Flights cancelled as Cyclone Evan hits Fiji
Wed, 04/13/2016 - 4:54am
Flights into and within Fiji have been grounded as Cyclone Evan strikes the Pacifc island nation.
April 2016
UN conference adopts extension of Kyoto accord
Wed, 04/13/2016 - 4:54am
DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- Seeking to control global warming, nearly 200 countries agreed Saturday to extend the Kyoto Protocol, a treaty that limits the greenhouse gas output of some rich countries, but
\Sedov\ sailing ship arrives in Samoa
Wed, 04/13/2016 - 4:54am
Russia's four-mast sailing vessel \Sedov
Australian scientists discover that an island in the Pacific on maps and weather charts, doesn't exist
Wed, 04/13/2016 - 4:54am
The mystery of a disappearing island in the South Pacific may have been solved by a curious librarian at Auckland Museum.Until this week, Sandy Island was believed to sit between Australia and New
SC Gov. Haley shuts door on Colbert for US Senate
Wed, 04/13/2016 - 4:54am
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina's governor appears to have closed the door on appointing Stephen Colbert to the U.S.
Oregon State lands Tafuna High School athlete
Wed, 04/13/2016 - 4:54am
Oregon State bolstered the depth of their offensive line today as Pago Pago (American Samoa) Tafuna athlete Fred Lauina committed to play for the Beavers.\Fred Lauina committed to OSU last night
Two local students place in Hawaii Science Contest
Wed, 04/13/2016 - 4:54am
HONOLULU, HI — Charu Joserose, a 9th grader at, Tafuna High School and Leo Pastorfide, in grade 10 at South Pacific Academy placed third and fifth respectively at last weekend’s Pacific
UN climate talks go into overtime in Qatar
Wed, 04/13/2016 - 4:54am
DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- Nearly 200 countries haggling over how to stop climate change - and how to pay for it - failed to reach a deal on schedule Friday, setting the stage for the wrangling to continu
Blog: How Chicken of the Sea drove down its global footprint
Wed, 04/13/2016 - 4:54am
Seafood companies may swim in different waters than other food producers from a sustainability perspective, but it doesn't mean they're immune to a sea change in their operations.Concerns about the