Pacific
PACIFIC: Bougainville elects former separatist rebel
Joseph Kabui was declared winner over the weekend of the presidential election in Papua New...
PacificFIJI: Reconciliation bill makes stormy progress
The government still intends enacting the Reconciliation, Tolerance and Unity Bill, Prime...
FijiPACIFIC: Elections advance island's autonomy
Papua New Guinea's Bougainville province starts holding elections today.
PacificPACIFIC: Plan addresses security and governance issues
The Pacific Plan endorsed by four Pacific leaders in March calls for closer regional cooperation...
PacificPACIFIC: Plan seeks development through cooperation
In March, a group of four Pacific Island leaders met in Auckland, and endorsed work on a draft...
PacificUNITED STATES: Tight budget constrains foreign aid
US Secretary of State Colin Powell visited Aceh today as part of a tour of the Asian countries...
AUSTRALIA: Howard victory bolsters US alliance
Prime Minister John Howard's coalition government was returned for a fourth three-year term at...
AustraliaFRENCH POLYNESIA: Pro-independence government falls
The government of Prime Minister Oscar Temaru has been ousted after parliament at the weekend...
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