The island off mainland Australia experiences the event every summer, when around 50 million crabs scuttle down from their homes to the beach to lay eggs.

China has thrown its weight behind the junta - and its widely condemned plan to hold an election in December.

Card firms say their designs are being copied costing them thousands in lost sales.

Ukraine says the attacks are a direct retaliation to Russia's frequent strikes on Ukrainian cities.

Authorities have issued a rare red wind warning, the highest alert level, for the capital Wellington.

All the victims and those rescued were from sub-Saharan African countries, an official says.

A major rift threatens to upend an alliance that has been targeting drug traffickers for years.

The commitment has been hit by delays, with political turmoil in France partly to blame.