Marshall Islands

The Marshall Islands' legal battle against the world's nuclear powers has inched forward after an international court announced dates for hearings involving India, Pakistan and Britain.

The Marshall Islands parliament has elected Hilda Heine as the country's new president, making her the first woman to head the government of an independent Pacific Island nation. Audio

The Marshall Islands newly elected president Casten Nemra has been toppled in a no confidence vote in Majuro this afternoon.

The Marshall Islands and Vanuatu are among eight countries which won't be able to vote at the United Nations General Assembly because they haven't paid their membership fees.

The Marshall Islands parliament will sit today to introduce a motion of no confidence against the President, Casten Nemra.

The new Marshall Islands president is facing a leadership challenge, with a motion of no confidence expected to be introduced to parliament on Monday.

The Marshall Islands parliament has elected Casten Nemra as the new President.

The Marshall Islands stands lose substantial revenue after the US reneged on its treaty with Pacific Islands nations.

Officials say storm fronts building near the Marshall Islands in the western Pacific are being monitored closely by weather officials from Hawaii to Guam.

A new organisation hopes to help young Marshall Islanders better understand the legacy of American nuclear weapons testing in the country.

The Marshall Islands has pulled up the US government over its interpretation of treaty law in a continuing David and Goliath legal battle over nuclear disarmament.

A bloc of at least six new senators-elect in the Marshall Islands is positioning to control the outcome of the presidential election, scheduled to be carried out in parliament next month.

Data released in the Marshall Islands show fewer than half of the registered voters turned out to vote in last month's election.

The prominent foreign minister of the Marshall Islands, Tony de Brum, is among several ministers to have lost their seats in the country's elections.

Politicians in the Marshall Islands will spend the next month jostling to form a coalition after last month's election brought significant change to the country's parliament.

The election results in the Marshall Islands have caused a big upset for the government of president Christopher Loeak, with half his cabinet voted out of office.

Marshall Islands' election officials moved into the final leg of ballot tabulation with the beginning of the count of postal absentee ballots.

A visiting US State Department official has noted efforts in the Marshall Islands to combat human trafficking.