Pacific Beat

There are conflicting claims over whether political parties in Fiji are free to campaign.

In Solomon Islands the annual Forum Ministerial Standing Committee on the Regional Assistance Mission RAMSI has wrapped up.

A surge in mining-related conflict is likely to occur in developing countries over the next decade as new projects come on stream.

There are fears more mining in Solomon Islands could bring with it more mining-related conflict.

A project to provide a high speed broadband internet connection to Tonga is ahead of schedule.

A fruit fly that's a noxious pest has invaded the Cook Islands and is causing concern about its potential to damage the country's fruit and vegetable exports.

Rotting Seaweed is a feature of many an ocean beach, and looks like useless rubbish, but a marine ecologist from Edith Cowan University in Western Australia, says it's good for the environment.

Defeated French Polynesian President, Oscar Temaru has achieved his major goal of having the territory re-listed for decolonisation by the United Nations General Assembly.

Obesity starts young in American Samoa with some babies only 15 months old classified as obese.

In 2011, a devastating tsunami hit Japan following a magnitude 9.

An international study has found infants who sleep with their parents have a five-times greater chance of dying from SIDS - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

Fiji's Rugby Union is rejecting reports it has been snubbed by New Zealand.

For the first time in Fiji's athletics history, five athletes have qualified on merit to compete at the IAAF World Youth Championship.

Five cricketers from the Pacific have been selected to join a high performance coaching program in Australia this summer.

Papua New Guinea has told a meeting of Melanesian Finance Ministers that it wants to pull out of regional free trade negotiations that include Australia and New Zealand.

A controversial Papua New Guinean businessman denies he'd been hiding in Australia to avoid charges of misappropriating millions of dollars.

Tonga's decision to host the South Pacific Games in 2019 is designed to boost the economy, sporting prowess and even the country's health.

Former United Kingdom Secretary of State for International Development, Clare Short, says she hopes more countries will sign up to a global anti-corruption initiative for the mining and energy industries during an international conference in Sydney, this week.

Media reports about a largely Maori and Pacific islands youth gang operating in Melbourne's northwestern suburbs have been played down by police.