Military 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.
Survivors 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.
Searchers 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.
Searchers 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.
Hosts 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.
Tonga'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.
Military 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.
Survivors 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.
Searchers 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.
Searchers 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.
Hosts 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.
Tonga'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.
England 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.
Andy 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.
Paul 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.
Stephen 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.
England 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.
South 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.
South 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.
Jonny 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.
France 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.
The 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.
South 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.
A 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.
Los 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.
One 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.
Earthquakes 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.
Emergency 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.
Tongan 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.
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