Japan parliament passes controversial security billsJapan's parliament passed contentious security bills into law early Saturday, in a move that could see Japanese troops fight abroad for the first time in 70 years.
19 September 2015
Iran's Rouhani reassures Americans over death chantIran's President Hassan Rouhani has tried to reassure a skeptical American public that when crowds in Tehran chant "Death to America!" they don't mean it personally.
19 September 2015
Rifts open as Australia's new PM reshuffles cabinetThe man tipped to become Australia's next treasurer Scott Morrison in a looming cabinet reshuffle angrily defended himself against accusations he had betrayed former prime minister Tony Abbott.
18 September 2015
New Australian PM gets poll bounceNew Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has boosted his Liberal Party's standing in the opinion polls just days after ousting Tony Abbott.
Indonesia water-bombs forest fires to fight hazeHelicopters water-bombed raging forest fires that have cloaked parts of Indonesia in thick haze and pushed air quality to unhealthy levels in neighbouring Singapore and Malaysia.
14 September 2015
Japan warns tourists on Mount Aso after eruptionJapan warned tourists to keep away from popular Mount Aso after it began belching smoke and ash into the air, the latest eruption in one of the world's most volcanically active countries.