June 21, 2018 New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern welcomes newborn daughter 'to our village' The prime minister of New Zealand gave birth to a daughter Thursday, marking the second time an elected world leader gives birth while holding office.
June 20, 2018 Indonesia says up to 192 people feared drowned after tourist boat sinks The search is on for the more than 190 people feared dead after a crowded tourist boat sank on an Indonesian lake earlier this week.
May 14, 2018 Family of suicide bombers killed in attack on Indonesia police headquarters after church bombings Authorities in Indonesia on Monday said that a family—including children— carried out a suicide attack on a police headquarters in the country's second-largest city, a day after members of another family launched coordinated suicide bombings on three city churches that killed at least eight people.
April 9, 2018 China's Xi promises to cut auto import tariff, warns against ‘Cold War’ mentality President Xi Jinping has promised to cut China's auto import tariffs and ease restrictions on foreign ownership in its auto industry amid an escalating tariff spat with Washington.
March 7, 2018 China says US is wasting money on sending ships to South China Sea: report Beijing is unhappy with the first visit by a U.S. aircraft carrier to a Vietnamese port since the Vietnam War and said, in general, the U.S. only wastes money sending warships in the region, a Communist Party newspaper said Wednesday.
February 27, 2018 At least 15 killed in Papua New Guinea earthquake, governor says The governor of the central Papua New Guinea region hit by an earthquake this week says at least 15 people were killed and the toll may rise.
February 26, 2018 Earthquakes rattle South Pacific, deaths feared Earthquakes rocked the Pacific Ring of Fire, raising the potential for mudslides in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
January 22, 2018 Philippines volcano sends huge plume of ash into sky, prompts warning from officials The Philippines’ most-active volcano explosion Monday, sending a huge plume of gray ash, steam and lava fragments into the sky and prompting officials to warn that a major eruption may be imminent.
January 22, 2018 China threatens military buildup in South China Sea after US Navy warship's passage: paper China will have no choice but to build its abilities in the South China Sea if the U.S. continues to “wantonly” provoke trouble in the waters, Beijing’s top newspaper warned on Monday.
January 19, 2018 New Zealand’s newly elected prime minister announces pregnancy: ‘I’ll be a PM & a mum’ New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern, 37, who took office in October, announced Friday she is expecting her first child.