Samoa

The chair of a World Health Organisation advisory group is urging world leaders to denounce misinformation around health. Audio

The Samoa under-17 women's team is determined to be one of the best prepared teams from Oceania to ever travel to a FIFA World Cup.

As of 20 January, there have been 363 reported cases of whooping cough, with confirmed 24 cases.

Police commissioner Auapa'au Logoitino Filipo said police and customs officials intercepted the drugs in a shipping container from the United States, concealed in cereal-like packaging.

The team lost by 52 runs to Pakistan in Sarawak, Malaysia, last Friday in their final group match.

The agreement will make travel easier for citizens of the two nations.

Samoa and New Zealand have been in discussions over Manawanui compensation, Samoa's CEO of Ministry of Works Transport and Infrastructure says.

The first lot of fuel has been removed from New Zealand navy ship Manawanui which sank in October off the southwest coast of Upolu in Samoa. Video

The first day of the first sitting of Samoa's parliament has ended with the PM saying if a vote of no confidence is tabled against her, she will advise the head of state to dissolve parliament.

Analysis - With just over a year left in her tenure as Prime Minister of Samoa, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa faces political upheaval.

Samoa is no longer satisfied with being one of the 'minnows' of Oceania football and wants to regularly compete against the 'big seven' of the region.

Samoa's Under-19 women's cricket captain is excited about her team's debut appearance at the ICC Under-19 Twenty20 World Cup.

Parliament is scheduled to reconvene next Tuesday.

Samoa's Prime Minister has confirmed the sacking of three Cabinet Ministers in a press conference.