Brian Thomson

Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Michael Somare has resigned beacuse of ill health, leaving the future unclear for the nation that regards him as its 'father'.

SBS Senior Correspondent Brian Thomson reports from Israel and the West Bank, where Barack Obama is visiting for the first time as US President.

SBS Senior Correspondent Brian Thomson brings you the latest from the Vatican, after Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was appointed the new leader of 1.2 billion Catholics.

England's glowing torch of the 2012 Olympic Games, as well as a London Eye light show, are powered by tweets. Cameron Hughes from EDF Energy explains how it works.

Financial services company Bain Capital was founded in 1984 by, among others, US presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Now, the company could just be the ruin of Romney's bid to become US president, Senior Correspondent Brian Thomson reports.

Four officers who lied about the fatal police shooting of a mentally-ill man have been recommended for criminal prosecution by the NSW police watchdog. In addition, a senior officer who led the investigation into the incident, another who reviewed the investigation and another who created a false public report have been recommended for disciplinary action. The Police Integrity Commission (PIC) tabled its findings in state parliament on Wednesday into the death of Adam Salter. Mr Salter,…

Iranians are voting, selecting a successor to controversial President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad. His re-election four years ago resulted in widespread protests amid claims the poll was rigged. The ruling clerics have done their best to avoid that claim this time, by barring reformist candidates from standing. It may not be much of a choice, but more than 50 million people, in Iran and abroad, are eligible to vote. In Sydney, the community is divided about whether to even bother taking part.…

The office of PNG Prime Minister Michael Somare has refrained from commenting on allegations Rio Tinto started the Bougainville war.

There's division on the Papua New Guinean island of Bougainville over plans to re-open the mine that sparked a civil war there, claiming 15,000 lives.

Australian epidemiologist Kamalini Lokuge has just returned from Guinea, where she's been helping the families of ebola victims.

Bali bomb-maker Umar Patek has beens sentenced to 20 years in jail. Dubbed demolition man because of his expertise in bomb making, Patek was found guilty of mass murder for his role in the 2002 bombings in which 202 people died, 88 of them Australians Experts had expected him to get a 10-15 year sentence - the 20 year term dissapointed his lawyer Ashluddin Hatjani. "Umar Patek was not angry about this sentence, but he felt sad. He has admitted all his actions and he was honest in…

On the eve of September 11 members of New York's muslim community say attitudes towards muslims are worse than it was in the immediate aftermath of the attacks.

SBS reporter Brian Thomson speaks to Mohammad Ali Amiri, an Afghan refugee who was rescued by the Tampa and now resides in New Zealand. Amiri shares his memories from the Tampa incident and describes how life was in the Nauru detention centre.

SBS senior correspondent Brian Thompson describes how he and other foreign journalists came under attack from pro-Mubarak supporters in Cairo.