A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including a rise in sexual offences involving youth in Fiji last month.

The Commission of Inquiry has barred Opposition Leader Inia Seruiratu from discussing ongoing proceedings concerning the ...

A force fighting Sudan’s army in a brutal civil war committed massacres and rape that amount to genocide, the Secretary of State said, two decades after a finding of genocide in the same region.

By David PiersonBerry Wang and Bhadra Sharma A force fighting Sudan’s army in a brutal civil war committed massacres and rape that amount to genocide, the Secretary of State said, two decades ...

A New York appellate court on Tuesday denied President-elect Donald Trump's bid to halt sentencing set for Friday for his conviction on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn ...

Ukraine's air force says one of its F-16 fighter jet pilots shot down six missiles during a Russian aerial attack last month. Meanwhile, Moscow says its troops have inflicted a series of defeats ...

The epicentre was around 80 km north of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain and a popular destination for climbers and trekkers. Asia Pacificcategory Tremors in earthquake-prone Tibet 12: ...

A team at the University of Calgary is making scientific advances in understanding plant adaptation, which could ultimately be used to find ways to make agricultural crops more resilient to heat ...