Nauru

The body of an Iranian asylum seeker, who took his own life on Nauru more than a month ago, has been flown to Brisbane.

An Iranian woman was amoung 21 refugees from Nauru who flew to the United States yesterday to be resettled.

A fish-spotting helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff from a purse seiner last week near Nauru, killing both the pilot and a passenger on impact, according an official with the fishing boat's agent…

Canada should be asked to resettle refugees exiled by Australia that cannot enter the United States, a Papua New Guinea lawyer says.

The chief executive of the Nauru Phosphate company, Ronphos, says the island could expect to be mining phosphate for another 25 to 30 years.

Taiwan, which is excluded from formal Pacific Islands Forum meetings at the behest of China, is nonetheless helping pay for the upcoming summit in Nauru.

Thirty-six refugees exiled to Nauru by Australia flew to the US yesterday to be resettled after attacks on women refugees increased, an advocate says.

The largest global grouping of public broadcasters says Nauru's ban on Australian Broadcasting Corporation journalists attending the Pacific Islands Forum summit is completely unacceptable.

A research academic at the Australian National University says regional bodies like the Pacific Islands Forum must have a role in encouraging the Nauru government towards more democratic practices.

Refugees exiled to Manus Island and Nauru by Australia have a new champion in the form of a boxer who says he is fighting on their behalf. Video

The Nauru government's refusal to allow journalists from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to cover the Pacific Forum Leaders summit has been condemned by the Pacific media watchdog.

The Pacific Islands News Association is calling on Nauru and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to use the "Pacific way" to resolve what it calls the impasse between them.

The government of Nauru has announced payment of US$369 thousand to widows who lost money when the Bank of Nauru collapsed in 2006.

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The Nauru government says it will appeal a Supreme Court ruling that a recently passed law is unconstitutional.

The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat says that while Nauru has stated its concerns about media reporting, the Forum has always stood by the principles of free and open media.

Amnesty International says the Nauru government's decision to ban Australia's ABC from the Pacific Islands Forum summit is a brazen attempt to suppress critical coverage.