A magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Vanuatu, an island nation in the Pacific Ocean. The quake struck in the center of the island of Erromago, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. In a post on Wednesday evening, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami was not expected. The quake has […]

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has informed the General Assembly that 15 countries including oil producer Venezuela are in arrears in paying their annual contribution to the U.N. regular budget, which means they can't vote in the 193-member world body unless there are exceptional circumstances.

A major El Niño is under way now. It already has substantially influenced weather patterns around the globe, but could have even bigger impacts this winter.

Developing countries have a role to play in climate action.

The online crowdsourcing of ideas and capital has transformed business tasks such as innovation, technical problem solving and product design.

Many people living in this coastal village in Vanuatu believe the March cyclone that sent waves surging through their homes was the latest and most dramatic sign of climate change.

After spending 12 hours huddled in the concrete bunker she never expected to use, Port Vila resident Samantha Johnson said she felt lucky to be alive after Category Five Cyclone Pam tore through the tiny South Pacific nation Vanuatu, Friday March 13. “Abject terror” kept her and her family awake all night as they heard […]

Are recent superstorms like Cyclone Pam--which ravaged Vanuatu over the weekend--or Typhoon Haiyan that hit the Philippines last year a result of climate change?

The Chinese regime is taking a three-pronged approach in its bid to push U.S. influence out of the Asia-Pacific and extend its reach beyond its territorial waters.

Broadcasters around the world will air coverage of the 2014 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony on Sunday, May 3. More than 1 billion people are projected to tune in to the ceremony, which will end the games and reflect the upcoming transfer to Australia for the 2018 Games. The event is being held at Hampden Park […]

The Commonwealth Games 2014 is almost over and the Closing Ceremony will wrap things up on Sunday, August 3. The ceremony will take place at night after a day of events. Hampden Park, Scotland’s National Stadium, will be the host of the Closing Ceremony. The closing ceremony will start at 9 p.m. GMT and be […]

The 2014 Commonwealth Games are set to begin on Wednesday evening with the opening ceremony. The sports start on Thursday, July 24. The games run through Sunday, August 3. Check out the full schedule, and countries, below. Number of athletes in parentheses. All times BST. Countries There are 71 participating nations and approximately 4,500 athletes […]

Nishino-shima, Colima, Mount Sinabung, and other volcanoes thousands of miles apart are all erupting today.

“Joining the WTO is a sign of confidence in the organization and in what it can deliver for its members,” said WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy Wednesday in Geneva.

Over 170 traditional master artists will gather in Santa Fe, N.M., for a global folk art market that offers economic empowerment and impressive shopping.

When a company is backed into a corner with allegations of fraud and a plummeting stock price, it can either admit defeat, or fight to the bitter end.

Danny Goldfield photographed children from 169 countries living in New York City for the NYChildren exhibition at the Park51 Islamic center on Park Avenue. The exhibit was set to end Dec. 21, but it has been extended until Jan. 21, 2012, to find the remaining children needed to complete the work.

Ralph Regenvau, Vanuatu Minister of Justice, was the only cabinet minister who voted against the ratification of Vanuatu's accession to the WTO.

Climate change remains one of the greatest threats to the Pacific people, along with the devastating effects of non-communicable disease (NCD.)

The Blueface Angelfish, Pomacanthus xanthometopon, inhabits the tropical Indo-Pacific from the Maldives to Vanuatu at depths of around 5 to 25 meters (16 to 82 feet).

The latest in an improved tsunami warning system will be installed in October for countries in the Indian Ocean.

Earthquake near Vanuatu has led to a tsunami warning being issued for the surrounding region, and sea level changes.

Australia and New Zealand are being accused of fast-tracking a Pacific-wide free trade agreement.

An earthquake registering 7.2 in the southern Pacific Ocean near island of Vanuatu triggered a tsunami warning.

Australia's vulnerability to tsunamis is now the subject of some concern.

Tactics employed by Australia and NZ to push Pacific Island countries into signing a free trade agreement are a form of “contemporary colonization."

The Maldives, a popular tourist haven of roughly 1200 islands, is situated some 700 kilometres west of Sri Lanka, in the Indian Ocean.

Malaria, which was eradicated from Australia in 1982, can be wiped out as a global killer within two generations

Malaria, which was eradicated from Australia in 1982, can be wiped out as a global killer within two generations, says one of the worlds leading experts on the disease.