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By Rita Narayan Vanuatu's record on women's rights will be scrutinised by a United Nations committee in Geneva from tomorrow. The committee will review the country's...

By Sikeli Qounadovu of The Fiji Times All Fijian Atunaisa Raralevu (No.3) hoped to do was to be able to save 15 people trapped in...

Indonesia's Environmental Affairs and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya says her ministry's team has found some 370 to 500 "hotspots" of forest fires in the...

By Avinesh Gopal in Suva Fiji's Acting Police Commissioner, Brigadier-General Sitiveni Qiliho, has warned parents and guardians to make sensible decisions about the movements of...

The death toll from severe tropical cyclone Winston in Fiji has reached 21 and disaster officials fear this will rise as communications is restored...

Fiji Times editor-in-chief Fred Wesley today praised the people of Fiji for their resilience and courage after severe tropical cyclone Winston punished the country...

By Mere Naleba in Tailevu for The Fiji Times As strong winds and waves pounded Qelekuro Village in Fiji's Tailevu province on the main island...

The front row accounts for 26 percent of total injuries with the hooker the worst affected, says French rugby union research. Worst injuries and...

The French government plans to pave 1000 kilometers of its roads with solar panels in the next five years, which will supply power to...

Ten people lost their lives in Fiji's Western Division when severe tropical cyclone Winston swept through the country at the weekend leaving a trail...

Electricity sparks as powerlines snap during tropical cyclone Winston in Fiji yesterday. Authorities have declared a 30 day "state of natural disaster". Video: Earthsky...

Compilation of scenes as tropical cyclone Winston batters Fiji. Video: World News By Ellen Stolz in Suva Five casualties have been confirmed in the aftermath of...

Tropical cyclone Winston hits Suva last evening. Video: Breaking Disaster By Mere Naleba, Nasik Swami and Sikeli Qounadovu in Suva Tropical cyclone Winston has left the...

Howling wind rips away at a house roof in Savusavu on the island of Vanua Levu yesterday. Video: Breaking Disaster Fiji's capital of Suva was...

Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama appealed to the nation today as tropical cyclone Winston hit the country. "We must stick together as a people and...

By Lazuardhi Utama and Bobby Andalan in Bali A group of people calling themselves the "Californians Against Reclamation in Benoa Bay-Bali" have held a demonstration...

By Dan McGarry in Port Vila Angry ANZ customers have told the Vanuatu Daily Post that they have lost a total of more than 2...

By Nani Afrida in Jakarta Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has taken a firm stance in formally opposing the government’s plan to...

By Annette Kora in Kavieng A police chief on the small tropical volcanic island of Lihir in Papua New Guinea's New Ireland province has launched...

By Jane Joshua in Port Vila A court case has been filed against the Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte (BfArM/German Federal Institute for Drugs and...

By Tevita Vuibau in Suva Fiji may just change its mind and agree to the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus -- contrary...

By Phil Robertson The scene happens every day in capitals across south-east Asia: a strategy session in an ambassador’s ornate sitting room over coffee with...