Truce from midnight today comes after days of heavy fighting between army, paramilitaries

Residents at Mentawai isles brave pouring rain to reach higher ground, fearing tsunami

This after at least three reported accusations against Temo Waqanivalu in recent years

This comes just days after outlet settled US$787.5-mil defamation suit

This comes as UN warns insecurity in Port-au-Prince has reached warlike levels

Tokyo has earlier said it has roughly 60 citizens in chaos-torn country

EU says 1,000 have been evacuated from country, thanks France for its assistance

US still spends the most, sharpest rise in expenditure seen in Europe, says research institute

Joseph Wu points out significant amount of goods shipped worldwide pass through strait

This after removal three years ago over diplomatic row fueled by historical grievances

Discovery made at Gabar Mountain in southeastern Sirnak province, says president

This as estimated 3,000 of its citizens trapped in conflict-torn country

Raid a continuation of regime’s ‘religious war against holy sites in Jerusalem’, says Hamas