The motion of no confidence filed against the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands has been withdrawn.

After protracted deliberations, the jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial in Massachusetts has failed to reach a verdict and the judge has declared a mistrial.

Family members of Australians still missing in Nepal are seeking answers as search efforts continue.

A worker has died, after being attacked by a crocodile at a wildlife park in Papua New Guinea.

U.S. forces struck three Iranian oil tankers on Saturday, U.S. ​Central Command said, including one off the coast of Kharg Island, near Iran’s key oil export hub.

The schoolyard in southern Lebanon echoed with the squeals of playing ​children despite the beating sun and distant booms of Israeli airstrikes. But for most of the youth there, the public school isn’t where they learn. It’s ‌where they live.

Summer heat is due to arrive early across much of eastern Australia with expected high temperatures and a total fire ban for one major city.

One person ​has been confirmed dead ‌and 11 others remain missing after torrential rains ​triggered a mudslide early ​Saturday morning in a ⁠town in China’s ​Jiangxi Province, local authorities said.

Australian disaster response specialists left for Nepal on Friday to join the search for survivors after the catastrophic Himalayan floods, as the government expressed “serious ​concerns” for the welfare of its 36 missing citizens.

Chinese authorities haves arrested 52 Singaporeans in Guangxi, China, after a law enforcement operation against pyramid scheme ​activities and related offences, Singapore’s second minister for ‌foreign affairs said.

Several air traffic controllers on duty when two Qantas aircraft nearly collided at Sydney airport in July had been flagged as facing a high risk of fatigue, ​according to internal records and a call recording obtained by Reuters, a staffing situation one shift manager described as “a bit insane”.

The devastating flood ​in Nepal last week could result in commercial insurance losses exceeding 20 billion Nepali rupees ($132.3 million), with hydropower ‌projects accounting for most claims, according to a top official at one of the country’s leading insurers.