The main stories on today's 0300 ABC 702 news

AAP General News (Australia)
12-17-2009
The main stories on today's 0300 ABC 702 news

SYDNEY, Dec 17 AAP - Main stories in today's 0300 ABC 702 news:



- Authorities are expecting Cyclone Laurence to hit Derby in Western Australia early
this morning. Derby is on red alert and the cyclone is only 100 kilometres away.

- Police in riot gear have fired tear gas at hundreds of demonstrators trying to get
into the Copenhagen climate change summit.

- A Perth man, accused of war crimes, has spent his first night at home after being
released on bail.

- The term of Palestine's president has been extended indefinitely.

- The White House says Iran's test firing of a missile undermines its assertions that
its intentions are peaceful.

- NATO's secretary-general has asked Russia to supply helicopters to Afghanistan.

- SPORT: Mike Hussey today has the chance to be the first Australian to score a century
in the test series against the West Indies.



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