A top political opponent of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi quit as chief minister of the capital Delhi on September 17, days after being released…
Deadly floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Yagi have affected nearly six million children across southeast Asia, the UN said September 18, as the death…
A Malaysian man, who authorities say is linked to an Islamic conglomerate accused of running charity homes where children were allegedly abused, was charged with…
The UN on September 17 provided accounts of horrifying torture and an overall worsening rights situation in Myanmar, amid intensifying hostilities and the absence of…
Malaysia on September 17 reported its first mpox case of the year after a man who had not been abroad in recent weeks tested positive…
Thailand's government plans to increase borrowing by 8% to about 2.6 trillion baht ($78.2 billion) for the 2025 fiscal year starting on October 1, according…
A Chinese aircraft carrier and two other naval ships sailed between two Japanese islands near Taiwan, Japan's military said on September 18. "This is the…
Taiwan's Gold Apollo said on September 18 that the pagers used in the detonations in Lebanon had not been made by it but by a…
North Korea fired a salvo of short-range ballistic missiles early September 18, Seoul's military said, Pyongyang's second such weapons test in a week. Leader Kim…
Japan's new prime minister will be formally elected by parliament on October 1 following next week's leadership contest, a ruling party official said September 18.…
Australia wants investments from United Arab Emirates' sovereign wealth funds to boost its critical minerals sector, Trade Minister Don Farrell said on September 17 after…
Fears of potential unrest on New Caledonia's symbolic date of September 24 have prompted stronger restrictions in New Caledonia and the deployment of large numbers…
New Caledonia is gripped by a series of bushfires, especially the north-western tip of the main island of Grande Terre, with local firefighters strongly suspicious…
Two international aid organizations have donated 500 life-startup kits to more than 350 internally displaced persons (IDP) in five highlands provinces. Recent floods and landslides…
Cocoa production in Morobe has been affected by heavy rain in the past few months, cocoa board regional manager Anton Ningi said. He said the…
Retailers in the capital of Eastern province Goroka are experiencing a drop in sales of as much as 50% for some products compared to previous…
The IPP industry group (IP3) said the energy sector in Papua New Guinea is in trouble with PNG Power still owing independent power producers (IPP)…
The central government launched a new vaccine storage facility in the capital of Central province Bautama on September 13. With the new storage, immunization will…
The police and military are struggling to cope with chronic tribal revenge killings among locals with high powered weapons in Porgera, Enga province. Reports from…
The bodies of two people, identified as a father and his son, were found at a swamp in the Gerehu residential area in National Capital…
The race to become Indonesia’s next foreign policy chief has intensified after Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi announced that she would be taking on a…
A total of 10,652 cases of child abuse were reported between January 1 and September 7, affecting at least 11,796 children, according to the Women’s…
Two earthquakes that struck Sukabumi regency in West Java on September 15 and 16 caused minor damage, according to the West Java Regional Disaster Mitigation…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian vowed September 16 to ensure the morality police will no longer "bother" women, in remarks to the media on the second…
A man suspected of plotting to assassinate former US president Donald Trump was charged with federal gun crimes on September 16. Ryan Wesley Routh, 58,…
