Asia Pacific Program for 14 March 2011
Japan's neighbours monitor nuclear pollutants
Four days after a devastating earthquake and massive tsunami, Japan is battling a nuclear crisis.
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Sixty eight nations respond to crisis in Japan
The official death toll from the Japan earthquake and tsunami is still below 2,000 but grave fears are held for many thousands of people listed as missing.
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Christmas Island breakout but locals say no violence
The Australian government has sent dozens of extra police to the remote Indian Ocean territory of Christmas Island, where two groups of asylum-seekers escaped from an immigration detention centre over the weekend.
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Indonesia Vice President refutes Wikileaks allegations
Indonesian Vice President Boediono has taken the opportunity of a visit to Australia to again deny allegations of corruption against his President.
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Japan's national character tested by twin disasters
Tokyo and Japan's Central Bank has pumped a record $US180 billion into the financial system, to buffer the economy from the country's strongest earthquake on record.
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