On the North Island, they recommend the surf town of Raglan, Rotorua and its hot springs, Taupo, which has the largest volcanic lake, and Ohope Beach for boogie boarding and swimming.

North Korea fired more than 200 artillery shells into the sea near a pair of South Korean islands on Friday morning, Seoul's military said, prompting evacuation orders by local officials.

YEONPYEONG, South Korea — As tensions between North and South Korea mount, inhabitants of this South Korean island just 7 miles from North Korea's west coast have special reasons to be jittery.

Following an extraordinary sitting of Executive Council on Monday 17 June, the Falkland Islands Government has agreed that there will be a public consultation from Monday 24 June to Monday 5 ...

North Korea has fired more than 200 rounds of artillery shells into the sea near a tense maritime border and towards two South Korean islands, which Seoul called “an act of provocation” as it ...