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…
A senior politician in India's financial capital Mumbai was shot dead on October 12, weeks ahead of key state elections, with police probing the role…
Pakistan authorities were on October 13 preparing to shut down the capital ahead of a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, overshadowed by recent militant violence and…
Bangladesh said October 11 Myanmar's navy fired on fishing boats that had strayed into its territorial waters, killing one man and detaining dozens more. Six…
Bangladesh's top Islamist politician says he supports the extradition of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina to face trial for crimes against humanity in the same tribunal…
Vietnam and China said they will boost defence and economic cooperation, Vietnamese state media reported on October 13, despite a recent fare-up in their territorial…
A Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death for fraud totalling $27 billion will face a verdict on October 17 in a related case where she…
A Chinese man accused of running an extensive network of scam farms across the Philippines has been arrested, authorities in Manila said October 11. Lin…
A Thai court on October 11 cleared an opposition MP of violating a royal defamation law, a lawyers' group said, in a rare example of…
Thirteen pregnant Philippine women accused of illegally acting as surrogate mothers in Cambodia after being recruited online could face prison terms after giving birth, a…
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned October 12 that Seoul would face a "horrible disaster" if unmanned drones reached Pyongyang…
