A Chinese coast guard ship fired a powerful water cannon and rammed a Philippine government vessel on Sunday near Thitu island in the disputed South China Sea, the Philippine coast guard reported. The BRP Datu Pagbuaya, part of the fisheries fleet supporting Filipino fishermen, sustained minor dama
Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina will address the nation on Monday, his office said, after he lost the support of a key army unit that joined thousands of youths protesting against corruption and poverty and demanding his resignation. Demonstrations in the former French colony erupted
Pakistan closed border crossings with Afghanistan on Sunday, Pakistani officials said, following exchanges of fire between the forces of the two countries. Afghan troops opened fire on Pakistani border posts late Saturday, with the country's ministry of defence saying this was in retaliation for P
Tens of thousands of people joined a pro-Palestinian rally in the business district of Australia's most populous city, Sydney, on Sunday, organisers said, after a court this week blocked a move to hold the protest at the Sydney Opera House. Around 27 protests took place across Australia on Sunday,
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted 10 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines at 14:32:58 GMT on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 59.3 km, was initially determined to be at 8.92 degrees north latitude and 126.40 degrees east longitude, reports Xinhua. &nb
Afghan security forces attacked Pakistani border posts late Saturday in response to what the Taliban government called repeated violations of its territory and airspace, underscoring deepening security tensions between the neighbors. Earlier in the week, Afghan authorities accused Pakistan of bomb
Myanmar's junta has invited the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to send observers for planned year-end elections, and the bloc will discuss the request during a regional summit later this month, Malaysia's foreign ministry has said. The invitation to send election observers was exte
India on Friday upgraded ties with Afghanistan's Taliban administration, giving a boost to the diplomatically isolated group, by announcing it would reopen its embassy in Kabul that was shut after the Taliban seized power in 2021. The Afghan Taliban administration will also send diplomats to New D
Sanae Takaichi's bid to become Japan's first female prime minister was thrown into doubt on Friday when her ruling party's junior coalition partner quit. The Liberal Democratic Party, which has ruled Japan for almost all of the postwar era, selected hardline conservative Takaichi as its new
India will reopen its embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul that was shut four years ago, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Friday, a significant move that expands the diplomatic links of the country governed by the Taliban. India had closed its embassy in Kabul after the Talib
Pakistan's military said on Friday that its security forces had killed 30 militants involved in the Oct 7 ambush on a Pakistani military convoy near the Afghan border, which killed nine soldiers and two officers. The militant group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, which has been fighting to overthrow t
Pakistan's military said on Friday that its security forces had killed 30 militants involved in the Oct 7 ambush on a Pakistani military convoy near the Afghan border, which killed nine soldiers and two officers. The militant group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, which has been fighting to overthrow t
An offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 struck Davao Oriental province in the southern Philippines on Friday morning, prompting the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology to issue a tsunami warning for coastal areas in Mindanao. In a report, the institute said that the quake, wh
