From the gastronomic specialties of Sifnos to the enigmatic ruins of the Dodecanese, each Greek island has its own distinct character. Here are the best Greek islands to visit. There’s a Greek ...

If you're on St. John during your Virgin Islands vacation, you're likely right on the edge of Virgin Islands National Park. Two-thirds of the island is parkland, and most of Love City's top ...

There are two active volcanoes in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park: Mauna Loa and Kilauea. Kilauea is the real "must-see" of the two volcanoes. A 4,000-foot-tall mountain, Kilauea has been active ...

When folk musician Herb McGwyer (Tom Basden) arrives on the remote, sea-swept Wallis Island, he believes he’s coming to play an intimate gig for a few fans. In reality, the concert is for one man: ...

Papua New Guinea's prime minister says his government has an "unwavering commitment to the Bougainville Peace Process". Bougainville and PNG have yet to reach terms on how to table the results of a ...

Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) President Ishmael Toroama has appealed to Prime Minister James Marape "to take ownership and endorse" Bougainville's independence referendum in Papua New ...

The island in question is Bougainville, which is around the same size as Hawaii’s main island and is home to around 300,000 people. Along with Buka, the island is geographically part of the ...

The path to independence in this autonomous region, a collection of islands and atolls home to 300,000 people, remains strewn with political roadblocks and practical hurdles. Bougainville’s ...

In the mid-twentieth century, the islands of Bougainville and eastern New Guinea were administered by Australia under a United Nations mandate to prepare them for self-government. And the Panguna mine ...

ABC Pacific is the trusted voice in the Pacific, connecting our neighbours with news, music, sport and conversations for all ages. More from ABC We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...

Now, the island is fighting back. Sitting in a cafe in Marfa Bay, Malta, Colin Backhouse gazes out at a tiny landmass on the horizon: the 3km-by-5km islet of Comino, a sun-baked slab of rock ...