Asia Pacific Program for 26 October 2011
Australia backs tougher Commonwealth stand on human rights
Australia's foreign minister Kevin Rudd is backing calls for the Commonwealth to take pre-emptive action against member nations that breach human rights.
CHOGM leaders pressured to act on AIDS
While human rights is dominating discussions amongst arriving CHOGM leaders, there is growing pressure from outside the meeting for more action to slow the spread of HIV/AIDS.
Military offensive displaces thousands in Mindanao
Asian flood crises widens
For weeks the slow but catastrophic progress of Thailand's floods have been in the news.
Urban drift straining Pacific resources
At the end of this month the world's population is predicted to number seven billion.
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Vietnam loses battle to save the javan rhino
Vietnam has lost its battle to save on of its iconic species, the javan rhinoceros.
RSL back down on Vietnam MOU
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