World leaders gathered at the United Nations on Tuesday to discuss the global environment. To hear them talk about climate change behind the walls of the United Nations is one thing. To actually see how it is affecting the environment, as is happening in Tasmania, is quite another.
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Video
September 22, 2009
As world leaders talk, climate change ravages Tasmania
Interview (video)
August 4, 2009
Somalia emerges as birthplace of terrorism, piracy
Police arrested four Australian citizens of Somali and Lebanese descent in connection with a plot to blow up a large army base outside Sydney. In Somalia, pirates have released a German container ship and its crew. Sarjoh Bah of New York University discusses the conditions in Somalia that have allowed pirates and terrorists to thrive.
Blogwatch
April 7, 2009
As global Internet use swells, piracy concerns also mount
Australia and India anticipate huge Web growth while Sweden battles with Internet piracy and sees impressive results.
Perspectives
March 20, 2009
The debate on Australia’s role in Afghanistan
Australia lost a tenth soldier in the war in Afghanistan, the second to be killed this week. About 1,000 Australian soldiers are serving in Afghanistan, and NATO has requested more. Worldfocus contributors debate Australia's role in the war.
Video / Blogwatch
February 9, 2009
Deadly bushfires destroy lives and homes in Australia
Bushfires in Australia have killed more than 166 people and destroyed at least 740 homes. Some of the fires, which continue to burn in Victoria, are believed to have been set deliberately by arsonists.
Blogwatch
January 23, 2009
Germans told to hold the bratwurst and schnitzel
From Germany to Australia, countries are examining their diets and considering toning down on meat consumption, as livestock farming is responsible for significant greenhouse gas emissions.
Blogwatch
January 8, 2009
Japanese whaling sparks cultural, environmental debate
Japan's annual five-month research hunt in Antarctica has angered anti-whaling activists. Though Japanese whalers say their work is part of legal scientific research, critics say they are hunting for commercial purposes.
Blogwatch
November 17, 2008
Leaders log on as e-governments grow
Barack Obama's victory was called the "first election the Internet won" because of his integration of technology and social networking tools. But governments around the world are also heading online.
Blogwatch
November 13, 2008
Scandinavian countries close the gender gap
A recent report on the worldwide gender gap measures economic participation and opportunity, educational access, political empowerment and health/longevity.
Blogwatch
November 11, 2008
World salutes 90th anniversary of World War I
It goes by many names -- Veterans Day, Remembrance Day, Poppy Day, Armistice Day and even Independence Day in some countries -- but every November, nations around the world commemorate those who have served in the the military and particularly in World War I.
