AstudyofancientDNAhasshedlightontheepicjourneysthatledtothesettlementofthePacificbyhumans.TheregionwasoneofthelastonEarthtobepermanentlysettledbyhumanswhousedca
PartsoftheFloridaKeys,thelow-lyingislandswhichborethebruntofHurricaneIrmawhenthecategory-fourstormstruckonSunday,aretore-open.Entryisbeingrestrictedtoresidentsa
Nine local and foreign companies have been granted by the Myanmar Investment Commission to build more hotels in the Myeik archipelago in southern Tanintharyi region.
China'sinternetgiantTencentisofferingusersofitsonlineservicesandsocialnetworksachancetotakeavirtualtourofEcuador'sworld-renownedGalapagosIslands.Thevirtualreali
SaudiArabiaonSundaydeniedmediareportsthatSaudikingwillvisittwoRedSeaislandsjusthandedoverbyEgypt.EarliermediareportssaidSaudiKingSalmanbinAbdulAzizAlSaudwouldpa
Egypt'stopconstitutionalcourthassuspendedalllowercourtverdictsonacontroversialagreementtotransfertwoRedSeaislandsovertoSaudiArabiasayingitneededmoretimetodeterm
Prominent Egyptian political parties on Thursday criticized President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's plan to transfer two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia and urged people to take to the streets in protest.
ProminentEgyptianpoliticalpartiesonThursdaycriticizedPresidentAbdelFattahal-Sisi'splantotransfertwoRedSeaislandstoSaudiArabiaandurgedpeopletotaketothestreetsinp
Egypt'splantohandovertwouninhabitedRedSeaislandstoSaudiArabiaunderanagreementthathascausedwidespreadcontroversymovedclosertofruitionwithparliamentsettovoteonthe
AcontroversialagreementforCairotohandovertwoRedSeaislandstoSaudiArabiapassedanEgyptianparliamentarycommitteeTuesday,settingthestageforavoteinthehouse.Parliament
A vegetable production base on the Yongle Islands has begun to provide fresh vegetables to residents of the islands in South China Sea, ending the historical reliance on produce brought in by ships.
A vegetable production base on the Yongle Islands has begun to provide fresh vegetables to residents of the islands in South China Sea, ending the historical reliance on produce brought in by ships.
Last week photos surfaced of two unidentified Western tourists being paraded around an Indonesian island in a "walk of shame" for alleged theft.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet at a hot spring resort on Thursday seeking progress on a territorial row that has prevented their countries from signing a peace treaty formally ending World War Two.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday (Nov 25) that Russia's deployment of missile systems on islands in the western Pacific isles that are also claimed by Tokyo was "regrettable".
A Japanese foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday that Tokyo was not discussing with Moscow the joint administration of disputed islands held by Russia in the hope of unblocking an issue that has bedevilled their relations for 70 years.
Japan's Defence Ministry requested a record budget on Wednesday (Aug 31), with funds for an anti-ship missile system to defend islands at the centre of a territorial dispute with China.