Thousands of indigenous people in West Papua have been killed since the territory was annexed by Indonesia in 1969, according to a representative of indigenous people from the territory.
Countries which are susceptible to natural disasters should be looking at pairing satellite technology with alternative power sources as part of their response plan.
That's according to a senior official from the Department of Science and Technology, in the Philippines.
The deadly landslide that recently affected northern Afghanistan highlights the need to focus on the larger issue of natural disasters, according to the UN.
Hundreds of people were killed in the Nowabad area of Abi-Barik village in the Argo district of Badakhshan province.
The expansion of broadband services on the internet has been described as a “game-changer” in India by the chairman of the country’s Telecom Commission.
Tens of thousands of farmers in the Philippines are bringing in their first rice harvest just six months after one of the worst ever typhoons to hit the country destroyed their fields.
