A statue in Sydney of British explorer James Cook, captain of the first Western ship to reach the east coast of Australia, was sprayed with red paint and damaged two days before Australia’s ...

A statue of British explorer Captain James Cook in a suburb of Sydney has been vandalised ahead of Australia Day, the second such incident in as many years. New South Wales Police said they were ...

A statue of Captain James Cook in Sydney’s eastern suburbs has been splashed with red paint and its hand removed days before Australians celebrate their controversial “Australia Day” on Sunday.

Australian police are investigating after a statue of Captain James Cook was covered in red paint and disfigured, ahead of the Australia Day weekend. It is the second time in 12 months that the ...

A statue of Captain James Cook stands on a plinth in Resolution Park overlooking Cook Inlet near Third Avenue in Anchorage on Wednesday. (Bill Roth / ADN) ...

"Captain Cook, it's time to say goodbye and go back to Cornwall or wherever you come from." 'Not a pretty statue' Originally erected as part of a motel in 1972, the statue has become a much-loved ...

A statue of Capt. James Cook, an 18th century British navigator, explorer and map-maker, was torn down and thrown into the Inner Harbour of B.C.'s capital on Thursday night. ...

James Cook visited Southcentral Alaska in 1778 as he sought the Northwest Passage. ... This Alaska Native artist dug a grave for Capt. Cook’s statue. They also did some trading, ...