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A joint statement of aims between the U.S. and Pacific island nations would be a U.S. win in the region after countries there rejected China’s proposed pact.

The discovery of 500 pound bombs from World War II highlights the long-term problem of unexploded munitions in the Pacific

Myanmar beauty queen Han Lay was granted asylum in Canada after a week after her detention in Bangkok.

Ahmet Bozoglan had been convicted on terrorism charges and was released July 1, a senior police official said.

The man was hit in the leg and may have to retire from fishing.

Process aims to finally end the chapter of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front as an armed entity.

Islands created by submarine volcanoes usually have a short life span.

China’s Gezhouba Group Company is building the project.

Jakarta’s top diplomat also says “principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity are non-negotiable.”

In the face of competition from China, America’s commitment to the region lacks “significant substance,” one analyst says.

But its effect was noticeably weaker compared with previous typhoons and damage was lower than expected.

Overcrowded ferry was carrying mostly Hindu devotees who were returning from a temple across the Karatoa River in northern Panchagarh district.

Members’ veto power “makes it impossible for conflicts to be resolved,” Ismail Sabri Yaakob tells U.N. General Assembly.

Fiji is among island-nations where the United States and China are competing for influence.

Six army personnel, including two officers, have been implicated in killing and mutilating victims.

The UMNO president, who has pushed for early polls, is still standing trial on corruption charges in another case.

Remote countries in the region might not seem an obvious choice for China to influence but there have been benefits for both sides.

Filipinos are marking the 50th anniversary of the start of a dark chapter in their country’s history.

Leaders meet in person in New York on sidelines of United Nations General Assembly.

The party and its guerrilla wing were not organized for terrorism, Manila Regional Trial Court rules.

His continued in-person absence at annual debate hurts Indonesia’s global standing, they add.

Fifty years after dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos imposed military rule, his son is the country’s new president.

With another Marcos newly installed in the presidential palace, activists are now fighting attempts to whitewash their country’s dark past.

Residents of Cox’s Bazar camps say ARSA rebels are behind killings spate of such killings.

The new Philippine leader makes debut speech before the General Assembly.

They and activists are joining hands to tell a different kind of story from the culturally rich but insurgency-ridden border region.

U.S. security deals in the northern Pacific are up for renewal in the next two years.

In New York, top diplomat Saifuddin Abdullah says he’s dissatisfied with Southeast Asian bloc’s engagement with Burmese opposition.

The American president says his country’s forces would take part in any battle for control of the island.

Ostensibly, division makes for better governance, but analysts say move is geared toward political accommodation.