Minority Rohingya Muslims were targeted by heavy weapons as they waited on a Myanmar riverbank for motorboats to carry them to Bangladesh, several survivors of…
The Philippines said on August 7 that three Chinese navy ships tailed a joint military exercise it began with Canada, the US and Australia in…
The Malaysian government’s tightening of the screws on a key internet directory has heightened concerns over the state of online freedom in the country, following…
Two Chinese nationals and a Lao woman arrested earlier this year on human trafficking charges in northern Laos are being held in detention and will…
South Korea could rupture its US alliance and shock financial markets if it started building nuclear weapons, Defence Minister Shin Won-sik said, dismissing renewed domestic…
Russia and China may begin using barter trading schemes, three trade and payments sources said, with two expecting deals involving agriculture as soon as this…
South Korea plans to require electric vehicle (EV) makers to disclose the brand of batteries in cars due to safety concerns after a vehicle in…
Guam's Governor views missile testing and housing nuclear weapons on the US territory as a way of deterring aggression to maintain peace in the region.…
France is "checking" whether a high-level mission to New Caledonia will be possible prior to or after the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders' Summit in Tonga…
More than 80 children diagnosed with cardiac defects in Eastern Highlands were screened for possible open-heart surgeries at the Goroka Provincial Hospital in the past…
Correctional Service (CS) acting head Bernard Nepo admitted to multifaceted issues in relation to prisons in the country, citing a lack of leadership as a…
Only 1% of the total population has access to insurance and 10% of the population has superannuation or retirement savings, UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)…
Dozens of houses in Maprik town of East Sepik province were set on fire by a group of unknown persons on August 5 and 6,…
The absence of central government intervention and foresight in supporting local manufacturing companies of fast moving consumable goods (FMCG) products will hurt the public, a…
US presidential hopeful Kamala Harris and her freshly selected running mate Tim Walz hit the campaign trail together on August 6 for the first time,…
Hezbollah's chief said on August 6 his group and Iran were "obliged to respond" to Israel "whatever the consequences" after the killings last week of…
Suspected far-right rioters appeared in British courts on August 6 as the government said 6,000 specialist police were ready to deal with England's worst disorder…
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on August 6 that relatives of victims and the American public deserve to see the 9/11 attacks mastermind Khalid…
Catalonia's exiled separatist leader Carles Puigdemont said on August 7 he was on his way back to Spain, a day before he plans to attend…
Russia was battling a major cross-border incursion from Ukraine for a second day on August 7, with authorities evacuating several thousand civilians due to fighting,…
The UN Security Council on August 6 authorized the use of peacekeepers in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to provide technical and logistical support…
Turkey on August 7 joined South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. A Turkish parliamentary delegation accompanied by the Turkish…
The US still has "shared security objectives" with Niger, whose ruling junta demanded its forces leave the jihadist-hit West African nation, Major General Kenneth Ekman,…
The US said on August 7 it would provide nearly $414 million in humanitarian assistance for the Democratic Republic of Congo, where more than 25…
A Pakistani man with ties to Iran has been arrested for allegedly plotting to assassinate a US official in retaliation for the US killing of…
