Asia Pacific Conflict & Tragedy News

Police plan to pursue charges against Tatsuya Ichihashi in the 2007 murder of Briton Lindsay Ann Hawker, investigative sources said Monday. Ichihashi, 30, was arrested Nov. 10 in Osaka following more than 2 1/2 years on the run. He faced...

A 48-year-old man arrested in a robbery case has indicated he may have been involved in the murder of a 21-year-old college student in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, in October, investigative sources said Monday. The man, arrested in mid-November in connection...

Three male teenagers from Myanmar received prison sentences for the bludgeoning death of a British yachtsman off the Thailand coast, officials say. The pirates pleaded guilty to boarding Malcolm Robertson's yacht, Mr Bean, in March.

Police said the 41-year-old encountered a problem with his parachute yesterday over Picton, south-west of Sydney. The man suffered severe head injuries and died at the scene, shortly after noon. ''The parachute may not have deployed properly, or may not...

Australian marine scientists have called for immediate action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions after the release of the first report card on the impact of climate change on the marine environment. Oceans around the continent have warmed and become more...

A Quezon City councilor is eyeing the allocation of P30 million for the study and planning of an alternative rainfall drainage to lessen the possibility of flooding during heavy rains. In a proposed ordinance, city councilor Bernadette Herrera-Dy is proposing...

Moko the dolphin is giving people fish – but taking away their surfboards. An expert on dolphin behaviour says Moko's antics are normal but warns that he is becoming increasingly dangerous. Gisborne man Karl Geiseler, 47, said he was surfing...

The 19-year-old, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was found guilty in a Children's Court on five charges of making a false document to the prejudice of another. The charges relate to the teenager's part in a $900,000 fraud...

Iconic New Zealand entertainer Sir Howard Morrison has died, according to reports. The renowned performer reportedly died in his sleep at his home in Rotorua this morning...Sir Howard, the uncle of movie actor Temuera Morrison, was best-known for singing How...