Oct 24 Indonesia to Execute 2002 Bali Bombers in Nov. By PBS News Hour Indonesia will execute three Islamist militants convicted of the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people in early November, a government official said on Friday. Continue reading
Feb 11 East Timor President Critically Wounded in Attack By Admin, PBS News Hour East Timor's president was critically wounded Monday after rebel soldiers attacked him and the prime minister separately during what officials called a failed coup attempt. Continue reading
Nov 30 Bali Talks to Set Stage for Further Climate Negotiations By Admin, PBS News Hour Nearly 20,000 policymakers, activists and journalists will gather on the island of Bali, Indonesia Monday to open talks aimed at crafting a successor to the Kyoto Protocol, the United Nations treaty on climate change. Continue reading
Sep 06 Virus May Be Cause of Disappearing Bees By PBS News Hour A virus from Australia may be the culprit in the mysterious deaths of tens of millions of honeybees in the past year, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch British Terror Investigation Results in Australian Raids The investigation into failed terrorist bombings in Britain has widened into the U.S. and Australia, with hospital raids in Perth and Kalgoorlie. A Washington Post reporter covering the story provides an update. Continue watching
Jun 01 East Timor President Calls for Unity Amid Violent Clashes By PBS News Hour East Timor's President Xanana Gusmao appealed to the country's military and police forces Thursday to cease feuding and work together to unite the country a week after fighting flared between soldiers and rebels. Continue reading
Feb 09 U.S. and Australia Agree to Free Trade Pact By PBS News Hour The United States and Australia reached a free trade agreement Sunday that supporters said would increase U.S. manufacturing exports to Australia by $2 billion a year. Continue reading