Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he feels “sick in the pit of my stomach” over the fate of Bali Nine death row inmates Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran. The Australians could be executed within the week despite repeated appeals to Indonesian president Joko Widodo for clemency. |
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Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott speaks during the launch of a student mobility program at a university in Mumbai September 4, 2014. Reuters.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has hinted the country’s relationship with Indonesia might suffer a falling out if the Asian country executes Bali Nine pair Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran. |
We Need an Open, Humane and Compassionate Church: Pope Francis. Prensa Latina Monday 16th February, 2015. Rome, Feb 15 (Prensa Latina) Pope Francis called today from the Vatican the new cardinals of the Catholic Church to be open before any situation, not condemn anybody eternally and advocate for a.... |
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says a number of "options are on the table" if Indonesia proceeds with its plan to execute the two Australians convicted of drug trafficking but has ruled out flying to Jakarta to make a personal intervention, saying it would be "counter productive". |
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says a number of "options are on the table" if Indonesia proceeds with its plan to execute the two Australians convicted of drug trafficking but has ruled out flying to Jakarta to make a personal intervention, saying it would be "counter productive". |
BUT diplomats have talked her out of the move, advising it could do more harm than good. "I'm told that if I flew to Jakarta at this time it could potentially be counterproductive - it could precipitate an unfavourable outcome," she told ABC radio on Monday. "What we must do is continue to press behind the scenes. |
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has considered a last-minute mercy dash to Indonesia to personally plead for the lives of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran. But diplomats have talked her out of the move, advising it could do more harm than good. "I'm told that if I flew to Jakarta at this time it could.... |
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has considered a last-minute mercy dash to Indonesia to personally plead for the lives of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran. But diplomats have talked her out of the move, advising it could do more harm than good. "I'm told that if I flew to Jakarta at this time it could.... |
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has considered a last-minute mercy dash to Indonesia to personally plead for the lives of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran. But diplomats have talked her out of the move, advising it could do more harm than good. "I'm told that if I flew to Jakarta at this time it could.... |
Rome.- Pope Francis called today from the Vatican the new cardinals of the Catholic Church to be open before any situation, not condemn anybody eternally and advocate for a religious institution that is ever more merciful and compassionate. He also remembered the figure of Jesus Christ, who in his.... |
VATICAN CITY (AP) Pope Francis on Sunday exhorted 20 new cardinals to reach out to all those who have been shunned, physically or spiritually, by the church or society. Celebrating Mass in St Peter's Basilica with the men he installed as cardinals a day earlier, Francis told them that their mission.... |
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