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A moderate magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook the South Pacific near Tonga on Sunday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. No tsunami watch was issued.
Thousands of panicked South Pacific islanders raced away from coastlines after a series of strong earthquakes rocked the region and generated a small tsunami Thursday, just over a week after a massive wave killed 178 people in the Samoas and Tonga.
President Barack Obama is voicing his concern and his condolences over the tsunami in the South Pacific and the earthquake in Indonesia.
Samoans who fled to the hills as a deadly tsunami tore through their villages last week began searching for materials to build new homes far above the sea that washed away their dwellings and many loved ones.
Convoys of military vehicles brought food, water and medicine to the tsunami-stricken Samoas on Thursday as the death toll rose to 160 and victims wandered through what was left of their villages with tales of being trapped underwater and watching young children drown.
The U.S. Geological Survey says a powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake has struck in the South Pacific between Samoa and American Samoa. A tsunami alert has been issued for the region.
Experts say a magnitude-7.9 quake in the South Pacific is not expected to produce a tsunami along the coasts of California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia or Alaska.
Fiji's military regime is using beatings, arbitrary arrests, censorship and intimidation to rule the South Pacific country by fear, Amnesty International alleged Tuesday.
Samoans passed a major driving test Monday when the tiny South Pacific country became the first in decades to switch its traffic from one side of the road to the other — with no accidents reported.
A British environmentalist attempting to become the first woman to row alone across the Pacific Ocean has completed the second leg of her journey, arriving safely in the tiny South Pacific nation of Kiribati.
The South Pacific island of Samoa will be the first nation in decades to switch traffic flow from one side of the road to another, though drivers predict chaos next week when they make the move.
Wailing mourners from Tonga dropped a marble plaque inscribed with 74 victims' names into the ocean above the wreck of a ferry that sank this month in a disaster that shook the tiny South Pacific nation.
Tonga may have to abandon attempts to recover the bodies of 93 people believed to be trapped inside a ferry that sank off the coast of the South Pacific country because of the expense of the operation, officials said Thursday.
Searchers located the wreck Wednesday of a ferry that capsized off Tonga a week earlier and found no immediate signs of the 93 people on board who are still missing and presumed dead.
Military-led Fiji announced Tuesday that its aged and ailing president will step down later this week and be replaced by a former army commander, a move observers say will consolidate the military's rule in this South Pacific nation.
The Obama administration is nearing agreement with the remote Pacific island nation of Palau to resettle a group of Chinese Muslims now held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center, The Associated Press has learned.
Fiji's military government warned the South Pacific country's Methodist Church not to call for a return of democracy, urging the powerful body on Saturday to refrain from destabilizing the country.
South Pacific nations announced Saturday that military-ruled Fiji has been suspended from the 16-nation bloc for its rejection of democracy, freedom and human rights.
Calling the military takeover in Fiji "a step backwards," the U.N. Security Council on Monday demanded the restoration of democracy and fair elections as soon as possible in the volatile South Pacific nation.
Fiji's military government extended its grip on power Friday as a former army commander was sworn in as vice president of the volatile South Pacific nation.
Fiji's central bank slashed one-fifth of the value from the country's currency Wednesday to try to save the economy from collapse amid a deepening political crisis over the military ruler's refusal to hold elections any time soon.
The French government offered for the first time Tuesday to compensate victims of nuclear tests in Algeria and the South Pacific, bowing to decades of pressure by people sickened by radiation — and seeking to soothe France's conscience. "It's time for our country to be at peace with itself, at peace thanks to a system of compensation and reparations," French Defense Minister Herve Morin said in presenting a draft law on the payouts.
A powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck Friday in the Pacific Ocean, shaking an erupting underwater volcano off Tonga's main island and raising fears of increased lava and ash flows, officials said.
Scientists sailed Thursday to inspect an undersea volcano that has been erupting for days near Tonga — shooting smoke, steam and ash thousands of feet (meters) into the sky above the South Pacific ocean.
Fiji's military ruler on Wednesday refused to buckle to demands that he hold democratic elections this year, saying he would stick to his own timetable even if it meant facing sanctions.
Another powerful quake rattles South PacificA 7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes in the South Pacific northwest of Vanuatu, triggering a tsunami warning for several countries in the Pacific, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Asia braces for next storm as death toll tops 350The Philippines begins evacuating a province near Manila ahead of a looming typhoon, as rain falling on the saturated capital added to the misery of victims of recent floods.
Right is now wrong, Pacific nation tells driversThe South Pacific island of Samoa will be the first nation in decades to switch traffic flow from one side of the road to another, though drivers predict chaos next week when they make the move.
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S. Pacific Quake Prompts Tsunami Warning - TIMEA powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck Friday in the Pacific Ocean, shaking an erupting underwater volcano off Tonga's main island and raising fears of increased lava and ash flows, officials said.
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Huge search launched for S. Pacific fishermenThe New Zealand air force searched for 29 fishermen Thursday after the charred remains of their boat was found abandoned near the South Pacific island nation of Kiribati.
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Voting starts in Nauru's electionThe tiny island nation of Nauru, where unemployment hovers at around 90%, has begun elections.
Fiji jewellery box find stuns archeologistsArcheologists have discovered a 3000-year-old pot in Fiji containing jewellery believed to have been made by the South Pacific's original settlers – the Lapita people.
Kilauea Eruption Wednesday Overflows Park Into Subdivision; Caps Active Month GloballyKilauea, one of Hawaii's best known volcanoes, has poured lava outside the boundaries of the national park and into a nearby subdivision.
Japanese whalers hunt humpbacksA Japanese whaling fleet has set sail aiming to harpoon humpback whales for the first time in decades. The fleet is conducting its largest hunt in the South Pacific - it has instructions to kill up to 1,000 whales, including 50 humpbacks.
The Fiji islandsThe Fiji islands in the South Pacific are an archipelago of over 330 islands packed with attractions that can be found no where else and offers a unique experiential opportunity for the visitor.
South Pacific "cargo cult" still worships Prince PhilipMildewed and damp, they are an incongruous sight in the middle of a jungle. But the three portraits of Britain's Prince Philip, husband to Queen Elizabeth II, are the most prized possessions of a cluster of villages in the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu.
The 5 Smallest Countries in the WorldNeatorama brings you a list laced with little-known facts about the world's five smallest countries.
Rising sea levels cause islands to become uninhabitablePeople already having to leave islands that have been their homes for 400 years
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Mariners report new island in South Pacific - CNN.comA new volcanic island has risen from the South Pacific near Tonga, according to reports from two vessels that passed the area. ... He said they could see the volcanic island clearly.
Commonwealth Secretary-General condemns Fijian coup talk. 02/11/2006. ABC News OnlineThe Commonwealth Secretary-General has added his voice to the growing international condemnation of attempts by the Fijian military to bring down the country's government.
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Journalists shock islanders - perhaps they should have worn grass skirtsForeign female journalists wearing mini skirts, high-cut boots along with shorts and T-shirts during the traditional ceremony at the opening of the forum have shocked some of the locals. Perhaps they should have worn grass skirts
Tiny 'housekeeper' crabs help prevent coral death in South PacificTiny crabs that live in South Pacific coral help to prevent the coral from dying by providing regular cleaning "services" that may be critical to the life of coral reefs around the world, according to scientists from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Tonga Mourns The Death of King Tupou IVThe world's fourth longest reigning monarch, the King of Tonga, has died at the age of 88.
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