APIA, Samoa (AP) - The U.S. Geological Survey says a powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake has struck in the South Pacific between Samoa and American Samoa. A tsunami alert has been issued for the region.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Samoa’s main streets were eerily quiet on Thursday as the government stepped up efforts to curb a measles epidemic that has killed 62 people. The government told most ...

(Reuters) -Samoa held a national election on Friday with the Pacific Island nation's first female prime minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa seeking to return to office in a race against the long-serving ...

The reign of Samoa's first female prime minister is almost certainly over, with provisional results in Friday's national poll indicating a new government will lead the Pacific nation after months of ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Rescuers reached scenes of stunning devastation on Thursday after a killer tsunami obliterated Samoan island villages, killing at least ...