Climate change may wipe some Indonesian islands off map
Many of Indonesia's islands may be swallowed up by the sea if world leaders fail to find a way to halt rising sea levels at this week's climate change conference on the resort island of Bali. Nations:[Indonesia][Singapore][Fiji][Maldives][Netherlands] 2007-12-03 World capitals condemn Fiji coup
Fiji was threatened with expulsion from the Commonwealth as other countries widely condemned the fourth coup in the former British colony in two decades. Nations:[Fiji][U.K.][Australia][New Zealand][Finland][Japan] People:[Margaret Beckett][John Howard] Activities:[2006 Fiji Coup] 2006-12-05 Fiji's military takes control of nation
Fiji's military commander said Tuesday that he had seized control of the country and dismissed the elected prime minister after a weeks-long standoff between the two leaders rooted in tension between the South Pacific nation's indigenous people and its ethnic Indian minority. Nations:[Fiji][New Zealand][Australia] People:[John Howard] Activities:[2006 Fiji Coup] 2006-12-05 Fiji's PM: Military takeover under way
Fiji's elected leader said Tuesday a military takeover was under way in the South Pacific country as armed troops surrounded his house and other government buildings in a lockdown of the capital. Nations:[Fiji][New Zealand][Australia] People:[John Howard] Activities:[2006 Fiji Coup] 2006-12-04 Huge earthquake shakes Tonga region of Pacific
A massive earthquake with a magnitude of 8.0 rocked Tonga in the Pacific, however damage was minimal and initial tsunami warnings for the South Pacific were withdrawn within two hours. Nations:[New Zealand][Tonga][Indonesia][Fiji][U.S.] 2006-05-03 Tsunami Warning Lifted After Tonga Quake
A magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck early Thursday near the South Pacific nation of Tonga, prompting tsunami warnings for as far away as Fiji and New Zealand. The warning was lifted after a tsunami of less than 2 feet was recorded. Nations:[Tonga][New Zealand][Fiji][U.S.][Canada][Australia] 2006-05-03 Keith Richards suffers concussion
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards suffered a concussion while on vacation in Fiji and is recovering, a spokeswoman said on Saturday. Nations:[Fiji] People:[Keith Richards] 2006-04-29
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