Wallis And Futuna

A new assembly president has been elected in Wallis and Futuna but nine of the 20 representatives ignored the election meeting.

The first case of dengue has been detected on the French Pacific island of Futuna.

Voters in Wallis and Futuna have gone to the polls in a territorial election to choose a new 20-member assembly for a five-year term.

In Wallis and Futuna it will soon be compulsory for motorbike and moped users to wear a helmet.

The French authorities in Wallis and Futuna have decreed a two-day ban on demonstrations on land and at sea to secure the safe arrival of a supply ship.

New rules have come into force in Wallis and Futuna for motorists breaking the law in a bid to increase road safety.

Voters in French Polynesia and Wallis and Futuna have defied the trends and given Alain Juppé the most votes in the second round of primaries for next year's French presidential election.

The French prefect of Wallis has banned public demonstrations island-wide today to contain tension between rival clans claiming the royal title.

To stem the non-communicable diseases crisis in Wallis and Futuna, community leaders intend declaring public community areas smoke-free.

Government employees in Wallis and Futuna are threatening to go on strike if the government doesn't resolve a festering job dispute.

A new king has been installed in Alo on the French Pacific island of Futuna three weeks after Petelo Sea abdicated.

A New Caledonian-based lawyer has accused the French prefect of Wallis and Futuna of hypocrisy over the installation of a new king of Wallis.

Reports from Wallis and Futuna say the French administration has chosen to recognise Patalione Kanimoa as the new king of Wallis.

After abdicating at the weekend, the king of Alo on the French Pacific island of Futuna now says he did so after losing the backing of his clan.

The king of Alo on the French Pacific island of Futuna has abdicated.

New Caledonia's public broadcaster says the crisis in Wallis and Futuna triggered by the installation of two rival kings may be resolved within days.

Traditional May Day celebrations in Wallis and Futuna have been thrown into disarray after two rival sets of royal families have each installed a king.

Samoa is starting to feel the impact of Cyclone Amos, as the still-intensifying cyclone approaches the country's main islands.

Tropical Cyclone Amos was upgraded to a category three on Friday night, and was forecast to pass close to Samoa's southern coast this weekend.

A tropical cyclone in the Pacific has started a change in direction, from the west to the east.