Fortunately, there’s an interactive map that can help with that. As Boing Boing explains, TimeMap.org combines the what, who, ...

Donald Trump's desire to control Greenland has thrust the island’s independence into the spotlight. The battle for Greenland's football team to be recognized on the world stage matters but the ...

A British Overseas Territory lies in the middle of the South Pacific, midway between New Zealand and South America and is ...

A photo of a baby born at sea during a perilous crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by migrants from Africa has been made public ...

A separate passport and citizenship is only available to fully independent countries, Wellington says New Zealand has rejected a proposal by the Cook ... world, including Greenland and the Faroe ...

Across the world, countries celebrate New Year's Eve and the official beginning of the next year at different times due to ...

Russia and Japan have never signed an official peace treaty to end the second world war because of a dispute over the Kuril Islands. The Soviet army seized ... this is an obvious problem,” he said. A ...

One of the most remote islands in the world, named after the Portuguese explorer Tristão da Cunha, forms a group of remote islands including Gough, Inaccessible, Nightingale, Middle, and Stoltenhoff.

Today, the town of Cook is home to lonely buildings and a population ... are on the longest straight section of rail track in the world, a whopping 478km long. Freight trains a couple of ...

Yet, less than two years ago, the self-taught home cook revealed his face for the very first time. One detail, however, remains shrouded in mystery: his name. Famous for his inventive recipes, ...

The new government in Mauritius has put the deal over Chagos Islands with the United Kingdom in jeopardy. In a historic deal announced in October, the British and Mauritian governments agreed that the ...

The website Private Islands Inc keeps track of what's on offer around the world - including in our own backyard. From untouched natural paradise to full-blown resorts, here's how the other half ...