Polynesian separatists lose power
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A censure vote removes French Polynesia's first pro-independence government, elected just four months ago.
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Many remote areas of the Pacific have been cut off from the outside world after the loss of the Intelsat IS-804 satellite.
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A state of emergency is imposed in Fiji, three months after the previous one was lifted.
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The pro-independence party of Taiwan  President Chen Shui-bian suffered a surprise defeat in weekend  legislative elections that could ease tensions with China but  paralyze government on the democratic island.
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The fate of East Timor Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri, blamed by opponents for the unrest that gripped the tiny nation last month, is hanging in the balance after the president asked him to resign.
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The leader of Nepal, King Gyanendra, unexpectedly dissolved the government and claimed absolute power Tuesday, justifying the moves as necessary to restore peace and democracy in the face of a Maoist insurgency that has spread to nearly every corner of the picturesque Himalayan nation.
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Authorities at the GuantÃ¡namo Bay detention facility have clamped down decisively in recent months.
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GOMA, Congo  - Former rebels in the Democratic  Republic of Congo pulled out of a power-sharing government on  Monday, dealing a major blow to the peace process in a country  emerging from civil war.
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The cruise ship is called the Pride of Aloha but passengers are saying their trip was a shame. The trouble cruise came to an end this morning.
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- A severe storm has been battering much of New Zealand, leaving the capital Wellington all but cut off.
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French Polynesia's long-running political crisis took another twist here Friday with former president Gaston Flosse returned to power in the Pacific archipelago amid a boycott by independence supporters.
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JERUSALEM -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas dissolved the Palestinian government yesterday and declared a state of emergency after rival Hamas forces took complete control of the Gaza Strip in what the Islamic movement called the territory's "liberation."
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French Polynesians are voting to end a political deadlock after a controversial poll last year.
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Fiji's military took over running the country in a bloodless overthrow on Tuesday after confining the elected prime minister to his home in the South Pacific island nation's fourth coup in 20 years.
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KATHMANDU, NEPAL - Maoist rebels fighting to topple Nepal&#39;s constitutional monarchy have cut off all land routes to Kathmandu, the capital of the Himalayan kingdom.
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Fiji's military chief said on Tuesday the army had taken over running the country, while the elected prime minister was confined to his home in the South Pacific island nation that is undergoing its fourth coup in 20 years.
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Divisions over Fiji's military takeover widened on Friday as powerful traditional chiefs and politicians split on whether to support the bloodless overthrow of the South Pacific island nation's government.