The number of school dropouts in the country decreased last year although it remained high, according to the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas). Around 4.4…
The Environment and Forestry Ministry documented 3,163 wildfires across the country between January 1 and October 10, representing a 59.38% decrease from the corresponding period…
President Joko Widodo on October 11 inaugurated the new state palace in Nusantara, the country's future capital city in East Kalimantan. Public Works and Housing…
Indonesia on October 11 confirmed two of its UN peacekeepers were injured in Israeli fire in Lebanon, and called the attack a violation of international…
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the central government have agreed to expedite the implementation of ADB-related projects in an action plan launched on October…
Approximately 60% of all the roads in Papua New Guinea have been rehabilitated, according to Works and Highways Department acting secretary Gibson Holemba on October…
Several security personnel were attacked by armed men at the Mulitaka disaster area in Yambali village, Maip Mulitaka local level government (LLG), Lagaip district, Enga…
An initial hearing of a class action against mining giant Rio Tinto over the legacy of the Panguna copper mine on the autonomous island of…
Communal violence occurred between residents at the Gorobe Talai settlement in Badili, National Capital district, Port Moresby at around 9:32 AM on October 13. Two…
A large-scale study of social and environmental impacts from Rio Tinto's abandoned Panguna mine in Bougainville has found a plethora of actual and potential human…
The Australian government granted a new vessel for the health authority in Western province on October 10. Australia’s deputy high commissioner Joanne Loundes said the…
A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck the Kove/Kaliai rural local level government (LLG) in West New Britain province at around 7:26 PM on October 11. The quake…
A woman was killed in an armed robbery at the Tabari bus stop in Boroko suburb, National Capital district, Port Moresby at around 11:00 AM…
Two men on October 10 were sentenced to six years in prison for kidnapping an Australian national and three civilians in Komo, Hela province. The…
An armed robbery occurred in Gerehu suburb, National Capital district, Port Moresby at around 11:00 PM on October 12. Five youths armed with firearms held…
A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Kandrian in Kandrian-Gloucester district, West New Britain province at around 4:43 AM on October 12. The quake was centered at…
Forty nations that contribute to the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon said October 12 that they "strongly condemn recent attacks" on the peacekeepers. "Such actions…
At least eight people died after heavy rains in Brazil, authorities said October 12, as storms swept parts of the country following a severe drought…
Democratic White House candidate Kamala Harris is in "excellent health" and fit for the presidency, according to a medical report published by the White House…
Lithuanians vote October 13 in elections likely to deliver a change of government but keep much else the same, including the NATO and EU member's…
Iran has banned pagers and walkie-talkies on all flights, local media reported October 12, weeks after deadly sabotage attacks in Lebanon which were blamed on…
Nicaragua on October 11 announced plans to break off relations with Israel over the war in Gaza, calling the Israeli government "fascist and genocidal." Left-wing…
Iran and Iraq will both stage funerals for Revolutionary Guard General Abbas Nilforoushan, killed in an Israeli air strike alongside Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, the…
Hundreds of women protested in Turkey October 12 against a wave of murders of women, the latest rallies in response to a recent double slaying…
Inter-communal clashes in southeastern Kenya have killed at least 18 people in the past two weeks, police said October 12, as security was boosted in…
