St John is planning to axe a raft of community programmes including its hospital volunteers, community carers and pet therapy services.

New Zealand is sending a small health team and $300,000 worth of medical supplies to Samoa to assist with a major outbreak of dengue fever.

Exactly 80 years since an atomic bomb was used in war for the first time, thousands bowed their heads in prayer in Hiroshima, as the city's mayor warned world leaders about the nuclear...

The United States has begun talks with the Cook Islands for research on seabed minerals exploration and development, the State Department has confirmed.

Three people have been evacuated from a US station in Antarctica for medical care.