Saudi Arabia was thwarted October 9in its bid to join the UN's human rights council, which is charged with protecting freedoms globally, after coming sixth…
Elon Musk's social media platform X, which was banned in Brazil for 40 days in a legal tussle over disinformation, was available again in Latin…
Britain's new Labour government will on October 10 take a key step towards delivering major reforms to workers' rights when it presents its employment bill…
British consumer goods giant Unilever on October 10 completed the sale of Unilever Russia, finally joining other multinationals in exiting the country following its invasion…
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka's economy was recovering faster than expected, the World Bank said October 10, doubling the island's growth forecast to 4.4% for 2024. Tourism…
India's central bank held interest rates steady on October 9but left the door open for future cuts, as growth moderates in the world's fifth largest…
Human rights advocates including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai criticised Pakistan on October 9for stopping a leading ethnic minority activist from travelling to accept…
Crowds of mourners gathered in India's financial capital Mumbai on October 10 for the funeral of industrialist Ratan Tata, hailed as a "titan" who led…
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos challenged Chinese Premier Li Qiang over recent clashes in the South China Sea at regional summit talks on October 10, as…
An ex-police officer convicted for murdering a Mongolian translator won an appeal October 10 against his death penalty in Malaysia, with the federal court commuting…
Thai consumer confidence dropped for a seventh consecutive month in September to its lowest level in 17 months, due mainly to concerns about slow economic…
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vowed October 10 to "resist annexation", as China exerts growing military and political pressure on the self-ruled island it claims as…
China's foreign minister told his new Japanese counterpart during a phone call on October 9that he hopes to make progress in bilateral ties, while also…
Taiwan's coast guard said October 9it had seized a Chinese fishing boat and its nine crew after the vessel was found inside the island's restricted…
North Korea has appointed a new defence minister, state media said October 9, while making no mention of an expected step by Pyongyang to harden…
China will lift sanctions on the lucrative trade in Australian lobster, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said October 10, heralding the end of a years-long politically…
New Zealand's central bank slashed its key interest rate by half a percentage point October 9to its lowest level in 18 months, saying it was…
Marshall Islands was elected on October 9to sit on the United Nations Human Rights Council, or HRC, from next year, with climate change and nuclear…
The Southwest Pacific may see either fewer or a normal number of tropical cyclones this season, according to New Zealand's National Institute of Water and…
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) and its Australian counterpart on October 9 agreed to extend their disaster risk management cooperation until 2027. The BNPB…
Around 100,000 kina was allocated by the Morobe administration for conflict intervention between the warring tribes of Sialum and Tewae-Siassi. Governor Luther Wenge said the…
A theft occurred on a delivery truck near Gordon Police barracks in Gordon suburb, National Capital district, Port Moresby at around 12:00 PM on October…
An initiative to prevent and treat HIV in the provinces of Morobe and Eastern Highlands was launched by the US Agency for International Development (USAID)…
The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) has granted 2 million kina to the Eastern Highlands province administration to develop its fisheries infrastructure. NFA managing director Justin…
Very low coverage of basic immunization for children in Madang province has raised concerns of an increase of preventable diseases, according to the Provincial Health…
