The Cook Islands has announced five-year agreement with China for the exploration of seabed minerals. New Zealand has urged ...

The Cook Islands said it has formalized cooperation pacts with China, including an action plan for a comprehensive strategic ...

Cook Islands deal has implications for Pacific security, but particularly for New Zealand, the United States, and Australia.

The tiny Pacific nation’s partnership agreement with China was signed amid a furious diplomatic row with New Zealand, its ...

Growing ties between Cook Islands and China, including a new comprehensive partnership agreement action plan detailed this ...

Google renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America for U.S.-based users of Google Maps. Mexico's President Claudia ...

A scruffy New Orleans rescue dog famed for evading a monthslong effort to recapture him using nets and tranquilizer rifles has finally been caught and returned to domestic life this week.

Is California for sale? A lighthearted petition to buy the state of California for Denmark prompted more than 200,000 ...

The highly unusual ban, which Trump administration officials had threatened earlier Tuesday unless the AP changed the style ...

The Cook Islands lie halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii and are made up of 15 islands and atolls spread over 700 square miles (1.9 million square kilometres) ...

A rare dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the Pacific island nation, highlighting the existential threat it faces from the climate crisis – against the backdrop of a tussle ...

The Canary Islands are quite a popular vacation destination. Tenerife and Gran Canaria are crowded with tourists at any time of the year. But for those looking for a quiet and relaxing vacation, there ...