Photos: Death toll soars in Bangladesh unrest A BenarNews journalist witnessed Border Guard Bangladesh members shoot three youths.

Unexploded WWII bombs plague Palau amid US military build-up UXOs contaminate the Pacific but there's little clean-up funding despite hundreds of millions of dollars being spent on new defense ...

Mass killing and ‘cannibalism’ video mar start of PNG’s 50th anniversary year Tribal violence during the New Year highlights increasing lawlessness and lack of police resources.

EU cooks Vanuatu’s ‘golden goose’ passport An EU proposal to permanently reintroduce a visa requirement for Vanuatu citizens threatens the Pacific nation’s economy and reputation, writes Tess Newton ...

Palau’s hi-tech mission to preserve Pacific’s oldest monuments 2,400-year-old earthworks revealed as predating stone moai statues of Rapa Nui and megalithic Nan Madol in Micronesia.

Bangladesh protest over violence against students widens, thousands take to streets In a related development, government bans largest Islamic faith-based party, blaming it for deadly unrest.

Pacific ‘shock’ as UN women’s declaration ditches reproductive rights A handful of countries opposed to abortion are blamed for a major omission from key CSW69 political declaration.

Malaysia ‘nicely’ but firmly tells US off about sanctions against Iran In response to American allegations that Malaysian entities are funding terrorism, Kuala Lumpur says it firmly opposes militant ...

Negotiators for the Thai government and southern insurgents agreed to hold meetings later this month and in March to discuss an “improved” roadmap to peace as well as a Ramadan and Songkran ceasefire, ...

US, Filipino forces thwart ‘beach attack’ by enemy force in annual military drills Simulation drills in the northern Philippines took place amid Manila’s row with Beijing in the South China Sea.

Before, after photos document recovery from deadly Indian Ocean Tsunami Images show few signs of devastation caused by waves topping out at over 160 feet.

200 unexploded WWII shells uncovered in Solomon Islands capital Honiara is estimated to be littered with thousands of bombs and shells left behind on the battlefield after the six-month Battle of ...