Authorities in Indonesia's resort island of Bali on Tuesday launched a drive to kill stray dogs in an effort to contain an outbreak of rabies.

One person has died and tested positive for rabies while the virus is blamed for the death of five other people since last year, according to Bali's health department.

The department said at least 534 people have been bitten by dogs this year alone, sparking fears of a widespread rabies epidemic in a region economically dependent on tourism.

Lawyers for relatives of three Indonesian Muslim militants on death row for the 2002 Bali bombings launched a last-minute appeal Monday, in a new move to save the condemned men from imminent execution.

The three militants - Imam Samudra; Mukhlas, alias Ali Ghufron; and Amrozi - face a firing squad for their roles in the bombings of two nightspots on the popular tourist island that killed 202 people, mostly foreign tourists.

Indonesia's top court on Tuesday rejected a request by three death-row Bali bombers to have their executions carried out by a different method than firing squad, saying that the alternatives also were painful.

Survivors, family and friends of victims of the 2002 terrorist bombings on the Indonesian resort island of Bali marked the 6th anniversary of the attacks on Sunday with low

Thailand's supreme court for political office holders issued an arrest warrant Friday for ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra after he failed to show up to face charges in a case involving the country's digital lottery.

Daniela Hantuchova continued her slow comeback after two months out with a foot problem, winning her fourth match since Wimbledon to reach the quarter-finals of the Commonwealth Bank Classic on Wednes

Flavia Pennetta needed to get through a marathon opening set before leading two fellow seeds to first-round victories on Tuesday at the Commonwealth Bank Classic.