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Japan, Pacific leaders to hold summit near Fukushima

Last Updated: Saturday, October 26, 2013, 16:00

Top leaders from Japan and Pacific island nations will hold a summit in a city near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant in 2015, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday said.

Hawaiian woman wins 35-letter name battle

Last Updated: Saturday, September 14, 2013, 09:12

A Hawaiian woman with a 35-letter surname has persuaded the Pacific island US state`s authorities to change their official ID card format, because her king-sized name won`t fit.

EU climate chief says Pacific threat shows action needed

Last Updated: Monday, September 2, 2013, 15:19

The threat that climate change poses to Pacific Island nations shows that international action on the issue is overdue, European Union Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said today.

Asylum seekers cause $55 mn damage at Nauru

Last Updated: Sunday, July 21, 2013, 09:49

Some 125 asylum seekers were in police custody on the Pacific island nation of Nauru after a riot ended with fire destroying most of an Australian-run detention center there, an official said Sunday.

India forges diplomatic ties with `Wi-Fi nation`

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 4, 2012, 16:26

Last week, India quietly established formal diplomatic relations with Niue, a South Pacific island of 1,400 inhabitants.

Pacific islands want louder voice on climate

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 15:30

The smallest Pacific island nations, some of which fear being swamped by rising sea levels due to climate change, said Tuesday they had seen little of the global funding promised to combat the problem.

UAE to host meeting of Arab League, Pacific island states

Last Updated: Thursday, May 13, 2010, 14:47

The foreign ministers of the Arab states and the Pacific island nations will meet in UAE in June to discuss cooperation between the two sides.

Fiji cyclone damage overwhelming: Leader

Last Updated: Thursday, March 18, 2010, 13:00

A powerful cyclone destroyed more than half the houses in many villages in northern Fiji, but only one death has been reported, officials said on Thursday.