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Last Updated: Friday, 30 November 2007, 15:10 GMT
Australia's prime minister-elect Kevin Rudd
Iraq pledge by Australia PM-elect
Australian troops will be withdrawn from Iraq by mid-2008, the country's prime minister-elect says.
Australia shifts away from US
Rudd sets new agenda
Profile: Kevin Rudd

Zhou Zhengyi China tycoon jailed for 16 years
A Chinese property tycoon is sentenced to 16 years in jail on corruption charges, state media says.
map Phone 'did not kill' South Korean
A South Korean initially thought to have died after his phone battery exploded was hit by a truck, police say.
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Chinese migrants are flocking to Africa to seek their fortunes

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