April 3, 2016 Magnitude-6.9 earthquake strikes off Vanuatu, no tsunami likely A strong earthquake hit off of the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu on Sunday, but authorities said any threat of a tsunami had mostly passed, and there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
April 3, 2016 Strong earthquake strikes off Vanuatu; no tsunami warning A strong earthquake has hit off of the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
March 31, 2016 Professional surfer mauled by shark off eastern Australia A professional surfer has been mauled by a shark off the Australian east coast.
March 31, 2016 Australia warns against travel to Ankara and Istanbul The Australian government has warned its citizens against traveling to the Turkish cities of Ankara and Istanbul because of the terrorist threat.
March 25, 2016 Russian military plans buildup from West to Pacific Russia says it will beef up its military forces from its western border to the Pacific islands amid ongoing strains with the West.
March 24, 2016 Malaysia detains 15 more suspected ISIS members Malaysian police have detained 15 more suspected Islamic State members, who police alleged planned to launch attacks and tried to obtain chemicals to make bombs.
March 24, 2016 University of Guam starts sex misconduct awareness training University of Guam officials have announced a new program that will provide students and employees with sexual misconduct awareness training.
March 24, 2016 New Zealand votes to keep current flag in nationwide poll New Zealand has voted to keep its current flag by 57 percent to 43 percent in a nationwide poll.
March 24, 2016 Singapore jails Australian for provoking anti-foreign hatred A Singapore court has sentenced an Australian woman to 10 months in jail after finding her guilty of provoking hatred of foreigners in the city-state by posting fictitious accounts of obnoxious visitors on her website.
March 24, 2016 Australian authorities tight-lipped on Qantas pilot death Authorities are tight-lipped about the circumstance surrounding the death of an experienced Qantas Airways Boeing 747 pilot, who crashed a small plane off the Australian coast this week.