Pacific allies don’t usually air their dirty laundry in public. But a rare on-the-record dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the poor and isolated island nation ...

Leader of Cook Islands flies to Beijing to negotiate a security deal despite New Zealand warnings The leader of the tiny South Pacific nation of the Cook Islands has flown to China to seal a ...

His focus is on security and defense issues in the Western Pacific region ... According to the Japanese Defense Ministry, the island defense missile began mass production in fiscal year 2023 ...

When mainlanders think of Norfolk Island, maybe they think of the fight by some of its locals to claim independence from Australia (they even took their quest to the United Nations). Or they think ...

More than 10 million devout Hindus seeking absolution from their sins took a dip in holy waters in northern India during a span of four hours on Wednesday, authorities said, as they braced for ...

June 1944. Library of Congress. On June 15, 1944, American forces invaded the island of Saipan, part of the Mariana Islands in the Central Pacific. Securing Saipan was of critical importance to ...

The parents of 17-year-old Charlize Zmuda have recalled the heartbreaking moments after they received the news their daughter had been killed in a shark attack. Charlize was swimming at Bribie ...

The moment you step foot on Harbour Island, a small, narrow Bahamas island that’s just 3.5 miles long and 1.5 miles wide, the rest of the world melts away. How can you worry when the sun is ...

Brisbane recorded 85 property sales over a million dollars last week, the latest auction and sales results reveal. A ...

Police Spokesman SSP Buddhika Manatunga yesterday (11) said that all suspects involved in a money laundering case in which former... The six lion cubs born at the Ridiagama safari park were named ata ...

Tuesday 11th February, 2025 Most detractors of the NPP claimed, before last year’s elections, that Sri Lanka would find itself... Saturday 8th February, 2025 The government has not yet disclosed its ...