PM lashes out at Air NZ criticism

"....The scrap relates to a row that began earlier this month over the airline - which is two-thirds owned by taxpayers - ferrying Australian troops bound for Iraq to Kuwait. The New Zealand government, which does not support the war, expressed disapproval over the...

Solomons Island's Tsunami, 13 die, many missing, more expected

The magnitude-8 quake that created a tsunami with dozens of after shocks strong enough to cause earth quakes themselves (about four reached magnitude-6), which hit the Solomons Islands early this morning has resulted in extensive destruction, with the death toll now at 13;...

Tsunami Hits South Pacific's Solomons

I dearly hope this is not as bad as it looks. Should we be organizing to help if this is a very bad disaster?  This is what the other news is saying (Bloomberg, who ever they are: April 2 (Bloomberg) -- An earthquake of magnitude 8 struck near the Solomon Islands,...

Australian 'in Solomons PM plot'

"An Australian man has appeared in court in the Solomon Islands charged with conspiring to murder the country's Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. Bill Johnson was accused of plotting with a gang to kill Mr Sogavare in a motel in the capital, Honiara. Ties between Australia...

Moti appears in court - Advertiser Adelaide

" From correspondents in Honiara Article from: AAP Font size: + - Send this article: Print Email JULIAN Moti, the lawyer and accused child sex offender at the centre of a diplomatic row between Canberra and its Pacific Island neighbours, appeared in court today alongside the...