April 26, 2016 North Korea reportedly puts missile on standby, prepares for fifth nuclear test North Korea reportedly placed a new midrange missile capable of hitting some U.S. military posts in Asia on standby, as Pentagon officials confirmed to Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ Tuesday they saw indications that Pyongyang also was preparing for a fifth nuclear test.
April 26, 2016 1 Albanian arrested, 2 at large in human trafficking scam Albanian police say they have arrested a man and are hunting for two women for allegedly defrauding more than two dozen people in a human trafficking scam.
April 26, 2016 Philippine troops hunt down extremists who beheaded Canadian The Philippine military came under increased pressure Tuesday to rescue more than 20 foreign hostages after their Muslim extremist captors beheaded a Canadian man, but troops face a dilemma in how to succeed without endangering the remaining captives.
April 26, 2016 Papua New Guinea: Australian refugee detention camp illegal Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court has ruled that Australia's detention of asylum seekers at a facility on the country's Manus Island is unconstitutional.
April 26, 2016 Australia says French company wins huge submarine contract Australia has announced that a French company DCNS had beat bidders from Japan and Germany to build its next generation of submarines DCNS, German's ThysennKrupp Marine Systems and Japan's Mitsubishi were in the running to build 12 conventional submarines that the Australian navy expects will cost at least 56 billion Australian dollars ($43 billion).
April 26, 2016 Australian teen pleads not guilty to plotting terror attack A teenager pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to plotting a terrorist attack on an Australian Veteran's Day ceremony.
April 24, 2016 Philippine mayor widens lead ahead of May 9 vote A tough-talking Philippine mayor has widened his lead in a poll ahead of May 9 presidential elections, but analysts say his chances will likely be hurt by a storm of criticism over a rape joke and offensive remarks against foreign allies.
April 24, 2016 Sunwolves rebound with 1st win in Super Rugby A week after suffering one of the worst defeats in the history of Super Rugby, Japan's Sunwolves rebounded with its first-ever win in the tournament, beating Argentina's Jaguares 36-28.
April 24, 2016 Renewed gun debate in Australia 20 years after mass shooting Carolyn Loughton still carries a bullet in her shoulder from one of the world's worst mass shootings that killed her daughter 20 years ago and galvanized Australia to drastically clamp down on guns.
April 23, 2016 North Korea appears to fire submarine-launched missile, Seoul says South Korea says North Korea has fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile from a submarine off its northeast coast.