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Missing three found dead in Solomon Islands
Three people who went missing during bad weather in Solomon Islands have been found dead. The three dead have been identified and named as local Anglican priest Father Bako, his son Junior Bako and...
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During sermon on violence, N.C. pastor confronts man with rifle
Pastor Larry Wright was talking to his small eastern North Carolina congregation about the senseless deaths in his community when a man with a rifle walked into his church. Wright, who leads the Heal...
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Marshalls to lose revenue over fish deal collapse
The Marshall Islands stands lose substantial revenue after the US reneged on its treaty with Pacific Islands nations. As of the beginning of this year, all US fishing boats have stopped fishing because...
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Europe in 2016: Terror fears, migration, politics. But economy may turn a corner
Here’s what to watch in Europe this year. The European Union is bitterly divided and likely to remain so. Geopolitical tensions and terror threats aren’t expected to abate. And the migrant surge will...
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Mexican mayor slain one day after taking office
The mayor of a municipality in Mexico was slain by armed men inside her home on Saturday — one day after taking office. Gisela Mota Ocampo was sworn into office Friday to lead Temixco, a city of nearly...
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Saudi Arabia severs ties with Iran as Mideast protests rage
Saudi Arabia is severing ties with Iran after an attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told reporters Sunday. The attack came after Saudi Arabia executed Shiite...
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Probe called over Somali refugee’s return to Nauru
An Australian lawyer has asked for a Royal Commission of Inquiry to examine the immigration department over the way it handled the case of a Somali refugee who sought an abortion after she was...
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American Samoa man missing at sea
A 31-year-old man who was washed out to sea while fishing in American Samoa is still missing presumed dead. The man went fishing with a group of men in Faleasao in the Manu’a islands last week in rough...
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Armed group’s leader in federal building: ‘We will be here as long as it takes’
Armed anti-government protesters have taken over a building in a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon, accusing officials of unfairly punishing ranchers who refused to sell their land. One of them is...
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Oil prices fell 35%. What now?
The bumpy oil ride is not over yet. Crude prices dropped a whopping 35% last year and are hovering around $37 a barrel. That’s a level not seen since the global financial crisis. It won’t get better...
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Sweden introduces border controls to halt flow of refugees
Sweden has begun carrying out identity checks on commuters arriving from Denmark and Germany in an attempt to slow down the number of refugees claiming asylum in the country. Until this week, travelers...
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Remains of Inos due in CNMI this week
The remains of the late Northern Marianas governor Eloy Inos, who died in the US, are due to arrive in Saipan on Friday. The governor died of complications from diabetes in hospital in Seattle last...
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Open door forces passenger plane to turn back
A passenger plane carrying 163 people was forced to turn back 40 minutes into the flight after it was discovered one of the plane’s doors was not completely shut. The flight, operated by low-cost...
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Not everything is down. Gold rises on global fear
It’s not a happy new year for investors … unless you’re a gold bug. Gold was one of the few things that was up on Monday while stock markets around the world tanked due to renewed worries about an...
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Locals wanted for American Samoa Chamber of Commerce
The former chair of the American Samoa Chamber of Commerce, David Robinson, says it’s been a struggle trying to attract business people to join the Chamber. David Robinson has been the voice and face...
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Armed protesters refuse to leave federal building in Oregon
Two days after taking over a federal building, armed protesters in Oregon are refusing to budge until they get what they want. The problem is, they haven’t specified what it would take to get them to...
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Kiribati getting ready for second round of elections
Voters in Kiribati will go to the polls this week in the second round of the election to choose a 44-member parliament. Among the candidates who failed to win an outright majority in last week’s first...
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Saudi Arabia-Iran row spreads to other nations
The fallout of Saudi Arabia’s execution of a Shiite cleric is spreading beyond a spat between the Saudis and Iranians, as other Middle East nations choose sides and world powers Russia and China weigh...
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Nemra elected Marshall Islands President
The Marshall Islands parliament has elected its youngest President and only the second commoner as chief executive. By a narrow vote, newcomer Casten Nemra, who is 44, defeated seven-term parliament...
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U.S. manufacturing index at worst level since 2009
First China, now the United States. America’s manufacturing sector shrank for the second straight month in December. The industry’s key index — ISM — hit 48.2% in December, the lowest mark since June...
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