澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-11-12(在线收听) |
Australia's Defence Force is facing a shortage of doctors, and this is affecting its overseas missions. An ABC online investigation has found that low morale is forcing many medical personnel out of the military. A reservist doctor says medical professionals are badly treated and poorly paid. The Australian Defence Force denies the charge, but it admits it's looking to recruit 200 health professionals. A massive explosion has rocked Pakistan's biggest city Karachi, killing 20 people and injuring at least 100. Militants have tried to storm an anti-terrorist headquarters, exchanging gunfire with police. And then a truck laden with explosives was detonated, destroying the building and leaving a crater three metres deep.
After eight months of bidding and negotiations, Iraq finally has a government. Iraq's parliament has met for the first time since the election. And under the power-sharing deal, the Shiites' Nouri al-Maliki remains prime minister. The minority Kurds hang on to the presidency and the main Sunni faction gets the Speaker's job.
Thousands of passengers stranded on that cruise ship drifting off the Mexico coast have arrived back on dry land. The Carnival Splendor has docked in San Diego. The ship had lost power after a fire and had to be towed back to shore.
And film producer Dino De Laurentiis has died in Los Angeles. He was 91. De Laurentiis produced more than 500 films in his career, including Serpico which starred Al Pacino in '73,(1973) Flash Gordon and Dune. He was nominated for an Oscar 38 times and he won for La Strada in 1956. |
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