WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange walks free

The US is building a military base in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Micronesian residents have questions.

Need the latest news on flooding? In Jakarta, there’s an app for that.

Trying to confront a massive flood risk, Jakarta faces ‘problem on top of problem’

Former Kiribati president eyes massive infrastructure projects to save his island nation

The so-called Islamic State looks bleak to outsiders, but supporters see it as ‘liberating’

These stroke victims can’t speak, but they’re still singing

Cricket fans worldwide pay tribute to young star who died tragically from on-field injuries

Pig-nosed turtles are adorable — and that’s made them the target of traffickers

One scientist calls the largest marine sanctuary in the world a volcano of fish

The UN climate summit opens with a voice from an endangered nation

For a team of researchers stranded on an island with a storm coming, the solution was simple. Send in the Navy

For a team of researchers stranded on an island with a storm coming, the solution was simple. Send in the Navy

Feminist icon Germaine Greer is getting down in the dirt for a new challenge

Feminist icon Germaine Greer is getting down in the dirt for a new challenge

A new study shows that koalas cuddle trees to keep cool

Saying goodbye to the man who built his very own Formula One race car, and drove it to victory

Bugs Bunny draws new audiences to the symphony

This year’s Eurovision Song Contest has become a political and social minefield

It’s puny, it’s purple, it’s Putnisite. So where was the new mineral discovered?

Scientists search Palau’s coral reefs for new anti-cancer drugs

Climate change brings a new wrinkle to life on Palau’s islands: Fear of the sea

Saved by the Mangroves? A Philippine town dodges Haiyan’s storm surge

Australian Town not Happy about New McDonald’s

Easter Island’s Rapa Nui Language Attempts a Comeback

Getting Inked: The Story Behind Traditional Maori Tattoos

The Latest Beach Attire: Anti-Shark Wetsuits

US Navy Jettison Bombs Near the Great Barrier Reef

Duct Tape Surfing

The Language of Love: One Aussie Teen’s Short Film on Unrequited Love

Australia-Japan Whaling Case in International Court

Australia Moves to Rein in Gambling Ads in Sports

Pacific Island Takes on Soccer’s Best Teams

Composer Kevin James Finds Music in Disappearing Languages

Deadly Neighbors: Australia’s Saltwater Crocodiles

Far From the Pacific, Micronesians Increasingly Call Missouri Home

Hiatus Kaiyote: Future Soul from Melbourne

Australia’s Great Artesian Basin: A Life-Giving Resource in the Unforgiving Outback

New Zealand’s Same-sex Marriage in Song

Dual Epidemics Threaten Australia’s Koalas

Australia’s ‘Magnetic’ Termites

An American Target Within Reach of a North Korean Missile?

Australian Scientists Feud over Stampeding Dinosaurs

New Zealand Contemporary Dance Troupe Black Grace Uses Traditional Maori and Samoan Moves

Brassy Kiwi Singer Gin Wigmore

Space Mining with Robots

Aboriginal Country Music from Roger Knox

Gary the Goat Gets Day in Court

Australia’s, and America’s, Convict Pioneers

Iwan Fals: The Voice of Social Justice in Indonesia

Wildfires Scorch Australia

Welsh Band Pays Tribute to Samoa for Jumping the International Dateline

A Gay Couple’s Decades-Long Immigration Struggle in US

An Island that Isn’t All There

Scientists Find What’s Believed to be Rarest Whale Species: The Spade-Toothed Beaked Whale

Fijian Band Rosiloa Keeps Culture Alive Through Music

An Australian Dictionary Redefines Misogyny

L’Eglise Sainte Rose de Lima

Australia Considers Re-opening Nauru Detention Centers for Refugees

Remembering Art Critic Robert Hughes