The first batch of international relief supplies arrived in cyclone-ravaged Fiji Wednesday as military leader Voreqe Bainimarama spoke of "overwhelming" damage to the Pacific island nation. Category-four Cyclone Tomas -- the second strongest on a five-point scale -- devastated areas in the north and east of Fiji but has weakened and is moving away from the south, allowing officials to assess damage ...

SAN BARTOLO, Peru (Reuters Life!) - Peruvian surfer Domingo Pianezzi has spent a decade training dogs to ride the nose of his board when he catches waves, and now he is the first to do so with an alpaca. Pianezzi, 44, has slowly introduced his alpaca Pisco, a domesticated Andean highland animal that resembles a small llama, to the waters of ...

PERTH (Reuters) - Australia's Arrow Energy <AOE.AX> said on Tuesday it was in "active discussions" with Royal Dutch Shell <RDSa.L> and PetroChina <0857.HK> over their joint $3 billion takeover offer, prompting analyst talk of a sweetened deal. Arrow's statement followed reports a day earlier that it was set to reject ...