ASYLUM SEEKERS RIOT AT PAPUA NEW GUINEA DETENTION CAMP

An Australian immigration department spokesperson confirmed an incident on Manus Island overnight... READ MORE›

MAGNITUDE-7.9 QUAKE STRIKES NEAR PAPUA NEW GUINEA, TSUNAMI THREAT ISSUED

A powerful earthquake struck off the coast of the Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea on Saturday... READ MORE›

NO DAMAGE AFTER POWERFUL QUAKE HITS OFF PAPUA NEW GUINEA

A very strong earthquake has struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea, and a tsunami threat has been issued to areas near the epicenter... READ MORE›

POWERFUL QUAKE HITS OFF PAPUA NEW GUINEA; NO DAMAGE REPORTED

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was a threat of a tsunami in Papua New Guinea and nearby areas... READ MORE›

SYRIAN TROOPS PUSH DEEP INTO ALEPPO; AIRSTRIKES KILL DOZENS IN IDLIB PROVINCE

If the government manages to seize all of Aleppo, it will control Syria's five largest cities... READ MORE›

PAPUA NEW GUINEA TO CLOSE AUSTRALIAN REFUGEE CENTRE

Australia pays Papua New Guinea and the island nation of Nauru to hold them in detention camps instead... READ MORE›

REFUGEES ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTED ON PAPUA NEW GUINEA'S MANUS ISLAND

Almost 900 asylum seekers are held on Manus despite Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court ruling three months ago that their detention was illegal... READ MORE›

ATTACKERS IN AFGHAN UNIFORMS KILL 2 NATO SOLDIERS

Officials had repeatedly warned that if Musa Qala fell the Taliban could tighten their grip on northern Helmand... READ MORE›

INDONESIAN PLANE CARRYING 54 IS DECLARED MISSING IN PAPUA

The plane lost contact with air traffic controllers about 33 minutes after takeoff, said Mr. Toha, who like many Indonesians goes by one name... READ MORE›

MAJOR 7.5 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES OFF PAPUA NEW GUINEA, TSUNAMI WARNING ISSUED

5 earthquake strikes off Papua New Guinea, tsunami warning issued Date March 30, 2015... READ MORE›

INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE: MAGNITUDE 7.0 QUAKE STRIKES IRIAN JAYA, WEST PAPUA

The Indonesian region of Irian Jaya in Papua has been struck by an earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.0, the US Geological Survey said... READ MORE›

ISLAMIC STATE AFFILIATE THREATENS TO KILL CROATIAN MAN KIDNAPPED IN EGYPT

Militant group Sinai Province posts video online saying Tomislav Salopek will be killed within 48 hours if a??Muslim womena?? jailed in Egypt are not freed... READ MORE›

Two men from Papua New Guinea have been charged with his murder... READ MORE›

TALIBAN CLAIM KILLING OF 7 IN AFGHAN PROVINCE INCLUDING NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL

Last week, Taliban insurgents, dressed in burqas, attacked a courthouse in Ghazni Province, killing six people, most of them civilians... READ MORE›

MELANESIAN FAMILY DEFERS WEST PAPUA MEMBERSHIP BID

By recognising the ULMWP, the MSG has led international efforts open talks between the West Papuans group and Indonesia over its two Papuan provinces... READ MORE›

TALIBAN OVERRUN AFGHAN POLICE CHECKPOINTS IN HELMAND PROVINCE

Safdar Mohseni, the head of the Baghlan provincial council, said the Taliban had burned about 14 homes belonging to police officials as they were fleeing Mangala village... READ MORE›

PNG HIT BY 7.7-MAGNITUDE OFFSHORE QUAKE

7 struck off Papua New Guinea on Monday, official monitors said, and a tsunami warning was issued soon after... READ MORE›

AFTER YEARS OF HOSTING A NOTORIOUS REFUGEE CAMP FOR AUSTRALIA PAPUA NEW GUINEA SAYS ENOUGH

After years of hosting a notorious refugee camp for Australia Papua New Guinea says Enough... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIAN PILOT AMONG 12 PEOPLE KILLED IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA PLANE CRASH

Friends are paying tribute to Benjamin Picard following a fatal plane crash in Papua New Guinea... READ MORE›

TROOPS ACTED IN SELF-DEFENSE IN AFGHAN FIREFIGHT THAT KILLED 33

A??On this occasion the Taliban chose to hide amongst civilians and then attacked Afghan and U.S. forces,a??... READ MORE›

SYRIA CEASEFIRE BEGINS, BUT IS SHAKY WITH EARLY CLASHES[1]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the United States could join the peace process once President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20... READ MORE›

RUSSIAN AIRSTRIKES FORCE ISLAMIC STATE RETREAT IN PALMYRA

Islamic State fighters had gained control of some oil and gas fields around the city during their advance which started on Thursday, the monitor said... READ MORE›

SCOTT DAYTON IDENTIFIED AS FIRST AMERICAN TO DIE IN SYRIA COMBAT

He was killed by an improvised bomb on Thursday in northern Syria, where the Americans have been helping to organize an offensive against the Islamic State... READ MORE›

TWO U.S. SERVICE MEMBERS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN

Two American service members were killed and another two wounded after they came under fire in northern Afghanistan on Thursday, U.S. military officials said... READ MORE›

HERE'S THE CHELSEA BOMB SUSPECT GRILLING UP KEBABS IN PAKISTAN

No charges have been brought against Mohammad, who splits his time among New Jersey, Pakistan and Afghanistan, according to his social media pages... READ MORE›

FIRST BURIALS FOR VICTIMS OF KABUL SUICIDE ATTACK

President Ashraf Ghani declared a day of mourning and ordered Dehmazang Square, where the attack took place, to be renamed Martyrs Square... READ MORE›

EX-SOVIET EXILES GIVE ISLAMIC STATE VIOLENCE A RUSSIAN ACCENT

Turkish officials say the suspected attackers had ties to Islamic State and were from Russia and the ex-Soviet central Asia states of Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan... READ MORE›

US SPEAKS TO RUSSIA ABOUT STRIKES ON SYRIAN REBELS

There was no immediate word on how Russian officials responded to the concerns expressed by American officials on Saturday... READ MORE›

ISLAMIC STATE CLAIMS DAMASCUS BLASTS

Islamic State, also known as Daesh, said two of its suicide bombers had blown themselves up and operatives had detonated an explosives-laden car, according to the IS-affiliated Amaq news agency... READ MORE›

EXCLUSIVE: OBAMA APPROVES BROADER ROLE FOR U.S. FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN

The new policy would allow U.S. forces to accompany Afghans at key moments in their offensive campaign against the Taliban... READ MORE›

BLAST HITS NEAR PAKISTAN CONSULATE IN AFGHANISTAN

Nine civilians, including seven children, were killed in August 2013 when suicide bombers targeted the Indian consulate in Jalalabad... READ MORE›