Civil society groups and community representatives from across Papua New Guinea say the government must take action to end ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a leader to have received a record number of civilian honours -- amounting to 14 -- from ...

One sunny spot in the southern hemisphere is both the smallest continent in the world and a country in its own right.

Small hydro projects are making waves, offering isustainable energy solutions for local communities, agriculture, and ...

Fossil fuel projects are putting the Pacific Coral Triangle’s unique marine ecosystem at risk, according to a new report presented Oct. 31 at the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity summit (COP 16 ...

The continent is also a country - but there are often misconceptions about the region it's a part of and how it's defined.

In “Four Points of the Compass,” Jerry Brotton explores the disorienting, dizzying history of our relationship to direction.

“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...

In one of her last acts as US ambassador, Caroline Kennedy has sealed a deal to safeguard at-risk South Pacific cultural ...

This was a record-breaking year again on planet Earth, and is expected to be the hottest on record. In addition, climate ...

Led by Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) and the University of the South Pacific (USP), the ...

Experts gather in Baku as World Meteorological Organisation says previous records likely to be broken after months of exceptionally high global temperatures. Trump victory 'not the end of fight ...