http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/TongaFind stories, videos, and photos about Tonga from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:20:03 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/02/samoa.tsunami.girl/tztop.redtruck.afp.gi.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Tonga14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Tonga from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/02/samoa.tsunami.girl/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/02/samoa.tsunami.girl/index.html#cnnSTCTextTaitasi Fitiao was holding her six-year-old daughter's hand when a tsunami wave crashed onto their coastal village in American Samoa.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/02/samoa.tsunami.quake.burial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/02/samoa.tsunami.quake.burial/index.html#cnnSTCTextMilitary officials hurried relief supplies to the tsunami-battered areas of the Samoa islands on Thursday as the death toll continued to rise and authorities prepared to hold a mass burial.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:57:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/01/tonga.quake/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/01/tonga.quake/index.html#cnnSTCTextA strong earthquake Friday rattled Tonga -- and more than a few nerves.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/30/samoa.earthquake/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/30/samoa.earthquake/index.html#cnnSTCTextSurvivors of a deadly earthquake-triggered tsunami which hit the Samoan islands Tuesday have described how they watched the inrushing sea swallow up coastal towns and villages leaving devastation in its wake.Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/08/tonga.ferry/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/08/tonga.ferry/index.html#cnnSTCTextSearchers rescued at least 53 people, but 86 were still missing on Saturday, two days after their ferry capsized in the Pacific Ocean near Tonga's capital, Nuku'alofa, a search and rescue officer said.Sat, 08 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/06/tonga.ferry/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/06/tonga.ferry/index.html#cnnSTCTextSearchers rescued at least 53 people and about 33 are missing after a ferry capsized in the Pacific Ocean overnight near Tonga's capital, Nuku'alofa, a search and rescue officer said early Friday.Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/tonga.quake/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/tonga.quake/index.html#cnnSTCTextA tsunami warning was issued and then canceled Friday shortly after a major earthquake struck early Friday off the coast of Tonga.Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/12/01/rugby.world/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/12/01/rugby.world/index.html#cnnSTCTextHosts New Zealand face France in a repeat of their dramatic quarterfinal defeat a year ago, in the group stage of the 2011 rugby union World Cup finals following Monday's draw in London.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:55:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/19/tonga.earthquake/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/19/tonga.earthquake/index.html#cnnSTCTextA 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the South Pacific islands of Tonga Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.Sun, 19 Oct 2008 07:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/29/tonga.king/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/29/tonga.king/index.html#cnnSTCTextTonga's king is giving up most of the near-absolute power that his family has held for centuries in the South Pacific nation, the country's news agency reported Monday.Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/01/09/rugby.england/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/01/09/rugby.england/index.html#cnnSTCTextEngland coach Brian Ashton has sprung a major surprise by including Tonga-born former rugby league star Lesley Vainikolo in his squad for the Six Nations tournament.Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:52:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/10/03/england.changes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/10/03/england.changes/index.html#cnnSTCTextAndy Farrell has been ruled out of England's World Cup quarterfinal against Australia just 24 hours after being recalled to the starting line-up for the match in Marseille on Saturday.Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/09/28/rugby.england/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/09/28/rugby.england/index.html#cnnSTCTextPaul Sackey scored two tries as world champions England beat Tonga 36-20 to reach the quarterfinals of the Rugby World Cup in an exciting open encounter at the Parc des Princes.Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/09/25/rugby.larkham/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/09/25/rugby.larkham/index.html#cnnSTCTextStephen Larkham will miss Australia's World Cup quarterfinal against either England or Tonga after he was forced to undergo a second knee operation in the space of eight days. Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/09/25/england.ireland/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/09/25/england.ireland/index.html#cnnSTCTextEngland coach Brian Ashton has decided against recalling captain Phil Vickery to his starting line-up for Friday's must-win Rugby World Cup clash with Tonga at Parc des Princes.Tue, 25 Sep 2007 17:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/09/22/rugby.southafrica/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/09/22/rugby.southafrica/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Africa survived a late Tongan fightback in Pool A in Lens to claim a scrappy 30-25 victory and secure a place in the rugby World Cup quarterfinals.Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/09/24/rugby.steyn/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/09/24/rugby.steyn/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Africa back Francois Steyn has been cited following a biting allegation during the Springboks' 30-25 World Cup victory over Tonga in Lens on Saturday. Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/09/18/rugby.willkinson/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/09/18/rugby.willkinson/index.html#cnnSTCTextJonny Wilkinson will make his first appearance in the rugby union World Cup as reigning champions England bid to get their title defense back on track with a crucial Pool A game against Samoa in Nantes on Saturday.Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:38:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/09/16/rugby.world/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/09/16/rugby.world/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrance went some way to erasing the memory of their disastrous defeat by Argentina when they ran up their record score in international rugby by overpowering Namibia 87-10 in Toulouse.Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/09/14/emerick.appeal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/09/14/emerick.appeal/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States will be without the services of Paul Emerick for the rest of the World Cup after the player failed in his appeal against a five-match suspension.Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/09/13/rugby.burger/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/09/13/rugby.burger/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Africa's star flanker Schalk Burger has had his four-match suspension halved to two games after a Rugby World Cup appeal hearing in Paris on Thursday.Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/08/25/tongaroyals.killed.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/08/25/tongaroyals.killed.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextA teenage motorist convicted of causing a freeway collision that killed two members of Tonga's royal family and their driver has been sentenced to two years in county jail.Sun, 26 Aug 2007 01:56:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/01/17/bt.dateline/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/01/17/bt.dateline/index.htmlLos Angeles International airport is becoming ever more important as the new gateway into the United States for travelers from Asia. But even frequent flyers who cross the Pacific Ocean often have to ask themselves, "what day is it?" as passing over the international dateline adds to the confusion felt by jet-lagged travelers.Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:38:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/19/number.tonga/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/19/number.tonga/index.htmlOne thousand: The number of pallbearers who carried the coffin of Tongan King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, who was buried Tuesday in an elaborate ceremony in the Polynesian city of Nuku'alofa.Tue, 19 Sep 2006 09:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/28/pacific.quakes/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/28/pacific.quakes/index.htmlEarthquakes slammed the Pacific nations of Papua New Guinea and Tonga on Sunday, a day after a 6.3-magnitude quake hit Indonesia, the U.S. Geological Survey said.Sun, 28 May 2006 05:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/28/indonesia.quake/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/28/indonesia.quake/index.htmlEmergency food aid is arriving in two hard-hit districts of central Java, two days after a large earthquake flattened communities in this heavily populated Indonesian region.Sun, 28 May 2006 04:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/17/tonga.2ndquake/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/17/tonga.2ndquake/index.htmlA second powerful earthquake has struck the South Pacific nation of Tonga in the space of 24 hours.Thu, 18 May 2006 00:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/17/tonga.quake/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/17/tonga.quake/index.htmlA magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the South Pacific nation of Tonga during a simulated tsunami warning drill Wednesday.Wed, 17 May 2006 07:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/03/earthquake.tonga/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/03/earthquake.tonga/index.htmlAll tsunami warnings issued after a major quake in the southern Pacific Ocean have been canceled, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.Wed, 03 May 2006 16:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/02/06/rugby.taione/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/02/06/rugby.taione/index.htmlTongan international winger Epi Taione was banned for 18 weeks on Monday after admitting biting Munster forward Denis Leamy in a Heineken Cup match last month.Mon, 06 Feb 2006 15:21:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/02/03/rugby.france/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/02/03/rugby.france/index.htmlCenter Yannick Jauzion has been ruled out of France's Six Nations opener against Scotland with a fractured toe, team doctor Thierry Hermerel has said.Fri, 03 Feb 2006 14:09:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/02/02/rugby.france/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/02/02/rugby.france/index.htmlCenter Yannick Jauzion and flanker Remy Martin are doubtful for France's Six Nations opener against Scotland on Sunday through injury and illness.Thu, 02 Feb 2006 15:56:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/11/17/rugby.tonga/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/11/17/rugby.tonga/index.htmlTonga have made six changes from the side crushed 48-0 by Italy last weekend for Saturday's Test against France in Toulouse.Thu, 17 Nov 2005 15:06:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/11/14/8360712/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/11/14/8360712/index.htmJ. 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