Philippines

At least 35 people have been killed in a magnitude-7.8 earthquake that shook the Mindanao region in the southern Philippines, with a tsunami possible on some regional coasts.

From illegal fishing in the Philippines to Michael Jackson impersonators in Las Vegas, catch up on the films from the very first week of Race Around The World.

Julia de los Angeles loves being at the top of the Philippine motorsport scene. She sheds light on what it's like to be one of the few women among mostly men.

Search and rescue operations are underway in the Philippines after a nine-storey building collapsed.  

Tuvalu is building new land to hold back rising sea levels, but the majority of its people are applying to relocate to Australia. As they do, many are confronting a disturbing question.  

The rural town of Cleve in SA is getting a much-needed boost to its health system with a pilot program sponsoring five nurses from the Philippines to undertake traineeships to become enrolled nurses. 

As animated film Forgotten Island gets ready to hit the big screen later this year, could it signal an end to Filipino typecasting in Hollywood?

Senator Ronald dela Rosa, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of crimes against humanity, had been holed up inside the Philippine Senate since Monday to avoid arrest. His whereabouts is now unknown.

Journalists scramble after sounds of gunshots in the Philippine senate during an alleged attempt to arrest Ronald Dela Rosa.

Authorities are still trying to work out who fired the gun shots inside the Senate building in the Philippines, prompting people to run for cover. 

Video footage displayed during the Senate session showed Philippine senator Ronald Dela Rosa running away from Philippine agents as the International Criminal Court confirmed an arrest warrant had been issued.

A tropical archipelago just 1,500 kilometres from Australia is readying to become the world's newest country. But as Bougainville nears independence, memories of a bloody past are coming back to the surface.

Sajid Akram was a man of unusual secrecy — even to his own family. New details uncovered by Background Briefing shed light on his downward spiral into violence.

Off China's southern coast, hundreds of fishing boats sit idle. The crews aren't there to fish, but rather to "maintain presence" as part of a shadowy, state-funded fleet.

Earlier hearings heard Rodrigo Duterte was allegedly responsible for thousands of deaths during his war on drugs.

Troops from the US, Philippines, Australia and Japan unite for the largest military exercise in "real-world conditions" to ensure security in the Indo-Pacific region. But China has criticised the drill.

Manila has accused China of poisoning waters around a ship where it has marines stationed, but Beijing has dismissed the allegations. 

As one of the world's largest music festivals gets underway this weekend, a pop group from the Philippines has made history. 

Countries heavily reliant on imported oil, like the Philippines in Southeast Asia, are most vulnerable to the unfolding energy crisis caused by the US-Israel war with Iran.

Countries across Asia are moving to protect their energy supplies after Iran effectively blockaded the crucial Strait of Hormuz passage in response to the United States and Israel's attacks.