澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-08-04（在线收听）

At least five people have been killed in clashes on the border between Israel and Lebanon. Three Lebanese soldiers, a senior Israeli officer and a Lebanese journalist were killed in exchange. Lebanese forces say they opened fire after Israeli soldiers crossed the border to remove a tree that was blocking their surveillance. Israel denies making the crossing.

Police suspended a third night doorknocking homes in the western Sydney suburb of Hebersham, where a six-year-old girl went missing. Kiesha Abrahams was reported missing on Sunday morning. Her mother said she last saw her daughter in their Hebersham home on Saturday night. The search will resume at later this morning.

The tobacco industry has begun a fightback against the Government's plan for plain cigarette packets. The Alliance of Australian Retailers says it represents over 19,000 shopkeepers. It will begin an advertising campaign from tomorrow.

Fresh rain is hampering rescue efforts in Pakistan where more than 1,400 people have been killed in floods. Rising waters have washed away roads and entire villages in the country’s northwest. Rescue teams are struggling to reach almost 30,000 people cut off by the floods.

And a worker at a beer distribution firm in the United States has shot dead eight colleagues before turning the gun on himself. At least two people were also injured. There are reports the man, who was a driver of the company, had been due to face a disciplinary hearing for theft.