CHINA FLOODS WREAK HAVOC, BLOCK ROADS AND RAILWAYS; MORE RAIN DUE

Weather authorities are forecasting more downpours throughout the country on Saturday, with floods and landslides expected in the southwestern province of Sichuan... READ MORE›

B.C. CONDO ASSOCIATION URGES MORE TOLERANCE AFTER BAN ON OUTDOOR PLAY

Vancouver island strata banned biking, chalk drawings and other activities in new bylaw... READ MORE›

HOW A COUNTRY TEEN IS SHIFTING BIG CITY PERSPECTIVES ON FIRST AUSTRALIANS

Ms Glynn-McDonald wants to reflect the diversity of the histories and cultures of Australia's First Peoples... READ MORE›

NEW TV SHOW PUTS FOREIGNERS IN UNIQUE JOBS IN CHINA

So far, the job at the panda base in Sichuan province has garnered the strongest response... READ MORE›

DOZENS OF 'OPTIMISTIC' VOLUNTEERS RESUME SEARCH FOR 3 MISSING BOATERS NEAR TOFINO

A Canadian Coast Guard vessel was searching the waters near Tofino's Chesterman Beach for three missing people whose vessel capsized early Friday... READ MORE›

AFL STAR EDDIE BETTS TARGETED BY ONLINE RACIST TROLLS

Adelaide Crows and the AFL Players Association have condemned a vile, racist social media comment aimed at Eddie Betts... READ MORE›

'MUCH FURTHER ALONG THAN I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT'

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong-un walk from lunch at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island on Tuesday... READ MORE›

COULD THEY REALLY GO HOME AGAIN?

Such discussions have rippled through the community of some 30,000 North Korean defectors in Seoul and elsewhere across South Korea... READ MORE›

MATTIS ACCUSES CHINA OF 'INTIMIDATION AND COERCION' IN SOUTH CHINA SEA

China says it is within its rights to build up defences on islands in the South China Sea that it believes are its sovereign territory... READ MORE›

WASHINGTON PROVOKES BEIJING IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AT ITS OWN PERIL

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs slammed the US of trespassing in China's territorial waters... READ MORE›

ISLAND OR ROCK? TAIWAN DEFENDS ITS CLAIM IN SOUTH CHINA SEA

Itu Aba Journal Island or Rock Taiwan Defends Its Claim in South China Sea... READ MORE›

MELBOURNE'S WATER SUPPLY AT RISK DUE TO 'COLLAPSE' OF FORESTS CAUSED BY LOGGING

Either option -- a young and growing mountain ash forest or an acacia woodland -- would be potentially disastrous for Melbourne's water supply, he said... READ MORE›

FROM DESIGN TO HOME DELIVERY: THE INDIGENOUS HOME DECOR BUSINESS 'DOING IT ALL'

Casey Coolwell named her art business after her beloved maltese poodles, Chanchi and Boomer... READ MORE›

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U.S. DEPLOYS CARRIER TO CONTENTIOUS SOUTH CHINA SEA

China has indisputable sovereignty over the South China Sea islands and their adjacent waters, he said... READ MORE›

SIX DIE IN FLORIDA NURSING HOME AFTER IRMA; MILLIONS STILL WITHOUT POWER

Some 4.3 million homes and businesses, or about 9 million people, were without power at midday Wednesday in Florida and nearby states... READ MORE›

THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS ARE STRUGGLING TO RECOVER FROM THE STORMS, TOO

Photos Hurricane Irma tears through Caribbean Carmelo Mota, a builder, searches for tools in his destroyed home in Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands, on Monday, September 18... READ MORE›

DUTERTE ORDERS TROOPS TO OCCUPY SOUTH CHINA SEA REEFS

An impeachment complaint has been filed against Duterte that cites, among other things, his alleged failure to protest China's territorial expansion in the South China Sea... READ MORE›

THE AMERICAN CITIZENS BATTERED BY HURRICANE MARIA

US Virgin Islands The American citizens battered by hurricane Maria... READ MORE›

TRUMP TELLS TANGIER ISLAND MAYOR NOT TO WORRY ABOUT SEA-LEVEL RISE

-- President Trump phoned Tangier Island Mayor James Ooker Eskridge Monday after viewing a CNN report about the Virginia island's struggle with rising sea levels... READ MORE›

A NEARLY INVISIBLE OIL SPILL THREATENS SOME OF ASIAS RICHEST FISHERIES

Caused by a fiery collision in the East China Sea, the spill has created an environmental disaster that has tested Chinas ability to lead... READ MORE›

20 INSPIRING BLACK WOMEN WHO HAVE CHANGED AUSTRALIA

She is also known for her work in pushing for improving Indigenous Australians rights through constitutional change... READ MORE›

FORGET KOBE BEEF: THESE ARE THE CULT STEAKS EVERYBODY WANTS RIGHT NOW

Once upon a time, it was enough to impress people with your fancy steaks just by saying Kobe and Wagyu... READ MORE›

RUSSIAN SCIENTISTS ARE 'BESIEGED' BY POLAR BEARS AT A REMOTE ARCTIC POST

Russian law outlaws killing polar bears, a globally-listed endangered species, so scientists in the Arctic are mostly equipped with flares and guns with rubber bullets... READ MORE›

'I'LL BE BOYCOTTING TRIPLE J THIS AUS DAY' AND OTHER REACTIONS TO HOTTEST 100 MOVE

A decision by Triple J to move its annual Hottest 100 countdown away from Australia Day announced yesterday has been met with mixed reactions... READ MORE›

GUNS, POLITICAL TURMOIL AND HUMMINGBIRDS IN THE LIVING ROOM - MY FAREWELL TO LATIN AMERICA

One of the reasons I moved from China to Brazil to become Latin America correspondent in 2012 was to look for a more sustainable development model... READ MORE›

AIRCRAFT HANGARS INSTALLED ON ARTIFICIAL ISLANDS

South China Sea Aircraft hangars installed on artificial islands... READ MORE›

ZIKA VIRUS MAY BE LINKED TO SURGE IN RARE SYNDROME IN BRAZIL

The virus, called Zika, made its way to Brazil recently but is spreading rapidly around Latin America and the Caribbean... READ MORE›

20 INSPIRING BLACK WOMEN WHO HAVE CHANGED AUSTRALIA

During this time she worked on a national campaign to ensure equal rights for Indigenous Australians... READ MORE›

BATTLE OF STALINGRAD YIELDS MORE OF ITS DEAD, 75 YEARS LATER

Maria Tikhanova, 93, joined several other women for a ceremony at Volgograd's history museum... READ MORE›

GREYHOUND FORCES ALBERTA GIRLS OFF BUS AT REMOTE B.C. STOP

While Aubichon was at work, family friend Brent Valkowsky saw the girls off at the Greyhound bus station in downtown Prince George... READ MORE›

DAM DESTRUCTION MAJOR VICTORY FOR MOHAWK TRIBE

After decades of industrial pollution, the Mohawk nation has succeeded in knocking down the Hogansburg Dam in New York... READ MORE›

LUSH CARIBBEAN ISLANDS TURN BROWN AFTER HURRICANE IRMA

Before Hurricane Irma hit Florida, it tore through the Caribbean, leaving islands -- once lush and beautiful -- brown and denuded... READ MORE›

'IT'S GOING TO HIT THE POOREST PEOPLE'

It is real enough, if not widespread according to state health department statistics, 10 Zika cases have been documented in Texas this year and 320 in 2016 and 2015... READ MORE›

CHINA, PHILIPPINES TO DRAFT PROTOCOL TO AVOID MARITIME 'MISCALCULATIONS'

The Philippines has pressed ahead with 25 million of upgrades to Thitu island... READ MORE›

A DOG STOOD GUARD OVER HER TRAPPED FRIEND FOR AN ENTIRE WEEK

Tillie and Phoebe were missing for a week on Vashon Island in Washington before volunteers from the Vashon Island Pet Protectors VIPP went to their rescue... READ MORE›

JAPAN PICTURES LIKELY SHOW MELTED FUKUSHIMA FUEL FOR FIRST TIME

3 reactor pressure vessel at Fukushima, which is likely to contain melted fuel, according to Takahiro Kimoto, an official at the company... READ MORE›

21-YEAR-OLD VICTORIA MAN RECOVERING IN VEGAS ICU FOLLOWING DEADLY SHOOTING

He is recovering from major surgery in a Las Vegas intensive care unit... READ MORE›

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER POPULATION GROWING

A total of 150 Australian Indigenous languages were spoken in homes in 2016, reflecting the linguistic diversity of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population... READ MORE›

WHY IS THE SOUTH CHINA SEA CONTENTIOUS?

Overlapping claims in the South China Sea threaten to turn the region into a flashpoint of global concern... READ MORE›

JAPAN'S GROWING CONCERN OVER CHINA'S NAVAL MIGHT

But most importantly, the Japanese government sees a direct link between China's behaviour in the South and East China Seas... READ MORE›

AFTER FLOOD, OTTAWA BRACING FOR 'BUMPER CROP' OF MOSQUITOES

Researchers collect larvae outside of the Kanata North nuisance mosquito control program for comparison... READ MORE›

WARNING THAT BEIJING'S MILITARY BASES IN SOUTH CHINA SEA ARE READY FOR USE

China has largely completed three major military bases in the South China Sea that have naval, air, radar and missile-defence facilities, according to a US thinktank... READ MORE›

A MONUMENT TO JESUS IN THE CITY OF MAO

So he's a great asset to Hunan and Changsha, Mr. Tan said... READ MORE›