A Russian naval task group has conducted exercises and port calls during its deployment in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

The U.S. Marine Corps' Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, or NMESIS, will conduct simulated fires missions in the Luzon Strait.

Hudson's Bay, Canada's oldest company, is seeking court permission to auction off its artifacts, art and even the royal charter that gave the business the power to dominate the 17th century fur trade.

From dormant volcanoes and salt pans to urban forests and library gardens, these are the places we go for peace and quiet.