Taiwan president says not planning to meet Obama in ... - Investors Business Daily
He will then travel to Kiribati, Tuvalu, Nauru, Solomon Islands, and Palau before returning home March 27, Chen said, noting that the president will not stay overnight in the Marshall Islands and Tuvalu. It will be Ma's first visit to Taiwan's South ...
Ma to visit South Pacific allies, ask for UN support - Taipei Times
Taiwan is also keen to share its experience of developing alternative energy industries with its allies, especially Tuvalu, Marshall Islands and Kiribati, atoll countries highly vulnerable to climate change, Yang told a press conference yesterday.
Pacific Island Nations Gather to Review Development ... - Yokwe
Top officials from 14 small island developing nations in the Pacific Ocean are gathering in Vanuatu today for a United Nations-backed meeting to review strides made in sustainable development. The countries will assess progress made in implementing ...
President Ma to visit six allies in South Pacific ... - Yokwe
The president will make state visits to the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Kiribati, Tuvalu, the Republic of Nauru, the Solomon Islands, and the Republic of Palau. Presidential Office Spokesman Lo Chih-chiang and Vice Minister of ...
Pasifika: Island life hits the Springs - New Zealand Herald
The Pasifika Festival starts tonight with a free opening night concert on the Western Springs lakeside. The show, which starts at 7pm, features performers from 10 Pacific communities - Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue, Tahiti, Tokelau, Tuvalu ...
Fiji bracing for Tropical Cyclone Tomas - radionz
A gale warning is in force for Wallis and Futuna, north-east of Fiji, as well as southern Tuvalu, as Cyclone Tomas batters its way south-west. The cyclone is now a category two system but is expected to increase to category three or four by Sunday or ...
Ecoterra Press Release 225 – The Somalia Chronicle ... - Buzzle
The ship was taken four months ago about 400 miles (645 kilometers) east of Kenya, with its 24-man crew including 12 nationals of Tuvalu, five Germans, three Russians, two Ukrainians and two Filipinos. Somalis are investing their business in Nairobi ...
Tropical cyclone headed for Fiji - New Zealand Herald
A tropical cyclone is expected to hit Fiji tomorrow afternoon, causing heavy swells and flooding. Radio New Zealand reported a gale warning was in place for the islands of Wallis and Futuna, north-east of Fiji, as well as southern Tuvalu. Cyclone ...
2009 Human Rights Report: Tuvalu - U.S. Department of State
Tuvalu is a parliamentary democracy with a population of approximately 10,000. In 2006 citizens elected a 15-member unicameral Parliament in generally free and fair elections. There were no formal political parties. Following the elections a loose ...
Cyclone Ului to hit Solomon Islands late Sunday - radionz
He says cyclone warnings have been issued for all of Fiji, Wallis and Futuna, while the warning for Tuvalu has been lifted.
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Thai protesters pour their blood on streets
 Thai protesters pour blood they had donated outside the front gate of the government headquarters in a symbolic sacrifice to press their demands for new elections.
Haiti quake victims now face rape trauma
 Women and children as young as 2, already traumatized by the loss of homes and loved ones in the Jan. 12 quake, are now falling victim to rapists in the sprawling tent cities.
Afghan women fear loss of hard-won progress
 As Karzai's government considers negotiating with Taliban, retreat from hard-won progress is worry for Afghan women.
NATO to oversee most troops in Afghanistan
A major reorganization of allied forces in Afghanistan will centralize both American and other foreign troops under the direct command of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the senior U.S. and NATO commander in the theater.
Somali pirates free North Korean chemical tanker
Somali pirates freed a North Korean chemical tanker and its 28 crew Tuesday after the owners delivered a ransom, the European Union Naval Force said.
World's shortest man dies at age 21
 China's He Pingping, who was just over 29 inches tall, has died at the age of 21 from apparent heart complications, the Guinness World Records book said.
Chile: Quake, tsunami left 700 dead
The earthquake and tsunami that struck Chile last month killed 700 people and caused damages of nearly $30 billion, according to the government. And the ground hasn't stopped shaking.
Google appears to drop censorship in China
 Web sites dealing with subjects such as the Tiananmen Square protests could all be accessed through Google's Chinese search engine Tuesday in defiance of Beijing's censorship rules.
Sex scandal embroils Catholic Church in Brazil
Brazilian authorities are investigating three priests accused of sexually abusing altar boys after a video allegedly showing one case of abuse was broadcast on television, police and church officials said Tuesday.
Afghanistan denies talks with Taliban No. 2
 Afghanistan's government denied a report that it had been holding secret peace talks with the Taliban's number two leader, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, when he was arrested.
Shark protection defeated at U.N. meeting
 China, Japan and Russia help defeat a U.S.-endorsed proposal at a U.N. wildlife trade meeting that would have boosted conservation efforts for sharks.
U.S., Israel to try to heal worst rift in years
 A dispute over new Jewish homes in a traditionally Arab part of Jerusalem quickly became a test of U.S. and Israeli commitment to peace talks and one another.
Clashes escalate in east Jerusalem
 Hundreds of Palestinians clash with Israeli riot police as anger rises over plans for more Jewish housing in predominantly Arab east Jerusalem.
FBI: No evidence U.S. victims targeted
 The FBI says the slayings in Mexico of three people with ties to the U.S. consulate may have been committed by drug cartel hit men who targeted the wrong party.
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