Marshall Islands

Officials say storm fronts building near the Marshall Islands in the western Pacific are being monitored closely by weather officials from Hawaii to Guam.

A new organisation hopes to help young Marshall Islanders better understand the legacy of American nuclear weapons testing in the country.

The Marshall Islands has pulled up the US government over its interpretation of treaty law in a continuing David and Goliath legal battle over nuclear disarmament.

A bloc of at least six new senators-elect in the Marshall Islands is positioning to control the outcome of the presidential election, scheduled to be carried out in parliament next month.

Data released in the Marshall Islands show fewer than half of the registered voters turned out to vote in last month's election.

The prominent foreign minister of the Marshall Islands, Tony de Brum, is among several ministers to have lost their seats in the country's elections.

Politicians in the Marshall Islands will spend the next month jostling to form a coalition after last month's election brought significant change to the country's parliament.

The election results in the Marshall Islands have caused a big upset for the government of president Christopher Loeak, with half his cabinet voted out of office.

Marshall Islands' election officials moved into the final leg of ballot tabulation with the beginning of the count of postal absentee ballots.

A visiting US State Department official has noted efforts in the Marshall Islands to combat human trafficking.

Badly needed development projects are finally in the pipeline for the overcrowded island of Ebeye in the Marshall Islands.

Marshall Islands voters delivered an unmistakable message through Monday's national election: they want change.

Monday's elections in the Marshall Islands appear to have drawn a large turnout of voters, but it will be two weeks until the results are known because of the high number of postal votes.

Marshall Islanders go to the polls today, with some predicting a huge offshore vote may influence the elections.

Fish consumed from popular fishing spots in the Marshall Islands have been found to show high levels of toxic pollutants that could raise the risk of cancer and learning disabilities.