- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Radio New Zealand Pacific HeadlinesFiji's opposition Sodelpa party has submitted 7,000 reproductions of the current flag as entries to the government's competition for a new flag, which was concluded yesterday.
Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Voxy: Most popular today feedA Nepalese-born New Zealander Jitendra Bothara from Miyamoto New Zealand departed last night for his devastated homeland to join a specialist team from Miyamoto Global Disaster Relief Fund, global specialists in post earthquake seismic e...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) " A state of emergency was declared Friday by Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad with nearly 17 million chickens and turkeys dead, dying or scheduled to be euthanized due to a widening bird flu outbreak.The proclamation,...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Top StoriesTurkish police fired tear gas and water cannon at hundreds of stone-throwing May Day protesters on Friday, after they defied a ban and tried to march on Istanbul's Taksim Square.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Daily Telegraph | Breaking NewsTHE UN says it is "horribly possible" that more allegations of child abuse against French and other soldiers could arise.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Daily Telegraph | Breaking NewsIT'S believed the bodies of convicted drug smugglers Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran have arrived home in Sydney.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from NEWS.com.au | Top StoriesWHAT the stars wear on the red carpet gets as much attention as the Logie Awards themselves.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from NEWS.com.au | Top StoriesREAL estate agents and property developers are among those who could face fines and jail time under the government’s tough new laws on foreign investment.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from NEWS.com.au | Top StoriesTONY Abbott says he remains focused on the budget, along with jobs, growth and opportunity, and intends to govern for his full three-year term.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldORLANDO, Florida (AP) " Some South Florida politicians say they've been ignored long enough by state leaders in North Florida. Now they want their own state.The South Miami City Commission is urging the creation of a new state of...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from NEWS.com.au | Top StoriesPRIME Minister Tony Abbott says he wants to give local homebuyers a fair go against foreign investors who are driving up property prices.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from NEWS.com.au | Top StoriesEDUCATION Minster Christopher Pyne failed to get his university deregulation bill passed. But now the self-proclaimed ‘fixer’ has a new plan for students.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Top StoriesSix Baltimore police officers were charged on Friday in the arrest and death in April of a 25-year-old black man, Freddie Gray, the latest flashpoint in police use of lethal force and race relations in the United States.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Voxy: Most popular today feedOn the eve of the duck shooting season New Zealand First is repeating its call for the restoration of lead shot. "Many shooters say the steel shot does not always kill and birds may die over hours or days," says Spokesperson on Outdoor R...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Radio New Zealand Pacific HeadlinesOver 1,400 individual entries has been received in the competition to design a new Fiji flag.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from NEWS.com.au | Top StoriesTHE arrival of the newest royal baby will see a few accidental heroes who were going about their normal jobs but will suddenly have a story to tell the grand kids.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from NEWS.com.au | Top StoriesHALF of us have it but when was the last time you actually used your private health insurance? Maybe it’s time we had another look at this broken system.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Daily Telegraph | World NewsFORMER Bali Nine lawyer Muhammad Rifan has reportedly been arrested in Indonesia as it is revealed the executions were illegal under international law.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from The Courier Mail | Top StoriesAN AUSTRALIAN woman has been raped by resort workers after passing out on a beach, with the culprits telling police they ‘couldn’t control themselves’.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldThe bodies of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are believed to have arrived home in Sydney.The men's family, including Chan's newlywed wife, touched down on Saturday morning on a flight from Indonesia that was believed to be carrying...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from NEWS.com.au | Top StoriesLAILA Ali has delivered a stunning takedown of Floyd Mayweather after he disrespected her father Muhammad. It wasn’t angry. Or nasty. It was just perfect.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from 3NewsPolice in Burundi say they have arrested close to 600 people during protests and clashes sparked by the president's bid to stay in power.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from TheAge RSS News HeadlinesThe Exemplary Apartments open day offers a glimpse of some of the city's most stunning spaces.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldBALTIMORE (AP) " Baltimore's chief prosecutor, just 35 years old and on the job for less than four months, moved swiftly Friday to address the biggest challenge of her career when she announced charges including second-degree murder...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldPolice have found dozens of shallow graves, a corpse and an ailing survivor at an abandoned jungle camp in an area of southern Thailand that is regularly used to smuggle Rohingya Muslims, as well as Bangladeshis and other migrants,...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from TheAge RSS News HeadlinesHouse prices in Ashburton and Caulfield South have rocketed 25 per cent over the past six months.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Voxy: Most popular today feedThe Green Party welcomes a decision by the Board of Inquiry into the Tukituki Catchment Proposal that calls for a limit on nitrogen entering the waterway.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from The Courier Mail | Top StoriesFOUR Brisbane fathers have returned home from Nepal with an amazing story of how they survived the devastation of the earthquake.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldLAS VEGAS (AP) " Blues legend B.B. King was in hospice care Friday at his home in Las Vegas, according to a longtime business associate with legal control over his affairs.The 89-year-old musician posted thanks on his official website...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldHOUSTON (AP) " Texas investigators have uncovered a hit list in the case of a Jordanian man accused of fatally shooting a female Iranian activist, prosecutors said Friday.The disclosure came during a court hearing for Shmou Ali...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from NEWS.com.au | Top StoriesAS devastating storms swept through Queensland last night five people, including an 8-year-old boy died in flood waters.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Daily Telegraph | Breaking NewsTHE death toll from the Nepal earthquake has climbed to 6260, and the UN says many survivors are still waiting for basic aid after nearly a week.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Voxy: Most popular today feedKobo is excited to announce that from today, the Kobo Glo HD is available in stores and online in New Zealand. Just in time for Mother’s Day, the Kobo Glo HD provides readers with the highest resolution screen available on the market, at...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldALBANY, New York (AP) " A Latvian-born woman accused of killing her fiance but reporting he died in a New York kayaking accident had volunteered as a gardener on the Hudson River island where police say the crime happened.Angelika...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Voxy: Most popular today feedAngel networks and funds invested $55.9 million into young New Zealand companies in 2014 - a record high which was powered by enthusiasm for software investment, New Zealand Venture Investment Fund chief executive Franceska Banga said to...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) " John Kerry is making the first visit to Sri Lanka by a U.S. secretary of state in a decade, seizing a rare opportunity to champion democratic reform and to tighten ties at a strategic crossroads in the vast...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from The Courier Mail | Top StoriesAMAZING video footage has emerged of the moment the glass at a southeast Queensland shopping centre broke under the force of floodwater.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Radio New Zealand Pacific Headlines12 people have reportedly been arrested by Indonesian security forces in West Papua, on the 46th anniversary of Indonesia's annexation of the former Dutch colony.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldBALTIMORE (AP) " An Maryland bishop accused of fatally striking a bicyclist while driving drunk in Baltimore has resigned, and her credentials have been revoked, officials with the Episcopal Church said.The Episcopal Diocese of...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from NEWS.com.au | Top StoriesWHEN police put a ‘most wanted’ poster of this man on Facebook, with warrants for his arrest, he promptly clicked the ‘like’ button.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Voxy: Most popular today feedAbano Healthcare Group (NZX: ABA) has today confirmed settlement of the sale of Aotea Pathology to Wellington SCL Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Healthscope New Zealand Limited, following the satisfaction of all sale conditions.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Stuff.co.nz - NationalThe country may be slipping toward winter, but for this weekend at least late autumn is on its best behaviour.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from TheAge RSS News HeadlinesLas Vegas: Gamblers have flocked in huge numbers to Sin City for Saturday's welterweight showdown between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao which experts believe will be one of Nevada's most heavily bet-upon sporting events.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from NEWS.com.au | Top StoriesTHE PM says people will have to wait until the budget for details of particular proposals, which media reports say include changes to pensions.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - NationalA 6-year-old boy is missing after failing to return home from a friend's place in Mangere yesterday, police say.Korotangi Lalahi was last seen around the Yates Road, Tennessee Ave area.He is described as of Tongan and Maori decent,...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldOMAHA, Neb. (AP) " Warren Buffett's company said Friday its first-quarter profit jumped 10 percent on the strength of its railroad and insurance businesses.Berkshire Hathaway Inc. earned $5.16 billion, or $3,143 per Class A share,...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from NEWS.com.au | Top StoriesOLYMPIC champion turned transgender reality TV star Bruce Jenner is being sued for wrongful death damages over a car crash which killed a 69-year-old woman.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - NationalThe waitress at the centre of a ponytail-pulling saga is refusing to cooperate with a private prosecution against Prime Minister John Key.Serial litigant Graham McCready is taking legal action against Mr Key for repeatedly pulling...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from TheAge RSS News HeadlinesThe execution of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran was illegal under international law according to high-level advice provided to Julie Bishop.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldSAN DIEGO (AP) " Three men charged with running an illegal international sports gambling ring that made millions have pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy in San Diego.The U.S. attorney's office says brothers Jan and Erik Portocarre...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from NewsSynopsis: Aloha showing strength in the Protect Mauna Kea movement.
- Friday, May 1, 2015 from NewsMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Scores more women and children have been rescued from Islamic extremists in the remote Sambisa Forest, Nigeria’s military said amid reports that some of the women fought their rescuers fiercely.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from KHNL - National - HeadlineBy The Associated Press 12 a.m.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from KHON2 » National
Kicker Ryan Succop joked on Instagram that they could arm wrestle for the #8 jersey. - Friday, May 1, 2015 from Talamua On-lineThe Tiavi Falls that neighbours Siumu farmlands By Lagi Keresoma APIA: FRIDAY 01 MAY 2015: A farmer who went missing two days ago at Siumu was found this morning while a fisherman from Falealupo is still missing after three months. The f...
- The Te Mato Vai water education programme currently being delivered to all but one school on Rarotonga has reached the end of its second week, said Te Mato Vai representative Jaewynn McKay.
- Friday, May 1, 2015 from NewsIncreasing sea temperatures, westerly winds and other factors are pointing to a strengthening El Nino.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Fiji Sun » NEWSThe iTaukei people should take advantage of all the developments offered by the Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama-led Government. This statement was echoed by the Vunivalu of Rewa, Ro Epeli Mataitini
- After almost 20 years of campaigning by workers, the Cook Islands government is finally applying to become a member of the United Nations’ International Labour Organisation (ILO).
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Local NewsBy Terry Custodio Auva'a terry@samoanews.com “Emotional, brought forth a sense of warmth” was the description given by the Lt. Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga when asked to say a few words after the premier showing of the A...
- Friday, May 1, 2015 from NewsA gift? Isn’t caregiving a burden?
- Friday, May 1, 2015 from NewsBALTIMORE — The refusal of authorities to provide more than a few sketchy details about the Freddie Gray investigation may be legally appropriate, but many people in Baltimore were finding it hard to be patient Thursday as police reveale...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Vanuatu Daily Post - news,news/Today is International Labour Day and every year, Vanuatu marks the significance of this day in the national calendar.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Local NewsBill would forfeit city’s air rights above transit stations to the state, which some critics say is another skim.
- Friday, May 1, 2015 from NewsHONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s second largest airline, Island Air, says that after June 1 it will no longer fly to Kauai and will reduce the number of flights to Lanai by more than half.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Civil Beat
U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii is praising an Obama Administration announcement Fridayt that it will provide $20 million in grants to local police departments around the country for the purchase of body cameras for officers. The grants... - Saturday, May 2, 2015 from NewsThere was an outpouring of love at Mountain View Elementary School on Saturday.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Local NewsHere's the list of places on Oahu showing the boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Breaking Newsby Tokana Hasavi – EM TV, Port Moresby The Catholic Church maintains a firm stance against the death penalty, saying it has no place in PNG’s society and does not fight crime. Yesterday afternoon, General Secretary to the Cat...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Breaking Newsby Lorraine Genia - EM TV Sports, Port Moresby The Puma Energy Pukpuk Sevens squad released and announced yesterday for the Pacific Games, has seen several new inclusions to the national team. The team is a gel of overseas and provincial...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Fiji Sun » NEWSThe Rewa Methodist Church Division will call for a review of the constitution of the Methodist Church in Fiji and Rotuma during the annual conference (Bose Ko Viti) in August.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Civil Beat
A bill to lower maximum payday loan interest rates died Friday after a fiery standoff between Sen. Rosalyn Baker and Rep. Justin Woodson, both of Maui County. Baker’s proposal, Senate Bill 737, would have capped the annual percentage rat... - Friday, May 1, 2015 from NewsKATHMANDU, Nepal — The 15-year-old boy had been buried alive under the rubble of this quake-stricken capital for five days, listening to bulldozers clearing mountains of debris, fearful the incessant aftershocks might finally collapse th...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Local NewsPolice are investigating a deadly crash involving a pedestrian in Kapolei Friday morning.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Breaking Newsby Vasinatta Yama - EM TV, Port Moresby A report by an independent firm, KPMG, for PNG British American Tobacco shows more than 10% of cigarettes consumed are illegally smuggled into the country. This has resulted in government losing mo...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Local News"It's surreal. A lot of excitement," said Marcus Mariota, who was chosen by the Tennessee Titans as its 1st round draft pick a day earlier.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Vanuatu Daily Post - news,news/Today is a public holiday as Vanuatu joins countries around the world to commemorate the Labor Day and at the same time commemorate the arrival of the first Missionaries on Efate.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Breaking Newsby Shane Saroya – EM TV Sports, Port Moresby Off-field conduct has plagued the Rugby League fraternity over the years. The NRL has taken drastic measures to discipline players for their off-field conduct, with players referred to j...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from KHON2 » National
Manny Pacquiao is arguably the biggest celebrity and athlete ever to emerge from this island nation. - Friday, May 1, 2015 from NewsCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The only spacecraft ever to orbit Mercury ended its four-year tour with a crash landing Thursday
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Breaking Newsby Shane Saroya – EM TV Sports, Port Moresby A win by the reigning champions, Hekari United, will guarantee a ten consecutive minor premiership title for the club, and a ticket to the OFC Champions League next year. Strikers, Joach...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Civil Beat
Hawaii lawmakers scrapped a measure Friday that would have allowed a married couple to pay out of their own pocket to live together in a community care foster family home. This type of state-regulated home currently can have three reside... - Friday, May 1, 2015 from KHON2 » National
Microsoft launched a cool new tool for flattering -- or offending -- anyone with a few free minutes to kill. - Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Local NewsBy Fili Sagapolutele fili@samoanews.com Education director Vaitinasa Dr. Salu Hunkin-Finau says school buses will go in for full repair services during the summer while school is out and she has reaffirmed that public high school graduat...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Local NewsThe Hawaii Department of Transportation is advising Oahu motorists that H-1 Freeway lane modifications will be implemented in the westbound direction between the Pearl City/Waimalu Off-Ramp (Exit 10) and the H-1/H-2 Split beginning Sunda...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Breaking Newsby EM TV Online Dr Sandra Tarte, a Director of Politics and International Affairs at the University of South Pacific, says Fiji not attending the Pacific Islands Forum will weaken the solidarity of the forum. “It’s not ...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from KHNL - National - HeadlineA massive march planned for Saturday to protest the death of a man in police custody is now being billed as a "victory rally" after Baltimore's top prosecutor filed criminal charges against the six officers involved in...
- Sunday, May 3, 2015 from Breaking NewsHighlights : Director of the Police Fraud Squad attacked by a Lawyer, Catholic Church reiterates its stand on the Death Penalty and government representatives respond to the boycott of classes...
- Friday, May 1, 2015 from NewsHONOLULU (AP) — Federal, state and city officials broke ground for a new joint traffic management center that was supposed to be completed in 2012.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Fiji Sun » NEWSContinued from Friday. Nemani Delaibatiki’s two-part series helps demystify misplaced claims by the Opposition on iTaukei land, rights and interests. Ministry of iTaukei Affairs institutions are intact. Contrary to reports
- Friday, May 1, 2015 from Talamua On-lineThe Manu Samoa Sevens Team with the Head State this morning By Lagi Keresoma APIA: FRIDAY 01 MAY 2015: For a team to win in any sport, they need to stand united and steadfast to conquer all challenges that comes their way, and together t...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Vanuatu Daily Post - news,news/A female expat Santo investor has left the country fearing for her life after the alleged prime suspect who raped her at knife point early this year had allegedly escaped and made two attempts to kill
- Friday, May 1, 2015 from Talamua On-lineStudents of the Vaie’e Primary School APIA: FRIDAY 01 MAY 2015: Vaiee Primary School opened its new school building today during an official handover ceremony at the school premises. The school was largely funded under Japan’s Grant Assi...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Local NewsFirst responders recovered the body of a 26-year-old man who was swimming in waters off Yokohama Bay Friday afternoon, according to Emergency Medical Services officials.
- Te Ipukarea Society is calling for the people of Aitutaki to sign the nationwide petition against purse seining which is available in two locations on the island.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Fiji Sun » NEWSPolice have sent their file on a “rebel” group forming two so-called “autonomous Christian states” to Director of Public Prosecutions, Christopher Pryde. He will decide whether charges can be laid
- Friday, May 1, 2015 from NewsConstruction of the $22.3 million Pahoa District Park, once paused due to the June 27 lava flow, restarted last week, Hawaii County officials said.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Civil Beat
The White House marked the start of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month Friday with a presidential proclamation and a publicity push for a summit later this month. The White House Summit on Asian Americans and Pacific Isla... - Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Local NewsBy Fili Sagapolutele fili@samoanews.com Instead of an ASG subsidy, the government will waive certain costs and fees at the Ofu Airport in the Manu’a islands, allowing Polynesian Airlines to commence a weekly flight next week to the...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Local NewsHer friends, who called her Margo, tell KITV 4 she was a nature lover who dedicated her life to protecting the waters and sea life of Hawaii.
