NewsFeedSeveral people have reportedly been killed in violent protests in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, after France’s parliament passed a new law granting…
Plan to expand electoral roll gets the go-ahead as New Caledonia is rocked by worst unrest in more than 30 years. France has adopted controversial…
In short: France has sent extra police to try to quell riots in New Caledonia, after an eruption of violence this week in protest against…
Buildings and cars torched after protest against constitutional amendments descends into rioting. Security forces have been mobilised and a curfew imposed in the French Pacific…
Another tropical low is gaining strength in the Coral Sea, with forecasters warning it could turn into a cyclone by late next week.If a cyclone…
In the island paradise of New Caledonia's capital Nouméa, it's illegal to swim in the sea — except along a 200-metre stretch of beach.The months-long swimming…
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and leaders of the Pacific islands have agreed to expand cooperation, including in the areas of economic development, security and…
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said waves of up to 3 metres (10 feet) were possible for Vanuatu. A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck…
Storm uproots trees and forces evacuations with power cuts reported in the Pacific island nation’s capital. Tropical Cyclone Judy has swept through Vanuatu in the…