Asia Pacific

The eruption has forced authorities to raise the alert system to its highest level.

Defence deputy secretary Hugh Jeffrey described the prospect of a major power conflict in the Indo-Pacific in the next five years as ‘less remote than it was’.

An actor who once starred in TV drama series Blue Heelers is facing the death penalty if a bid to overturn his drug trafficking conviction fails.

Rescuers in Tibet have brought hundreds of trekkers to safety after a powerful blizzard stranded them near the eastern face of Mount Everest.

Anthony Albanese has urged BHP and Chinese iron ore customers to come to a quick resolution on hardball price negotiations that have reportedly led to a halt on imports of Australia’s lifeblood commodity. 

Rescuers continue searching for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed school building in Indonesia, where over 90 people are listed as missing.

An earthquake has rattled the Philippines, leaving at least 69 dead and more than 150 injured as search and rescue efforts continue

Asian markets have dropped after US President Donald Trump has announced a string of huge new tariffs which will come into effect on October 1.

One of Bali’s most popular beaches is the scene of a desperate search after a tourist was swept away in monstrous surf conditions.

China has declared it will continue supporting the Pacific nation which is resisting signing off on a security agreement with Canberra.

‘I have never seen her scream like the way she did in that hospital.’

Super Typhoon Ragasa, labelled the most powerful storm on Earth, is moving towards Hong Kong, as hundreds of flights are cancelled and millions of residents remain at risk.

China has warned Papua New Guinea and other Pacific Island nations not to sign up to security deals which ‘target any third party’.

AARON PATRICK: The Prime Minister left Port Moresby without a treaty but looks to have countered a major push by Beijing to split PNG from its closest neighbour and colonial parent.

Officials are scrambling to finalise the PNG defence treaty signing after independence celebrations cause another setback for Anthony Albanese.