At least 26 people were killed, including 16 children, during violent attacks on three Papua New Guinea villages in East Sepik on July 16 and…
A court sentenced a 20-year-old man to 15 years in prison on July 29 for raping an 11-year-old girl in 2021 in Banz, Jiwaka province.…
The Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority (TPA) is planning to launch a Tourism Crisis Management and Destination Recovery Plan to boost the tourism sector's…
A limestone project in Central Bougainville district, Bougainville has not seen any progress since a license to develop the site was granted in 2022, an…
Papua New Guinea's GDP is forecast is to grow by 5% this year but in the medium term, uncertainty over resource projects will weigh on…
National Police commissioner David Manning said the force is working to revise the 1998 Police Act to make it relevant with current crimes taking place…
Coronavirus is still driving Australia's above-average mortality rate, research showed on July 29, with experts predicting the disease's impact will continue to be felt for…
Australia is stepping up its attempts to limit China’s influence in the Pacific, with the establishment of a new “cable connectivity and resilience center” designed…
Off the coast of Australia are clusters of gas and oil rigs dating back to the 1960s – part of the country’s transformation into a…
North Korea deployed military helicopters to bring thousands of people stranded in a flood-hit zone to safety, state media reported on July 29. The official…
North Korea may be considering a nuclear test near the time the US presidential election is held to raise its profile, South Korea’s defense minister…
Heatstroke alerts have been issued for 38 of Japan's 47 prefectures as an intense heatwave on July 29 may drive temperatures to 40 degrees Celsius…
Japan's Fukushima prefectural government will stop providing temporary housing for evacuees of the two towns hosting the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant at the…
Fighters from Myanmar's most powerful ethnic minority armed group have moved into a strategic town fought over by the junta and another ethnic armed group…
The Philippines on July 28 postponed the removal of fuel from a tanker that sank in Manila Bay, with fears of an environmental catastrophe growing…
The Philippines' foreign ministry accused China on Sunday of 'mischaracterizing' an arrangement between them that allowed the unimpeded resupply of Filipino troops stationed on a…
Malaysia’s Foreign Ministry said Russia will back the South-east Asian country’s application to join the Brics economic bloc as Moscow looks to expand its influence…
A land feud between tribes in northwestern Pakistan has spilled over into days of sectarian fighting with machine guns and mortars, killing 35 people so…
Bangladesh reported 272 new dengue cases and two new deaths in the last 24 hours as of July 28, taking the tally to 5,768 and…
Afghan Deputy Ministry of Borders, Ethnicities and Tribes Mohammad Ali Jan Ahmad said that the renovation and repainting of border signs and markers with neighboring…
Nearly 15,000 people have been infected with hepatitis B and C viruses in Afghanistan in the past year, the country's Ministry of Public Health reported…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met counterparts from Japan, Australia and India on July 29, with the group expected to issue a joint statement…
Twelve people were convicted on July 28 in Libya's eastern city of Derna over their role in "managing dam facilities" during last year's deadly floods,…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 28 threatened to relaunch production of intermediate-range nuclear weapons if the United States confirmed its intention to deploy missiles…
A migrant died on July 28 trying to cross the Channel from France to Britain on an overcrowded boat but authorities said dozens on the…
