As clashes in Porgera Valley intensify, authorities allow police to use ‘lethal force’ to quell violence. Papua New Guinea has given police permission to use “lethal...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s opposition leader contesting the presidential election next week said Thursday that if he comes to power he will renegotiate...
The largest increases in emissions of the greenhouse gas come from China and Southeast Asia. Concentrations of methane are rising at an unprecedented pace, jeopardising global...
DILI, East Timor (AP) — Pope Francis arrived in East Timor on Monday to encourage its recovery from a bloody and traumatic past and celebrate its...
Apollo Quiboloy, an ally of ex-President Duterte, is facing child sex trafficking charges in the Philippines and the US. An influential Filipino pastor charged with sex...
Taiwan People’s Party leader Ko Wen-je freed after court finds insufficient evidence to justify his detention. A court in Taiwan has ordered the release of a...
MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) — Arnoldus Yansen thought for certain he was going to become a Catholic priest, just like his older brother, cousin and uncle. He...
Court sentences PetroSaudi executives to six and seven years in Malaysia investment fund fraud case. The Swiss Federal Criminal Court has convicted two executives from an...
National security adviser to be in Beijing from Tuesday to Thursday, seeking to improve ties between the US and China. The White House has announced that...
Medical charity MSF warns of urgent need to protect civilians caught up in escalating conflict in western Rakhine State. More Rohingya are arriving in Bangladesh from...
