WWII Pacific battlegrounds now site of US-China tug of war
by Giff Johnson Agence France Presse MAJURO, Marshall Islands (AFP) -- Pacific islands that were key World War II battlegrounds…
7 years ago
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Australian coal use an ‘existential threat’ to islands: Fiji PM
SUVA, Fiji (AFP) -- Fiji on Monday challenged Australia to do more on climate change ahead of a regional…
7 years ago
PHIVOLCS: No tsunami threat to PHL following 6.8-magnitude quake off Loyalty Islands in Pacific
(Eagle News)--There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology made the remark after…
7 years ago
UN chief’s call to ‘save the Pacific to save the world’
PORT VILA, Vanuatu (AFP) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said it was vital "to save the Pacific to save…
7 years ago
Body found inside plane days after it ditched into Pacific lagoon
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- A male passenger's body has been found inside an airliner that ditched and sank in…
8 years ago
Plane ditches into Pacific lagoon
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Passengers were forced to swim for their lives Friday when an airliner ditched into a…
8 years ago
Pacific leaders urged to demand end to Australia’s refugee camps
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Amnesty International joined 80 other NGOs on Thursday in urging Pacific leaders demand the closure…
8 years ago
Storms halt Pacific swim record attempt
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Powerful storms have forced a Frenchman attempting to become the first person to swim cross the…
8 years ago
Cyclone Gita wreaks havoc in Pacific
TONGA (Eagle News) -- The residents of Tonga are still picking up the pieces after Cyclone Gita smashed through their…
8 years ago
‘Youngest and brightest’ lost in Pacific ferry disaster
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Many children and teenagers are among those missing after a ferry sank in the remote…
8 years ago
Crew of capsized trawler in Pacific found alive, well in PHL
KOROR, Palau (AFP) -- The crew of a Japanese trawler found capsized in remote Pacific waters have been located safe and well in…
9 years ago
Powerful 6.4 quake off Vanuatu, no damage reported
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck near the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu Thursday but…
9 years ago
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