Salacieli, 10, tells of her Fiji night of terror as her...
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...
Hooker ‘most dangerous’ position in rugby, French study finds
The front row accounts for 26 percent of total injuries with the hooker the worst affected, says French rugby union research. Worst injuries and...
France plans to pave 1000 km of roads with solar panels
The French government plans to pave 1000 kilometers of its roads with solar panels in the next five years, which will supply power to...
Cyclone Winston claims 10 lives, destroys century-old iconic tree
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...
Fiji troops use Russian military trucks in clean-up – death toll...
Electricity sparks as powerlines snap during tropical cyclone Winston in Fiji yesterday. Authorities have declared a 30 day "state of natural disaster". Video: Earthsky...
Fiji death toll rises to 5 as Winston leaves devastation
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 leaves trail of destruction, 1 dead as Fiji...
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...
Raging winds batter capital Suva as Cyclone Winston hits Fiji
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...
‘Stick together,’ PM tells nation as Cyclone Winston strikes Fiji
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...
President Widodo greeted by protests over Bali plan in San Francisco
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...
Solomon Islands crush Fiji to seal place in Futsal World Cup
By Simon Abana in Suva
Solomon Islands Futsal side sealed their place at the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia after they overcome hosts Fiji...
ANZ customers in Vanuatu lose heavily in illegal money transfers
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...
Indonesian human rights agency slams chemical castration for sex crimes
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...
PNG police call on Lihir islanders to report marijuana cultivators
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...
Mystery of the 1983 Vanuatu ‘nuclear free’ girl finally solved
June Keitadi -- as a five-year-old -- in the 1983 Huarere video "Nuclear Free". She is seen at 1m08.
By David Robie in Auckland
So the...
Paris climate summit ‘positive – but not enough for Pacific’, says...
By Thomas Leaycraft of Scoop
Last year's COP21 Paris agreement on climate change was "a positive outcome' but did nowhere near enough to address the...
New kava legal challenge in Germany over drugs institute ruling
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...
Fiji may change mind over PACER Plus if labour mobility issues...
By Tevita Vuibau in Suva
Fiji may just change its mind and agree to the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus -- contrary...
Phil Robertson: Eroding human rights in Australian foreign policy
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...
Fiji becomes world’s first country to ratify Paris climate agreement
By Cole Mellino
Fiji has become the first country in the world to formally approve the UN climate deal adopted by 195 nations in Paris in December...
Bennett admits ‘collective’ action needed to take on climate change
By Thomas Leaycraft of Scoop
Paula Bennett, New Zealand's Minister for Climate Change, has acknowledged that widespread action is needed to tackle climate change.
Making brief...
Climate change action faces ‘fight’ with Big Oil, says McKibben
By Thomas Leaycraft of Scoop
Climate change activists have to be prepared for a confrontation with oil companies that will "flat out lie", says environmental...