Lauren Beldi

Welfare workers in PNG say parents are selling or abandoning their children just so they can get by, with one child protection officer reporting he was approached by a woman willing to trade her baby girl for $600.

The Papua New Guinean Government sparks anger by purchasing 40 custom-made Maserati cars — specially flown in from Italy — for leaders during APEC, at a time when PNG is seeing a resurgence of polio.

Once considered the hallmark of criminals and the mafia, attitudes to tattoos in Japan are slowly relaxing ahead of an influx of rugby fans and players.

A team investigating a plane wreck in the Pacific Ocean believes it may be linked to the disappearance of famous aviator Amelia Earhart — but it’s just one of a number of competing theories.

As HBO’s Chernobyl miniseries wrapped up in Australia this week, there were reports bookings for tours of the infamous nuclear disaster site were skyrocketing — here’s what you should and shouldn’t do if you go.

Following a nuclear explosion killing five scientists in early August, the spotlight has been thrust on Russian cities the Government doesn't want you to know about. Here's a brief look at them.

Donald Trump is the first US leader in 118 years not to own a dog — but his lauding of Conan the military canine has drawn attention to the White House’s quirky history with resident pets.

If you thought the smartphone and Facebook marked the end of snail mail and handwritten diaries, you were wrong.

Antarctica was once the temporary home of only the toughest explorers and dedicated scientists but tourism has steadily grown in recent decades. Some are concerned about the environmental impact.

The death of a friendly beluga "spy whale" with a mysterious past shows the complex relationship between humans and wildlife, with conservationists split on how best to protect the animal until the end.