Philippine foreign minister attributes renewed fishing access in Panatag shoal to trust-building with China
Perfecto Yasay Jr said they did not seek China's permission as it would mean acceptance of their authority.
NSW counter-terrorism team arrests two in Sydney for allegedly backing militant groups in Syria
One of the accused had travelled to Syria in 2013, while the other was stopped from leaving Australia in 2015.
Obama urges North Carolina voters to back Clinton: 'Fate of the republic rests on your shoulders'
President Obama said all the achievements of his administration will go waste if Clinton does not win this election.
Saudi prince lashed and jailed for breaking law after recent royal execution
The unidentified prince was reportedly lashed inside a prison in the Red Sea city of Jeddah.
MH370: Malaysia Airlines finally agrees to provide top secret records to plaintiffs
The families of some victims believe that if the documents reveal slip-ups on the part of the airline, they could demand higher compensation.
US blocking rifle sale to Philippines will hurt anti-terror drive but not drug war, police chief says
Director General Ronald dela Rosa said the weapons were required for Philippines' drive against terrorists.
New MH370 report on debris analysis says plane was unmanned during final hours
Global aviation experts are holding a three-day meeting in Canberra to decide on the future of the search.
US warns its citizens of growing Isis threat in India
The warning posted on Twitter said places in the country that are frequented by Westerners are prone to Isis attacks.
Twin blasts in Maiduguri in Nigeria's Borno state kill at least 6
Eyewitnesses told local media the blasts took place near a camp for displaced people in Maiduguri.
North Korea's Kim Jong-un orders probe into two recent missile launch failures
A North Korean defector group said the country suspects sabotage by US and South Korean spies.
Indian Navy begins mobilising vessels for major combat drill as border clashes with Pakistan continue
The drill to 'test operational readiness all along the west coast' is scheduled between 2 and 14 November.
France renews request to UK to accept nearly 1,500 refugee children of Calais migrant camp
Heads of two local bodies in France have said that the UK should do its part in this international crisis.
US Vice President Joe Biden rules out becoming secretary of state in possible Clinton administration
Biden has said that he does not want to get involved in the administration, but will help Clinton by all means.
Indian diamond merchant gifts cars and flats to employees for Diwali
Savji Dholakia of Surat in Gujarat gives generous gifts to staff of Hare Krishna Exports.
Strict birth control measures in China force parents to abandon child or go into hiding
The communist country reportedly conducts forced abortions on women pregnant with their third child.
Additional 4,000 troop deployment near Russian border is to prevent, not provoke conflict: Nato chief
Jens Stoltenberg insisted that the alliance does not see any imminent threat from Russia.
Charles Manson's 'right-hand man' Charles Watson denied parole for 17th time in 1969 LA killings
Watson was initially sentenced to death, but it was commuted to life in prison in 1973.
Foul-mouthed Duterte says he will stop swearing as God threatened to kill him if he did not
Meanwhile, the White House has signalled it is open to an Obama-Duterte meet during the Apec summit in November.
Abu Sayyaf made £6.0m from kidnappings and ransoms in first half of 2016 - report
Most of the ransom money came from the release of 14 Indonesian and 4 Malaysian crewmen abducted in 2015.
Pakistan's Sindh province cracks down on liquor sale, court orders immediate closure of wine stores
The Sindh High Court had ordered authorities on 18 October to start revoking licences of all liquor shops.
US confirms strikes on two senior al-Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan
Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said the 'precision strikes' targeted Faruq al-Qatani and Bilal al-Utabi.
German and British leaders condemn PM Theresa May's Brexit fear remarks
German leader says, 'Theresa May is currently arguing against her own convictions [on Brexit].'
US Coast Guard initiates search for record-holder Chinese mariner gone missing off Hawaii coast
Guo Chuan was attempting to set a new world record of fastest trans-Pacific solo trip.
American couple running orphanage in Philippines charged with human trafficking and child abuse
The couple said they were the directors of Street Kids Philippine Mission that has been operating for six years.
North and South Korea held secret meetings in 2012 despite suspension of formal talks - Report
One of the demands made at the talks was an apology for Pyongyang's attack on the South Korean naval corvette Cheonan in March 2010.
New Jersey: Toddlers survive but father dies after leaping off 100ft bridge post fight with wife
The two children suffered serious, but non-life-threatening injuries from the fall.
2 children miraculously survive Australia's Dreamworld accident, watch mothers die
Police said two rafts of the Thunder River Rapids ride hit one another and one of them flipped.
Aleppo: Russia says past 7 days saw no air strikes as UN aborts plan to evacuate injured
Russia insisted that six humanitarian corridors were operational and around 50 people had fled the city on Monday.
'Thank God it's not a shark', says wife of lawyer bitten by seal at Sydney beach
Nathan Shepherd was bitten on his upper arm while he was surfing off Shelly Beach in Sydney.
Fishing in Scarborough Shoal: Local Filipino official seeks written assurance from Duterte
Jeremy Agerico Rosario said fishermen have suffered badly due to denial of access to Panatag.
