At least three deaths in Tonga have been reported. For the first time since a massive undersea volcano erupted and caused widespread damage, the government of Tonga released its first statement on ...

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON (Reuters) -All the homes on one of Tonga's small outer islands have been destroyed by a massive volcanic eruption and tsunami, with three people so far confirmed dead, the government ...

The Pacific nation of Tonga is made up of 170 islands, but it just welcomed its newest addition – thanks to an underwater volcano. Near the center of the nation's island formation lies the Home Reef ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – A volcanic eruption in Tonga has created a new island — although scientists say it could soon disappear. The volcano has been erupting for a month in the ocean about 65 ...

Three of Tonga’s smaller islands suffered serious damage from tsunami waves, officials and the Red Cross said Wednesday, as a wider picture begins to emerge of the destruction caused by the eruption ...

SAN MATEO (CBS SF/AP) -- Concerns heightened Wednesday within the San Francisco Bay Area Tongan community as reports slowly emerged from the isolated Pacific island nation of damage in the wake of a ...

Communications have been down throughout Tonga since the eruption on Saturday, but a ship made it to the outlying islands of Nomuka, Mango and Fonoifua on Wednesday, and reported back that few homes ...

Tonga is made up of 169 islands, 36 of which are inhabited. It’s expected to take weeks to survey the scale of the damage. In this photo provided by the New Zealand Defense Force, volcanic ash covers ...

Community leaders raise alarm over study links and Polynesian ties, with Tonga to face restrictions from January as US says too many overstay ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The island nation of Tonga on Friday reported its first-ever case of COVID-19 after a traveler from New Zealand tested positive. Tonga is among the few remaining nations ...