The federal government has rejected suggestions temporary migrants are taking local
jobs as unions accuse employers of using the system to exploit poor overseas
workers.

Governor-General Quentin Bryce has laid a wreath, along with the widow of a soldier
killed in Afghanistan, at a Legacy remembrance ceremony.

(ATTN: MODIFIES lead, UPDATES with N.K. English language report, news dispatch on
Japan's election results)
By Kim Hyun

Houston, Aug 31 (PTI) Janmashtami, the festival marking
Lord Krishna's birthday was celebrated with great fervour in
Houston with nearly 10,000 devotees attending the ceremony

Baku, 31 August (AzerTAc).

Baku, 31 August (AzerTAc). The International Film Festival Kinoshock is scheduled for September 13 -21 in Russian resort city Anapa.

ISTANBUL (A.A) - 31.08.2009 - Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will increase the number of Istanbul-Abu Dhabi flights.

DAMASCUS (A.A) – 31.08.2009 – A 700-page Turkey guide was prepared for Arabian tourists.

New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) Admitting that a Chinese
military helicopter had violated Indian airspace in India's
northernmost state Jammu and Kashmir two months back, India

Kapoor, however, said there was "no special concern"
over the Chinese incursion along the LAC as it is due to
differing perceptions about the border line.