President Joko Widodo has dismissed State Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief Budi Gunawan and proposed Deputy Defense Minister Muhammad Herindra to replace him amid rumors of…
Tens of thousands people are experiencing water shortages in the regencies of Trenggalek and Lamongan in East Java due to extreme drought affecting parts of…
Foreigners with permanent residence permits in Singapore may enter Riau Islands without applying for a visa, based on a regulation implemented on October 8. Anggit…
Attacks targeting ships across Papua New Guinea (PNG) have seen an increase in areas such as Port Moresby, according to PNG Ports Corporation (PNG Ports).…
Australian mining firm Los Cerros has announced the discovery of significant nickel laterite mineralization at their Wedei prospect in Papua New Guinea (PNG). High-grade nickel…
An investigation of four officers is underway following an attempted internal mutiny on October 5 that attempted to overthrow Correctional Service acting commissioner Bernard Nepo.…
Seventeen sexual assaults were recorded between May 25 and October 8 by the Alotau Criminal Investigation Division in Milne Bay province. The cases include rape,…
Persistent cash flow issues have hampered public service delivery and development, an official said. Opposition leader Douglas Tomuriesa said the entire operation of West New…
The legal status of the proposed Satellite Casino in the Paga Hill Special Economic Zone in Port Moresby has raised objections from the political opposition.…
Tiningan Supermarket plans to upgrade the Dobel Tiningan shopping center in Mount Hagen, Western Highlands to a shopping mall in 2026, an official said on…
An armed robbery occurred at a store in Gerehu suburb, National Capital district, Port Moresby at around 11:01 AM on October 15. Two perpetrators held…
Conflict-ravaged Gaza appears to be facing the worst restrictions on aid since the Israel-Hamas war began over a year ago, the UN said Tuesday, lamenting…
The Turkish government defended a proposed tax on credit cards on October 15, saying it was needed to fund the arms industry and protect the…
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claimed on October 14 that opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has fled the country, making light of her alleged departure after…
Russia will reduce its consular staff in Norway following a request from Oslo, the Russian embassy has said. In a post on Facebook late October…
A Russian court on October 14 sentenced a French researcher to three years in a penal colony after finding him guilty of breaching a "foreign…
Lithuania's Social Democratic Party won the most seats in the first round of parliamentary elections, putting it on course to lead a centre-left coalition in…
A second round of a campaign to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza against polio began October 14 as Israeli forces continued deadly…
A Kenyan court is due to rule October 15 on a last-ditch case seeking to stop a Senate debate and vote on the impeachment of…
Authorities in the French Caribbean island of Martinique have extended a night-time curfew following a new wave of riots over spiralling food prices, while talks…
India said October 14 it was withdrawing its envoy to Canada because Ottawa was investigating him and other diplomats as "persons of interest", after the…
A college campus in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore was shut down on October 14 by the provincial government after reports spread online that a…
Sri Lankan police have arrested more than 230 Chinese men accused of targeting international banks in online scams, the foreign minister said on October 15,…
1Sri Lanka's national airline grounded a captain after he locked out his female copilot when she took a toilet break during a flight from Sydney…
Thousands of US and Filipino marines launched 10 days of joint exercises in the northern and western Philippines on October 15, a day after China…
