that have so far seen 18 people killed.
![Poland mourns lost President, elite](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Poland mourns lost President, elite
Poland is confronting the worst political disaster since WWII after its president, his wife and dozens of top officials were killed in a plane crash.