An historic bill to restore entitlement to New Zealand citizenship for people born in Western Samoa between 1924 and 1949 has passed its second reading…
Several Pacific island nations are ramping up pressure on Australia over climate change during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa, declaring that…
King Charles III took part in a traditional kava-drinking ceremony before a line of bare-chested, heavily tattooed Samoans and was declared a "high chief" of…
All three containers that came off the Manawanui have now been removed from the reef, according to the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF). Deputy Chief…
A North Korean balloon carrying trash landed on Seoul's presidential compound October 24, authorities said, with local media reporting it contained propaganda leaflets ridiculing President…
Ukraine on October 23 called on any North Korean troops fighting for Russia to surrender, after South Korea said over a thousand more had been…
Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC halted shipments to a customer this month after its semiconductors were sent to China's Huawei, a Taipei government official told AFP,…
Six people went on trial October 24 over a huge fire that tore through a karaoke bar in Vietnam two years ago, killing 32 people,…
An award-winning Cambodian journalist arrested over social media posts was freed on bail October 24 after pro-government media released a prison video showing him apologising…
Philippine rescuers waded through chest-deep floodwaters October 23 to reach residents trapped by Tropical Storm Trami, which has killed 14 people and forced thousands to…
The appeal trial of a Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death for fraud totalling $27 billion will begin in November, state media said October 23.…
Singapore's core inflation rose to 2.8% year-on-year in September, increasing for the second consecutive month. The increase in September from August's figure of 2.7% was…
A Philippine preacher accused of sexually abusing his followers spoke out on October 23 for the first time since being indicted for trafficking and other…
A protest outside the Bangladeshi president's home demanding his resignation ended when demonstrators clashed with riot police while trying to storm the compound, with 30…
At least 1.1 million people on India's eastern coast are fleeing to storm shelters inland, hours before a powerful cyclone is expected to hammer the…
Bangladesh's central bank said on October 22 it would raise its key interest rate by half a percentage point, its fourth hike this year as…
A Sri Lankan court sentenced 10 Iranian men to life imprisonment on October 23 after they pleaded guilty to smuggling over 111 kilograms (244 pounds)…
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on October 24 against "illusory" attempts to defeat Russia on the battlefield ahead of his first meeting with UN chief…
Commonwealth heads of government are to push for a "conversation" on reparations for the transatlantic slave trade when they meet for the association's first summit…
Syria is teetering on the brink of a "military, humanitarian and economic storm," a top UN official said October 23, warning of escalating violence within…
London and Berlin on October 23 hailed a "milestone" in military cooperation, as they signed a new defence pact that would see German submarine-hunting planes…
The government in London on October 23 played down claims of meddling in the US election, after Donald Trump's team charged that having members of…
French nuclear fuel firm Orano said on October 23 it was halting its uranium production in junta-ruled Niger from October 31, citing a "highly deteriorated"…
Jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan received his first prison visit in 43 months on October 23, his nephew said, the same day a deadly blast…
A Ugandan military court on October 23 sentenced 16 members of an opposition party to five years in prison on illegal possession of explosive devices…
