Topic: South Pacific
AFP Asian Edition | 2010-02-28 07:11:12
As people across the South Pacific headed for the hills on Sunday fearing giant waves, Australian swimmers and surfers did the opposite and flocked to the beach. Australian officials said there would be "no wall of water coming over the horizon" after an 8.8-magnitude quake hit Chile and sent waves racing across the Pacific. East coast beaches were closed ...
AFP Asian Edition | 2010-02-28 04:10:19
As people across the South Pacific headed for the hills on Sunday fearing giant waves, Australian swimmers and surfers did the opposite and flocked to the beach. Australian officials said there would be "no wall of water coming over the horizon" after a 8.8-magnitude quake hit Chile and sent waves racing across the Pacific. East coast beaches were closed ...
AP News | 2010-02-18 04:34:02
<div id="subtitle">2 Tongan teens sentenced to be whipped file appeal, with some calling punishment barbaric</div><div><p>Two Tongan teenagers who escaped from prison and stole food and other goods while on the run have appealed a court ruling ordering them to be whipped, with supporters calling the punishment ...
AFP Asian Edition | 2010-01-14 05:10:17
<div><p>Around 40 people have died after two buses crashed head-on in one of impoverished Papua New Guinea's worst ever road accidents, reports said on Thursday.</p><p>The buses were travelling at speeds above 100 kilometres (60 miles) per hour and swerving to avoid potholes when they hit each ...
