A PARADISE Mediterranean island has had a fall from grace after it became a rat-infested, litter-strewn “disaster zone”.

Robots like the Clearbot and the vacuum-cleaner-equipped robot dog named VERO are helping clean up ocean and beach litter.

Those who choose to throw these recyclable items in the trash are technically breaking the law. Here’s what to know.

A year after initially searching for the missing 24-year-old Shannan Gilbert, authorities found her remains on Gilgo Beach.

KNOWN for its fresh seafood and stilt houses, Kampung Sim-Sim in Sandakan should be a postcard-perfect coastal village. Read ...