French Polynesia
Call for another review of French nuclear compo law
Two French lawmakers have urged the social affairs minister Marisol Touraine to amend the decree on compensation for victims of France's nuclear weapons tests.
Tahiti drone crash probed
Investigations are underway in French Polynesia into last week's crash of a drone in the Tahiti airport area.
Mururoa e tatou founder dies
A founder of French Polynesia's nuclear veterans organisation John Doom has died after a long illness at the age of 80.
French Polynesia boy dies after attack by teenagers
A 13-year-old boy in French Polynesia is being held for questioning for allegedly beating to death a boy of the same age.
Call for jail term for French Polynesia mayor
The prosecution in French Polynesia has called for two-year jail sentence for the mayor of Tumara'a Cyril Tetuanui for corruption.
Jail term for French Polynesia's Emile Vernaudon
A former mayor of Mahina in French Polynesia Emile Vernaudon has been given a one-year jail term for corruption.
Suspended jail term for French Polynesia's Cyril Tetuanui
The mayor of Tumara'a in French Polynesia Cyril Tetuanui has been given a suspended eight-month prison sentence for abusing a tendering process to build gymnasiums.
UN makes call on Tahiti's self-determination
The United Nations has adopted a resolution asking France to put in place a self-determination process for French Polynesia.
Tahiti protest against mining of Makatea
A small group has lodged a protest outside French Polynesia's presidency in Papeete against plans to resume phosphate mining.
Temaru wins Caledonian Union support in presidency quest
French Polynesia's independence leader Oscar Temaru has won the backing of a New Caledonian pro-independence party in his quest to stand in next year's French presidential election.
Tahiti's Fritch acknowledges Hollande move
The French Polynesian president Edouard Fritch has praised Francois Hollande for his courage not to seek re-election as France's president next year.
Air Calin renews its fleet
New Caledonia's international airline says it will replace its four aircraft with four new ones.
Marquesas look at loosening Tahiti link
A mayor in French Polynesia's Marquesas islands has confirmed the archipelago's intention to loosen its ties with Tahiti to become a separate French entity.
Paris to assess Tahiti's justice system next year
France will send a commission to French Polynesia next year to look at how the justice system performs in the territory.
Fillon's success in France alarms Tahiti's leader
French Polynesia's president Edouard Fritch says he is alarmed at part of the programme of François Fillon, who won the Republicans' primaries for next year's French presidential election.
Independence movements in French Pacific mourn Castro
The independence movements in the French Pacific have expressed their condolences to the Cuban people for the weekend death of the former leader Fidel Castro.
French Pacific defies Fillon sweep
Voters in French Polynesia and Wallis and Futuna have defied the trends and given Alain Juppé the most votes in the second round of primaries for next year's French presidential election.
French court gives hope for nuclear compo claims
A French court has ordered the state to compensate three veterans irradiated during nuclear tests between the 1960s and 1990s.
Tahiti government keen to restart phosphate mining
The French Polynesian government has teamed up with an Australian company Avenir Makatea for a roadshow in a bid to drum up support for the resumption of phosphate mining.
Tahiti's Sarkozy backers switch to Fillon
French Polynesia's backers of Nicolas Sarkozy in the French presidential race have switched their support to Francois Fillon.
