Tonga has elected a new leader by secret ballot in parliament, two weeks after the previous prime minister abruptly resigned, following a power struggle with the Pacific nation’s royal family.

On a remote island known for its whales ... Privy Council meeting on Vava'u this Thursday, people like 'Ungatea Fonua Kata remain hopeful about Tonga's political future. She believes Tonga will ...

Many people suffered from coughing ... The force of the Jan. 15 eruption of an undersea volcano near the Tonga islands in the South Pacific was said to have been similar to, or slightly greater ...