Asia Pacific

The Philippines Senate has found the country's top judge guilty of corruption, after a four-month hearing.

The leaders of Australia and Thailand have met in Canberra to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Over the past ten days, much has happened in Papua New Guinea since the election process started.

The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has called upon Nepal's political parties to return to the negotiating table and finally agree upon the country's constitution.

Japan says it's committed to launching a risk insurance scheme to protect Pacific island states against natural disasters.

A group leading academics in Thailand will submit a petition containing more than 27,000 names to Parliament today.

The impeachment trial of the Philippines' top judge has ended, with the full Senate bench expected to bring down a decision on Tuesday.

Indonesian fans of Lady Gaga are reeling after the super-star singer decided to cancel her Jakarta concert due to safety concerns.

Police in Papua New Guinea have arrested another of the country's top judges.

Tensions have heightened between China and the Philippines, after Beijing sent more ships to a disputed island in the South China Sea, where there has been a two-month stand-off between the two nations.

C In East Timor, where youth unemployment is a major problem, the role of sport - and particularly football is seen as increasingly important.

The government of Peter O'Neil in Papua New Guinea has declared a state of emergency in three provinces.

The Australian government has announced a new visa category to attract wealthy business people who are prepared to invest significant amounts of money.

Organisations working in East Timor's justice system are worried victims of domestic and sexual violence won't be able to access the courts when foreign funding for legal aid programs dries up at the end of the year.

After six acrimonious years, Cambodia's two royalist parties, Funcinpec and the Norodom Ranariddh Party have decided to re-merge.

Trade experts in Australia are calling for at least a temporary halt to free trade talks with China saying they are a waste of time and likely to fail.

If you've ever battled traffic chaos in New Delhi you'll know just how its residents feel.

The campaign for free and fair elections in Malaysia just got very personal, with protestors targetting the home of co-chair Ambiga Sreenevasan.

Police in Papua New Guinea have charged the country's chief justice with sedition after a dramatic attempt to arrest him in court.

A village official from Papua New Guinea's remote far west says the lack of facilities to treat tuberculosis could lead to a crisis.