Strong quake strikes off Tonga

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake has struck 255km southwest of Tonga, according to the US Geological Survey, but there are no reports of damage.

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Tonga's King George V laid to rest

Tonga's King George Tupou V, who died aged 63 in a Hong Kong hospital after fewer than six years on the throne, has been laid to rest in the royal tomb, reports say.

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• King of Tonga has died in Hong Kong
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Tonga readies for King's state funeral

Tonga is preparing to bid farewell its late King George Tupou V, rehearsing the funeral procession and declaring 2 public holidays to coincide with the mourning.

• King of Tonga has died in Hong Kong

Earthquake hits Tonga in South Pacific

A Magnitude-7.6 earthquake has struck the remote island nation of Tonga in the South Pacific.

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Two earthquakes shake Tonga

A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake has struck off Tonga, a minute after a moderate 5.5-magnitude quake shook the same area.

• Strong quake hits Tonga
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• Samoans mourn tsunami victims

Tongan teens appeal flogging

Two Tongan teenagers who escaped from prison and stole food and other goods while on the run have appealed a court ruling ordering them to be whipped.

Tsunami wave was 14m high

The tsunami that killed more than 180 people in the Samoan islands and Tonga earlier this year towered up to 14m high, scientists say.

• Samoans mourn tsunami victims
• Tsunami: 'It's hell on earth'

Tsunami alert sparks panic

Thousands of panicked South Pacific islanders raced away from the coastline after three quakes rocked the region and generated a small tsunami.

• Samoans mourn tsunami victims
• Search on for tsunami dead
• Disaster-hit Asia counts the dead

Samoans mourn tsunami victims

Hundreds of tsunami survivors have gathered at a church to mourn lost relatives, while pledging to rebuild their obliterated communites.

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• Disaster-hit Asia counts the dead

Quake hits off Samoan islands

A powerful earthquake has struck in seas off Tonga and the Samoan islands, two days after a giant tremor and tsunami killed nearly 150 people.

• Disaster-hit Asia counts the dead
• Tsunami: 'It's hell on earth'
• Tsunami victims face wait

Tsunami victims face wait

International aid agencies have warned that desperate tsunami survivors in the worst-hit areas may have to wait days for help.

• Tsunami: 'It's hell on earth'
• Shocking scenes after tsunami

Shocking scenes after deadly tsunami

Television images have shown homes ripped apart, cars submerged in the sea or lodged in trees and large fishing boats hurled ashore after tsunami waves hit Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga.

• Tsunami toll continues to rise
• Help for tsunami-hit areas

Divers sent to recover bodies

Australia and New Zealand will send divers to Tonga to help recover victims of the ferry disaster in which 66 people are feared dead.

• Scores missing as ferry sinks