South Pacific
Japan’s Men-Only Island Gets UNESCO Nod
A men-only island in Japan where women are banned and male visitors must bathe naked in the sea before visiting its...
Ocean Cleanup Finds Rivers Are Major Culprits Behind Ocean Pollution
A new study has revealed that the major culprit behind Earth's polluted oceans are the world's river systems....
Off US Coast, Tangier Island Disappearing Under Water
On Virginia's Tangier Island, about 100 miles and a ferry ride from Washington, the waters of the Chesapeake Bay are...
Fractious Politics Leads ‘Far Cry’ Video Game To US
The latest edition of the blockbuster shooter video game "Far Cry" plays out on US soil, inspired by angry political...
New Zealand Man Admits Comey Death Threats
A New Zealand man has admitted making online death threats to former FBI director James Comey when he visited the South...
Dotcom Urges Kiwi Cops To Go After FBI Chief
Internet mogul Kim Dotcom has launched a bold, though probably doomed, bid to have FBI director James Comey grilled by...
Pence the Clean-Up Act In Trump’s First 100 Days
Mike Pence has spent many of his first 100 days as US vice president ironing out Trump-induced problems at home and...
French Overseas Territories Kick Off Key Presidential Vote
French overseas territories and residents in some U. S. states such as Hawaii began voting on Saturday in the French...
James Bond Actor Clifton James Dies At 96
Actor Clifton James, who appeared as Sheriff JW Pepper in two James Bond films, has died at the age of 96. He died...
Cyclone Cook: New Zealanders Flee Ahead of Huge Storm
Heavy rain has begun to hit New Zealand’s North Island, ahead of what is being called the worst storm in generations....
New Zealand Battens Down As Big Storm Approaches
New Zealand was bracing Thursday for a storm that meteorologists warned could be the worst for almost 50 years, with...
New Zealanders Keen To ‘adopt-A-Lion’ For Tour
An appeal for New Zealanders to "adopt-a-Lion" by billeting travelling fans during this year's blockbuster British and...
New Zealand’s ‘green’ Image Under Threat
New Zealand's strong economic growth is placing strains on the environment that threaten to undermine its "clean,...
New Zealand Expels US Diplomat After Police Probe Stymied
A US diplomat has been expelled from New Zealand after Washington refused to waive diplomatic immunity so police...
Barack Obama To Spend A Month In French Polynesia
Barack Obama arrived in French Polynesia where he will spend a month at a luxury resort frequented by Hollywood stars,...
N. Zealand Part of Sunken ‘lost Continent’
New Zealand sits atop a previously unknown continent -- mostly submerged beneath the South Pacific -- that should be...
Why Men Love Breasts!
Why do straight men devote so much head space to those big, bulbous bags of fat drooping from women’s chests?...
La La Land Leads Field With 14 Nods
La La Land will be the one to beat at this year's Oscars, having scored a record-equalling 14 nominations. Ryan Gosling...
Germany and Iran Among Foreign Film Contenders
Nine movies have been put forward for the next stage of the contest for best foreign-language film at the Oscars. They...