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SYDNEY/WELLINGTON (Reuters) -All the homes on one of Tonga's small outer islands have been destroyed by a massive volcanic eruption and tsunami, with three people so far confirmed dead, the government ...

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Building supplies from Fletcher Building South Pacific have arrived in Tonga to assist in rebuilding cyclone-damaged homes of people most in need. Aside from assisting with residential repair work ...

NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga - Homes swathed in purple and black formed a bright bow running from the countryside to cities of Tonga as the mourning nation honoured and buried their late King George Tupou V on ...

SYDNEY — Three of Tonga’s smaller islands suffered serious damage from tsunami waves, officials and the Red Cross said Wednesday, as a wider picture begins to emerge of the destruction caused by the ...

The first flights carrying fresh water and other aid to Tonga finally arrived Thursday after the Pacific nation's main airport runway was cleared of ash left by a huge volcanic eruption. New Zealand ...