- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Top StoriesThe family of murdered Melbourne baseball player Chris Lane is pleased a jury gave his teenage killer a life-without-parole sentence.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from 3NewsIslamist fighters from Nigeria's Boko Haram group killed at least 10 civilians in a cross-border raid on a village in northern Cameroon.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from The Courier Mail | Top StoriesSUPER Saturday kicked off with the Titans stunning the Panthers. Now the Warriors face the Cowboys and later the Storm and Roosters do battle. Live blog!
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from International Business Times AUIntrigues follow Hillary Clinton even after she left her post as the secretary of state.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from New Zealand National NewsAir New Zealand says it's committed to the regions as it announces more than 500,000 extra domestic seats per year.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from 3NewsIran presented a four-point peace plan for Yemen to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to end the "senseless" Saudi-led air campaign on Huthi rebels.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldWe often hear that climate change is radically reshaping the Arctic, a place many of us have never visited. As a result, it can be hard to feel directly affected by what's happening up in a distant land of polar bears, ice floes and...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from The Courier Mail | Top StoriesA WOMAN who made international headlines for allegedly having sex with a dog has whacked a photographer after fronting a Brisbane court for failing to appear.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from International Business Times AUNew Zealand's security intelligence service is keeping track of about 30 to 40 New Zealanders for suspected links with ISIS.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from AustraliaDemand for free-range eggs is skyrocketing but producers say the industry is being held back by a lack of national standards, the threat of disease outbreak and supermarket decisions.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Stuff.co.nz - NationalHeavy rain hammering parts of the Waikato is causing surface flooding and hazardous driving conditions.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from 3NewsFrance's prime minister announced the government will pour 100 million euros (NZ$139.78 million) into a major anti-racism and anti-Semitism action plan.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Daily Telegraph | Breaking NewsFIVE men have been arrested, two on terrorism offences, over alleged preparations for a terrorist act in Australia, including targeting police.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldDUNCAN, Oklahoma (AP) " A teenager whose attorney said he only meant to scare an Australian college baseball player by firing a shot at him was convicted by a jury Friday of first-degree murder.The Oklahoma jury found Chancey Allen...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Top StoriesGreece's government is releasing detainees from immigration centres and allowing them to move freely around the country.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Top StoriesItalian navy personnel on Friday boarded a Sicilian fishing boat and took custody of a Libyan soldier on board after the vessel was seized overnight off the coast of the North African state, the defence ministry said.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldNEW YORK (AP) " Things are finally looking up for Barbie.Mattel, the toy company behind the plastic dolls, said there were some signs of improving demand for Barbie ahead of its planned makeover of the brand, including Barbie dolls...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Top StoriesA car bomb killed three people on Friday outside the U.S. consulate in Erbil, the capital of Iraq's Kurdistan region, a ally of Washington in the war against Islamic State, which claimed the attack.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Stuff.co.nz - NationalA Waikato father and his three children have spent a cold, dark evening in the bush after they got lost while walking near the Wairere Falls near Matamata.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Stuff.co.nz - WorldThe parents of the boy who was the youngest to die in the attack on the Boston Marathon asked federal prosecutors to abandon their effort to sentence the bomber to death, in a statement on the front page of the Boston Globe on Friday (Sa...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Stuff.co.nz - WorldAn Oklahoma jury has found 17-year-old Chancey Luna guilty of the first-degree murder of Australian baseball player Chris Lane.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from International Business Times AUIt is a landmark verdict against the encroachment of religion in public affairs.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Stuff.co.nz - WorldA 6.5-magnitude quake has struck off the north east coast of Fiji.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Top StoriesThe commonwealth and WA will have bilateral discussions about how best to address the impact of a $300 million drop in the state's GST share.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Radio New Zealand Pacific HeadlinesAmerican Samoa is today marking the 115th anniversary since it became a U.S. territory in 1900, with a parade, and traditional Samoan dance and songs.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldPORTLAND, Oregon (AP) " The wreckage of a fishing boat that appears to be debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami was carrying some unexpected passengers " fish from Japanese waters " when it was spotted off the Oregon coast.Scientists...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from The Courier Mail | Top StoriesLATEST: THE face of a teen charged over an alleged Anzac Day terror plot targeting police and the public can be revealed after anti-terror raids across Melbourne today.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldUNITED NATIONS (AP) " Iran's foreign minister urged U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday to try to end "the senseless aerial attacks" in Yemen by a Saudi-led coalition and establish a cease-fire.Javad Zarif said in a letter,...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldWASHINGTON (AP) " Spain's Economy Minister Luis de Guindos is criticizing Greece's left-wing government for its "not very coherent" approach to negotiations over its finances and economy."We have wasted very precious time over the...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from The Courier Mail | Top StoriesUPDATE: An abseiler has been rescued from a cliff face in the Gold Coast hinterland after falling and sustaining a suspected broken leg.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from New Zealand National NewsLooking like hes has barely aged since his 90s heyday, Ricky Martin launched his One World tour at Auckland's Vector Arena last night.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Top StoriesItalian police arrested 15 African men suspected of throwing about a dozen Christians from a migrant boat in the Mediterranean on Thursday, as the crisis off southern Italy intensified.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldNEW YORK (AP) " U.S. stocks are closing broadly lower following steep declines in Europe.Investors are worried that Greece may default on its debt and exit the euro currency union. Chinese regulators were also taking steps Friday...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from International Business Times AUThe clothing company enjoyed tremendous broadcast when the U.S. golfer wore it over the weekend.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Daily Telegraph | World NewsA MAN who kidnapped a 20-year-old hitchhiker and kept her in a coffin-like box for much of her seven years in captivity as his personal sex slave has been denied parole.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from AustraliaForeign Minister Julie Bishop arrives in Iran for the first direct high-level talks between Australia and Tehran in more than a decade.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from WorldA US jury finds 17-year-old Chancey Luna guilty of murdering Australian baseball player Chris Lane and sentences him to life in prison without parole.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from New Zealand National NewsThe four contenders for the Greens co-leadership are set to take on a nationwide tour to tell party members why they deserve the top job.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldLOS ANGELES (AP) " Video of Marion "Suge" Knight plowing into two men with his pickup truck and other key evidence in the former rap music mogul's murder case was released Friday by a Los Angeles court.Superior Court Judge Ronald...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Top StoriesFive men have been arrested following Saturday morning counter-terrorism raids by Victoria Police and the AFP.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Radio New Zealand Pacific HeadlinesA ceremony commemorating the contributions of Cook Islands soldiers to New Zealand's war effort between 1914 and 1918 was held in parliament buildings yesterday.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldKINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) " Bahamian R&B singer Johnny Kemp, who is best known for the hit song "Just Got Paid," has died in Jamaica. He was 55.Jamaica police said Friday that Kemp was found floating at a beach in Montego Bay on Thursday...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from The Courier Mail | Top StoriesA MUM’s pushy email telling guests what they could and couldn’t buy her son for his first birthday has provoked a massive online backlash.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from 3NewsBritain's unemployment rate has hit a fresh six-year low of 5.6 percent, official data shows, in upbeat news for the government before the May 7 election.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Stuff.co.nz - WorldThere's been no break from the globe's record heat - the first three months of 2015 have set new high temperature marks.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from 3NewsTwo civilians were killed and nine peacekeepers from Niger wounded in a suicide attack on the UN's MINUSMA peacekeeping mission in Mali.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Stuff.co.nz - NationalWeta Workshop's Jacqueline Makkee applies the finishing touches to the hair of the giant scale model of soldier Spencer Westmacott.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldHOUSTON (AP) " Four companies and five individuals have been accused of illegally exporting to Iran high-tech electronics that could be used for military weapons.The 24-count federal indictment was unsealed Friday in Houston. The...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldWASHINGTON (AP) " President Barack Obama says poetry helps people understand themselves and each other and says the world would be "pretty barren" without it.Obama celebrated National Poetry Month at the White House on Friday by...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldA line of bike hooks that can unexpectedly detach from their mounting are among this week's recalled consumer products. Other recalls include mattresses that failed flammability standards and truck and motorcycle toys with excessive...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Local News“Wild deeds” spur court hearing for next month
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Cook Islands News: Latest news, sports, politics, health, environment and opinion in Rarotonga and the outer islandsDear Editor, we recently had the opportunity to spend a wonderful week in Rarotonga from March 2.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from KHNL - National - HeadlineA. Alfred Taubman, the self-made Michigan billionaire whose philanthropy and business success - including weaving the enclosed shopping mall into American culture - was clouded by a criminal conviction late in his career,...
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from Local NewsUnder a HECO proposal currently before the PUC, the buyback rate for rooftop solar would be cut in half.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Local NewsHonolulu police say a 40-year-old woman was arrested in connection with the deadly motorcycle crash on the H-1 Freeway near Waikele.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from KHNL - National - HeadlineChicago police have shot and killed a man in the city's South Shore neighborhood after officers said he pointed a gun at them.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Local NewsA young pilot in training gets a second chance at life.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Vanuatu Daily Post - news,news/Year 12 students of International School Suva slept for a night without food at Suva’s Mosquito Island on Wednesday to experience what life was like for their regional neighbours in Vanuatu who had be
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from KHON2 » National
About 7 percent of the hospitals surveyed received the top rating possible, a total of 251 hospitals. - Friday, April 17, 2015 from Civil Beat
The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies is conducting the Honolulu Police Department’s standard triennial review this spring and soliciting input from the public. But members of the visiting accreditation review comm... - Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NewsA group that opposed last year’s reopening of Kulani Correctional Facility is appealing a court decision that allowed the prison near Hilo to reopen.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Breaking Newsby Bethanie Harriman - EM TV, Lorengau People from around the islands and inland of the Manus Province have called on the Provincial Government to open the newly built Lorengau Market. It comes as they share smaller markets with ward cou...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NewsA buildup of fumes from a solvent closed the Kailua-Kona Post Office retail lobby Friday morning.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NewsCOLOGNE, Germany (AP) — The Germanwings crash last month was an “unbelievable horror” for the families of those killed, compounded by the apparent senselessness of the co-pilot’s actions in bringing down the plane, German President Joach...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Civil Beat
U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and U.S. Rep Ted Deutch (FL-21) this week introduced the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act, a measure they believe “strengthens Social Security for generations to come and improves benefits... - Friday, April 17, 2015 from Local NewsService, friendship and loss bound together in memory By Joyetter Feagaimaalii-Luamanu joy@samoanews.com “O uo mo aso uma a o uso mo aso vale” (friends for all seasons and kin in moments of crisis lends substance to th...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Breaking Newsby Dion Kombeng – EM TV Sports, Port Moresby Young basketball enthusiasts took part in a week long school holiday basketball clinic at Ela Beach in the nation’s capital. Following the recent success of the under 19 Papua Blac...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Local NewsHonolulu police are looking for a hit-and-run driver that left a moped rider seriously injured in Kahala Tuesday night.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Cook Islands News: Latest news, sports, politics, health, environment and opinion in Rarotonga and the outer islandsCook Islands Queen’s Representative Tom Marsters has arrived in Aotearoa to attend a number of events commemorating the contributions of Cook Islands soldiers to New Zealand’s war effort between 1914 and 1918.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Vanuatu Daily Post - news,news/A high profile 58-member Fijian joint Engineering and Health Team that rushed over to lend a much needed helping hand to Vanuatu in its most desperate hour of need, following the devastation of Onesua
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Vanuatu Daily Post - news,news/While the National Disaster Management Office appreciates Cyclone Pam relief supplies from Vanuatu’s allies and Non Government Organisations internationally it wants to coordinate the supply to avoid
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Vanuatu Daily Post - news,news/Graon and Jastis Pati Member of Parliament from Lelepa, North Efate, Ernest Gillion wishes to apologise to the Government for an allegation which he says appeared in the local media outlets claiming h
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Civil Beat
A certain Big Island mountain with telescopes has attracted a whole lot of attention over the past few weeks. Go to our homepage and type “Mauna Kea” or “TMT” into the search window for a refresher. Meanwhile, the... - Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NewsPhotos by HOLLYN JOHNSON/Tribune-Herald.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from KHON2 » National
The growth of the domestic iced tea market is booming, beating juice and sports drinks last year. - Friday, April 17, 2015 from KHON2 » National
The passenger "was removed from the flight for poking her seatmate with a pen to stop him from snoring." - Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NewsA Hawaii County Council committee Tuesday approved $1.5 million in grants for Big Island nonprofit organizations for fiscal year 2015-16.
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from Civil BeatThe Focus of the Fight It takes an airplane window vantage point to look down on the Big Island's Mauna Kea, the highest point in Hawaii at an elevation of 13,796 feet. Another Island Heard From Dancers from Maui's Halau Na Lei Kaumaka O...
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from Local NewsTwo former Hawaii residents were killed in a two-car crash in Las Vegas Wednesday night.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from KHON2 » National
"That's why I have a degree and you don't," she says. "I wouldn't work at a scumbag place like this. Makes my skin crawl even being here." - Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NewsMore than 1,300 visitors studied and voted for their favorite turning during Wailoa Center’s Big Island Woodturners 17th annual exhibit that concluded March 31.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Local NewsEveryone thankful no harm came to anyone yesterday By Joyetter Feagaimaalii-Luamanu joy@samoanews.com Captain of the Fealofani Samoa, Atuatasi “Jerry” Seigafo used the opportunity at the captains meeting held yesterday to tha...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Cook Islands News: Latest news, sports, politics, health, environment and opinion in Rarotonga and the outer islandsPrimary school teachers from the Southern Cooks have gathered in Rarotonga this week to learn more about nutrition and healthy lifestyles.
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from HomeOn Tuesday April 14, Ms. Ngedikes Olai Uludong swore-in as Palau’s Ambassador to the European Union and Climate Change. The Swearing –in ceremony was held at the President’s office in Ngerulmud where her family, friends, and colleagues w...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from KHNL - National - HeadlineThe Republican Party's most ambitious have stormed into New Hampshire for an early state showdown that highlighted the diversity, political challenges and sheer size of the GOP's 2016 presidential class.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Regional NewsBy Radio New Zealand A group of matai and high chiefs in Samoa are calling again on the government to adequately consult the country on its plans to promote the economic use of customary land. The group formally complained in August last...
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from Local NewsBy B. Chen-Fruean blue@samoanews.com Two representatives from the Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa (Faalapotopotoga o Suesuega Faalesaienisi a Samoa) are part of the delegation from Samoa, here to take part in the 2Samoas Trade ...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from KHNL - National - HeadlineA tractor-trailer carrying millions of honeybees overturned on a highway north of Seattle early Friday, scattering hives and sending white-suited beekeepers scrambling to save as many insects as they could.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Cook Islands News: Latest news, sports, politics, health, environment and opinion in Rarotonga and the outer islandsDear Editor, I am very surprised that there is not much opposition from tourism operators and accommodation owners here on Aitutaki concerning this referendum to oppose Sunday flights.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Vanuatu Daily Post - news,news/The University of the South Pacific (USP) has announced the resignation of its Pro – Chancellor and Chairman, Mr. Ikbal Jannif, from the USP Council with effect from 13 April 2015. Mr Jannif has resig
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from HomeSIUL Institute for Sustainable Living and Ebiil Society Inc. To continue showcasing the 2nd round of GEF-SGP grantees, this week's features are SIUL institute for Sustainable Living (SIUL) and Ebiil Society, Inc. "Ke' dousers: Gardens in...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Breaking NewsHeadlines: NCDC and stakeholders find short-term solutions to house NCD kids during the Pacific Games, betel nut vendors outside city limits claim they were attacked by police, and the Cancer Foundation of PNG hosts its biggest fundraisi...
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from HomeBecomes 13th state legislature to support plan The Eleventh Peleliu State Legislature has passed a resolution supporting the proposal to create a National Marine Sanctuary, becoming the 13th among 16 state legislatures in the nation to b...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Cook Islands News: Latest news, sports, politics, health, environment and opinion in Rarotonga and the outer islandsTransport arrangements for Pa Enua residents to attend Te Maeva Nui celebrations is high on Prime Minister Henry Puna’s agenda on a short trip to Tahiti.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Vanuatu Daily Post - news,news/The Melanesian Spearhead Group Technical Working Group (TWG) Negotiations on MSGTA3 have taken place this week up until yesterday 16 April at the MSG Secretariat in Port Vila.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Local NewsBy Rhonda Annesley, Editor-in-Chief rhonda@samoanews.com Many of the 2Samoas Trade Fair booths, including Samoa News’ booth are at the Veterans Memorial Stadium today, Friday, for the 115th Flag Day celebration, which includes a pa...
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from Civil Beat
Led by Rep. Romy Cachola, House lawmakers have pushed forward a plan to effectively undo a law passed in 2013 that forces Hawaii to finally get serious about paying down its massive unfunded liability in retiree health care benefits prom... - Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Cook Islands News: Latest news, sports, politics, health, environment and opinion in Rarotonga and the outer islandsThe touring Korero Maori Cultural Group has joined the Los Angeles Tahiti Community Cultural Group for a cultural performance exchange.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NewsWAILUKU, Maui (AP) — Some Maui police officers are wearing body cameras to study whether the department will adopt the technology.
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from Civil Beat
If you count the active artists in Honolulu’s art community, most of them have been affiliated in some way with the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. As the department chair, Gaye Chan has seen...
