The United States on September 16 imposed new sanctions on Georgian officials for violence targeting pro-Western protesters who unsuccessfully sought to stop a new law…
Germany on September 16 expanded border controls to the frontiers with all its nine neighbours in hopes of curbing the flow of irregular migrants, a…
Flooding sparked by Storm Boris in central Europe has burst dams, knocked out power and killed at least 15 people, authorities said September 16 as…
Thousands of people demonstrated in Brussels on September 16 in solidarity with the workers of a nearby Audi factory making electric vehicles that the German…
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko on September 16 pardoned 37 prisoners convicted of "extremist offences" -- a term Minsk uses to describe political prisoners -- in…
After weeks of fierce political horse-trading, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen unveiled September 17 her new top team to help steward the EU…
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan granted bail September 16 to 10 lawmakers from jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's party, an AFP journalist witnessed. At…
The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the U.N. said September 16. Afghanistan is one of two countries in which the spread of…
Police have detained 104 striking workers protesting low wages at a Samsung Electronics plant in southern India as they were planning a march on September…
Bangladesh's new caretaker government has wrapped up its first key diplomatic meeting with a call to "reset, reform and restart" after a student-led uprising ousted…
Malaysian authorities have frozen close to 100 bank accounts belonging to a conglomerate accused of running care homes where hundreds of children were allegedly abused,…
A Cambodian union leader vowed on September 16 to carry on fighting for workers' rights after she completed a prison sentence for leading a strike…
The Philippines insisted on September 16 that it had not given up a South China Sea reef, two days after it pulled out a ship…
War-weary Myanmar villagers salvaged crops from flooded fields September 17 as the country's death toll in the wake of Typhoon Yagi doubled to 226 and…
Thailand expects less than 40 million people to sign up for its flagship digital wallet handout scheme, with the first phase set to be distributed…
Ecuador will implement nationwide nighttime blackouts and teleworking in the public sector as the worst drought in decades threatens the country's hydroelectric plants, the government…
The Chinese military tailed a US aircraft that was passing through the politically sensitive Taiwan Strait on September 17, Beijing's army said, vowing to "resolutely…
The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant said on September 17 it has suspended an operation to remove a sample of highly radioactive material…
Emergency workers cleared fallen trees and other debris from Shanghai's streets after the strongest storm to hit the Chinese megacity since 1949 disrupted transport and…
A 27-year-old man faces up to several years in jail for sedition, after pleading guilty September 16 to wearing a protest T-shirt that prosecutors say…
Japan's government and private sector will offer support for communications infrastructure in Pacific island countries, starting with a data center and telecom project in Palau,…
The United States House of Representatives has passed a bill which would require US presidents to develop a Pacific Partnership strategy. The bill, if eventually…
Palefoou Ma'afu's experience highlights the long road to recovery faced by many in Tonga in the more than two years since the Pacific island nation…
Jiwaka Police station commander Insp. James Rumi was suspended for 21 days from September 2 over allegations of misconduct and assaulting passengers on public motor…
PNG Power Ltd (PPL) said a reckless driving incident damaged its power distribution infrastructure, further disrupting the power supply in several areas in Papua New…
