The move will affect Australia and New Zealand's multiple police and defence personnel working in Vanuatu, and could set back ...

A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including China donating NZ$100 million to Vanuatu to help renovate ...

The grant to Vanuatu includes renovating the prime minister’s office and strengthens Beijing’s hand as Port Vila weighs ...

Fiji and Vanuatu have taken another step forward in strengthening their long-standing ties, with the Republic of Vanuatu ...

Earthquakes don’t occur everywhere. They occur along the boundaries of the earth’s tectonic plates, along either known active faults or dormant faults. The East Coast is crisscrossed with ancient ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Survivors of a powerful earthquake in northern Afghanistan that killed more than 25 people and injured nearly 1,000 were digging through the rubble of their homes Tuesday, ...

Damage is seen in the historic Blue Mosque after a powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake in Mazar-e-Sharif, northern Afghanistan, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Sirat Noori) Damage is seen in the ...

A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook northern Afghanistan before dawn Monday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 260 others, an Afghan health official said.According to the U.S. Geological ...

AM local time, a magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck the Coral Sea, approximately 42 kilometers southeast of Isangel, Tafea Province, Vanuatu. This seismic event, which occurred at a depth of 243 ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook northern Afghanistan before dawn Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 640 others, as well as damaging the ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck Monday in open waters in the Atlantic Ocean and was felt throughout the eastern Caribbean, officials said. The quake occurred about 100 ...

SONOMA COUNTY, CA - According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a preliminary 2.5 magnitude quake rattled close to Healdsburg Monday afternoon. The tremor shook the area at 5:33 p.m. It occurred at a ...