Move comes after UN’s International Court of Justice ruled that Tokyo’s Antarctic whaling is commercial, not scientific. Japan has said it will scale down the number of whales it targets during the... Read more »
Statement comes as hunt for hundreds of missing passengers continues and president meets families of victims. The captain of a sunken South Korean ferry has apologised to families of the victims and... Read more »
Submarine reaches maximum depth hours after beginning search for wreckage of missing Malaysian Airlines jet. The search area for the missing Malaysian jet has proved too deep for a robotic submarine which... Read more »
Drills are taking place within 20km of the demilitarised zone that separates North Korea from the South. North Korea has accused the United States of hypocrisy for remaining silent over a South... Read more »
Earthquake with magnitude of 7.3 recorded off Bougainville Island, according to US Geological Survey. A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 has been recorded off Papua New Guinea’s Bougainville Island, the US Geological... Read more »
Ships and planes hunting for Malaysian aircraft limit search to small area in Indian Ocean where sounds where heard. Ships and planes hunting for the missing Malaysian Flight MH370 have intensified their search... Read more »
Italian ambassador to Turkmenistan was on holiday in the Philippines when he was arrested. Police in the Philippines have filed a complaint for child trafficking and child abuse against a holidaying Italian diplomat... Read more »
At least 16 killed and dozens missing as flash flooding leaves 10,500 homeless in capital of Pacific nation. Heavy rain and flooding killed at least 16 people and left 10,500 homeless in the... Read more »
Australia and NZ lift restrictions eight years after coup by Frank Bainimarama following his announcement of elections. Australia and New Zealand have lifted all travel restrictions on senior Fijian officials ahead of... Read more »
Thousands of protesters return to the streets of central Bangkok to revive campaign for Thai government to yield power. Thousands of anti-government protesters have returned to the streets of Bangkok, reviving their... Read more »
QUESTIONS are being raised about the conclusions reached by an official investigation into a deadly 2010 skydiving plane crash at New Zealand’s Fox Glacier. Nine people, including two Australians, were killed when... Read more »
Relatives demanding answers over missing plane march on Malaysian embassy in Beijing. Relatives of Chinese passengers on board Flight MH370 scuffled with security personnel as they descended on Malaysia’s embassy in a rare... Read more »
Prime minister and opposition pledge to hold referendum on flag that some view as a relic from colonial past. New Zealanders will soon get to vote on whether to change their national... Read more »
Malaysian police have searched the homes of the pilots of the Malaysia Airlines plane that vanished eight days ago with 239 people on board. The police are also reportedly looking at the... Read more »
Thailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has reiterated that she is ready to discuss a way out of the country’s political crisis with all parties, Thai News Agency (TNA) reported. SARABURI: Thailand’s Prime... Read more »
Canberra (Press Release): As universities across the country begin to buzz with O-Week activities students are being encouraged to stay in touch and up to date with their student assistance payments using... Read more »
Sydney (Tribune International): Congratulations to all the people of the world celebrating Lunar Chinese New Year. The New Year period is often referred to as the Chinese Lantern Festival and is a... Read more »
(Message from Hon Tony Abbott Prime Minister of Australia on Australia Day) Your Excellency, General Hurley and other military chiefs, Adam Goodes and other Australians of the Year, Adam Gilchrist the Chair... Read more »
Seoul (Tribune International Correspondent): The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Korea in association with the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau organized Sri Lanka’s pavilion at the 16th Busan International Travel Fair (BITF)... Read more »
Philippine troops are closing in on Muslim rebel positions and cutting off escape routes to end a week-long standoff that has left more dozens dead in the southern city of Zamboanga, officials... Read more »
Efforts to improve North-South ties culminate in arrival of South Korean businessmen at Kaesong after five-month gap. South Korean businessmen have crossed into North Korea as the joint Kaesong industrial zone reopened... Read more »
TOKYO – The United States’ pivot to Asia will not mean any new bases in the region, but existing alliances will be strengthened and modernised, the chief of US Pacific Command (PACOM)... Read more »
TWO landslides triggered by heavy rains killed at least 11 people and left 19 others missing on Indonesia’s Sumatra island. The National Disaster Management Agency said seven people were killed and three... Read more »
Indonesia’s flag carrier ranks ahead of Singapore Airlines in the long-haul food category Indonesia’s national airline, Garuda Indonesia, has won the ‘2012 Long-Haul Asia Pacific Airline Food Award’ by leading global travel... Read more »