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The latest victim of last week's rioting and looting in Papua New Guinea's capital is the city's top police commander.

In a region historically linked more closely with Israel than Palestine, some activists in the Pacific Islands have been speaking up against the status quo, staging rallies and voicing solidarity on social media.

Residents of Rarotonga are being asked to conserve water as dry El Niño conditions are likely to persist in the Southern Cook Islands.

India's most populous state has stopped paying some 21,000 teachers of subjects including mathematics and science in Muslim religious schools, or madrasas, an official said on Thursday, and they could lose their jobs altogether.

In the delicate balance between development and environmental conservation, the idyllic Keylakunu Island in the Haa Dhaalu Atoll of the Maldives finds itself at the center of a compelling debate.

Avi-ram Tzoreff in conversation with Georges Khalil about his new book on R. Binyamin, his take on binationalism, (counter-)zionism and how this relates to current historiographical and political debates within Israel.

Vanuatu Teachers Union (VTU) through its Secretary General (SG), Jonathan Yonah have issued a 30-day notice of industrial action commencing from January 3, 2024.

Amnesty International is calling on Papua New Guinea authorities to protect human rights in response to the riots.

Amongst all the destruction and looting in Port Moresby on Wednesday, a positive, touching story shone through from the unlikeliest of sources – a group of Hela betelnut vendors who took up arms to protect Stop N Shop Boroko branch from looters for hours.

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Guwahati: Netflix has taken down the Tamil film 'Annapoorani' following a controversy sparked by Hindu right-wing groups who claimed certain scenes in the

[UPDATED 11.01.2024] At least eighty Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed, several have been injured and others are missing during the war in Gaza. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) condemn the killings and continued attacks on journalists. The...

A political crisis is brewing in Papua New Guinea as calls are made for Prime Minster James Marape to step down in the wake of deadly riots in parts of the country.

"This is the first time I've had to endure such a horrifying experience," Ms Janif said, expressing her dismay at the sudden discriminatory treatment.

Mr Albanese said Australia was monitoring the situation via its high commission and had not received any requests for help from Papua New Guinea, which it regularly supports in policing and security.

Cook Islands' environmentalists are tackling the plastics problem in their remote environment by asking schoolchildren for help.

In the volume’s artful and engaging introduction, Beichman calls our attention to several correspondences with contemporary poetics: first, there is the speculative orientation of Ishigaki’s work, capable of uncanny leaps in spatial and temporal perspective. Then there is its under-explored connection to eco-critical...

Angry mobs storm and pillage shops, setting fire to buildings in the Papua New Guinean capital.

Hawaii's regulatory framework is stacked against the mom-and-pop businesses in favor of large corporations and special interests.

Open SoE declaration will be for Kili Island, where "people are starving", according to one Cabinet minister; the other order to put focus on the capital atoll's ongoing power crisis.

Chaos broke out as looters took advantage of a protest by the country's police. As well as those who are dead, dozens are injured.

The paper illustrates dynamics of nuclear resistance movements in India and how people’s power rises in response to subversion of justice and suppression of human rights....

The government is considering recruitment from Pacific nations like Tuvalu, and from other countries around the world.

By Professor Asiata Dr. Satupaitea Viali...