Nauru News http://www.topix.com/world/nauru http://www.topix.com/rss/world/nauru.xml News on Nauru continually updated from thousands of sources around the net. en-us Copyright 2008, Topix Topix http://www.topix.com/ http://www.topix.com/pics/topix_homepage_logo2.png Nauru court rules Easter parliament null and void http://www.topix.net/world/nauru/2008/04/nauru-court-rules-easter-parliament-null-and-void?fromrss=1 "Anything that it purported to do, without a quorum, is simply invalid and void"

The Supreme Court on the Pacific Island nation of Nauru has declared an Easter Saturday sitting of the country's parliament null and void. via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

]]> Australian Broadcasting Corporation Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:43:21 GMT 080407NIMO8C 0 Nauru political crisis still deadlocked http://www.topix.net/world/nauru/2008/03/nauru-political-crisis-still-deadlocked?fromrss=1 There is still no end to the political deadlock gripping the parliament of Nauru. via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

]]> Australian Broadcasting Corporation Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:17:36 GMT 0803303U6SUF 0 Nauru talks ongoing to find political stability http://www.topix.net/world/nauru/2008/03/nauru-talks-ongoing-to-find-political-stability?fromrss=1 While the Nauru Parliament is due to meet again amid ongoing political uncertainty, Foregin Minister Kieren Keke says the government is working to entice opposition MPs to cross the floor, reports Radio New ... via Marianas Variety

]]> Marianas Variety Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:02:07 GMT 0803241758LV 0 Former minister Adeang becomes Parliament Speaker http://www.topix.net/world/nauru/2008/03/former-minister-adeang-becomes-parliament-speaker?fromrss=1 Nauru's former Finance and Foreign Minister, David Adeang, has become the Speaker of Parliament, just two days after he and former President Rene Harris failed in a bid to stage a vote of no confidence in the ... via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

]]> Australian Broadcasting Corporation Sat, 22 Mar 2008 09:48:02 GMT 0803221A3FQ9 0 Oppn MP appointed Nauru Speaker http://www.topix.net/world/nauru/2008/03/oppn-mp-appointed-nauru-speaker?fromrss=1 A controversial Nauru Opposition MP, David Adeang, has been appointed Speaker of the island nation's Parliament. via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

]]> Australian Broadcasting Corporation Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:44:14 GMT 080320SRPHLP 0 Climate Change and Vulnerable Societies http://www.topix.net/world/nauru/2008/03/climate-change-and-vulnerable-societies?fromrss=1 Respect for creation is what Polynesians and Small Island States do best as we have always relied on the goodness of God for water, food, and life. via Samoa Observer

]]> Samoa Observer Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:01:16 GMT 080307DN1JJ2 0 NAURU: Govt in turmoil after ministers resign http://www.topix.net/world/nauru/2007/11/nauru-govt-in-turmoil-after-ministers-resign?fromrss=1 NAURU: Govt in turmoil after ministers resign - 12/11/2007 Nauru's Ludwig Scotty led Government is in turmoil after three senior ministers resigned. via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

]]> Australian Broadcasting Corporation Mon, 12 Nov 2007 06:26:43 GMT 071111OMIGI7 0 Nauru's parliament in crisis http://www.topix.net/world/nauru/2007/11/naurus-parliament-in-crisis?fromrss=1 A political crisis has erupted in Nauru. Our ABC correspondent Sean Dorney says three senior ministers have resigned and they are hoping to bring down the President in a no confidence vote in the eighteen ... via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

]]> Australian Broadcasting Corporation Sat, 10 Nov 2007 10:01:38 GMT 071110AJT3UR 2 Licensing Illegal Aliens http://www.topix.net/world/nauru/2007/10/licensing-illegal-aliens?fromrss=1 "Your policies are idiotic. But I have to apologize for calling you an idiot."

Eliot Spitzer an idiot." * It turns out, according to Larry McShane's reporting, that Dobbs more-or-less apologized for calling the Democratic governor of New York an idiot by saying, "Your policies are ... via CNSNews.com

]]> CNSNews.com Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:36:04 GMT 071029259CCR 0 Timeline: Nauru http://www.topix.net/world/nauru/2007/10/timeline-nauru?fromrss=1 Strip mining has rendered much of the island a wasteland 1888 - Nauru annexed by Germany as part of the Marshall Islands Protectorate. via BBC

]]> BBC Sun, 28 Oct 2007 07:29:37 GMT 0710286ODIKA 0 Country profile: Nauru http://www.topix.net/world/nauru/2007/10/country-profile-nauru?fromrss=1 Named Pleasant Island by its first European visitors, the former British colony of Nauru is the world's smallest republic. via BBC

]]> BBC Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:12:03 GMT 07102621PDM8 0 Pacific Island Forum Members hold plenary session with Post Forum Partners. http://www.topix.net/world/nauru/2007/10/pacific-island-forum-members-hold-plenary-session-with-post-forum-partners?fromrss=1 Members of the Pacific Islands Forum today concluded the first ever plenary session with their 14 Post Forum Dialogue Partners in Nuku'alofa, the Kingdom of Tonga following the conclusion of the 38th Leaders ... via People First Network News

]]> People First Network News Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:49:40 GMT 071018BNM528 2 An Appeal from Srilankan Refugees in Nauru Island http://www.topix.net/world/nauru/2007/10/an-appeal-from-srilankan-refugees-in-nauru-island?fromrss=1 We got refugee status from the Australian Government on 12th of September, 2007 after seven month of being kept in detention camp. via Siber News

]]> Siber News Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:44:11 GMT 071017VO8O9K 0 Small Pacific island states call for help on renewable energy http://www.topix.net/world/nauru/2007/10/small-pacific-island-states-call-for-help-on-renewable-energy?fromrss=1 "We must make efforts to secure equitable access to reliable and affordable energy"

NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga, Oct. 15 -- Small Pacific island states on Monday called for foreign support to improve their access to renewable energy technology. via Xinhuanet

]]> Xinhuanet Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:23:41 GMT 071017JEVFFS 0 Unhealthy lifestyles, great concern for Small Island States http://www.topix.net/world/nauru/2007/10/unhealthy-lifestyles-great-concern-for-small-island-states?fromrss=1 "While non-fossil solutions are relatively expensive for the Pacific to develop and implement on its own, they are viable and critical, particularly for the SIS which face particular hardships as a result of climate change and sea level rise."

From left, the Prime Minister of Niue, Hon. Young Vivian, President of the Republic of Nauru, Hon. via Matangi Tonga

]]> Matangi Tonga Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:12:06 GMT 071015J66SLC 0 Chen rejects criticism of aid in Pacific http://www.topix.net/world/nauru/2007/10/chen-rejects-criticism-of-aid-in-pacific?fromrss=1 "There is nothing special about this and we didn't spend any extra money on the summit."

President Chen Shui-bian yesterday rejected accusations that Taipei's financial support for a summit with its Pacific allies amounted to checkbook diplomacy. via The Taipei Times

]]> The Taipei Times Sun, 14 Oct 2007 14:02:57 GMT 071014U356RC 0 Questions raised over Nauru candidate funding http://www.topix.net/world/nauru/2007/10/questions-raised-over-nauru-candidate-funding?fromrss=1 "There's big talks from this country especially opposition factions to our government about grassroots money but you know, it's called grassroots money because it goes to the people."

A Pacific Island Forum team which observed Nauru's recent elections has raised concerns about funding provided by Taiwan to candidates. via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

]]> Australian Broadcasting Corporation Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:59:17 GMT 071004859QMD 0 Taiwan's allies voice support for UN bid http://www.topix.net/world/nauru/2007/10/taiwans-allies-voice-support-for-un-bid?fromrss=1 STEPPING UP: Nauruan President Ludwig Scotty said that UN Resolution 2758 doesn't state that Taiwan is part of China, nor does it deny Taiwan's right to join the world body STAFF WRITER, WITH CNA, NEW YORK ... via Taipei Times

]]> Taipei Times Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:58:47 GMT 071002DG3HFL 0 Pacific nations use UN address to talk climate change http://www.topix.net/world/nauru/2007/09/pacific-nations-use-un-address-to-talk-climate-change?fromrss=1 Radio Australia - News - Pacific nations use UN address to talk climate change Leaders of four Pacific nations have used their addresses to the United Nations General Assembly to tell the world's affluent ... via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

]]> Australian Broadcasting Corporation Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:45:27 GMT 0709308I1R2S 0 Pacific Nations Spotlight Impact of Climate Change During UN Debate http://www.topix.net/world/nauru/2007/09/pacific-nations-spotlight-impact-of-climate-change-during-un-debate?fromrss=1 "Only after industrialized nations take responsibility for the consequences of their own actions will the pathway become clear for lasting solutions. However, as developing countries we are willing to contribute equitably towards a sustainable future."

The representatives of four Pacific Ocean nations today used their addresses to the General Assembly to warn the world's affluent countries to make sure they do not shirk their responsibilities in the global ... via InterestAlert.com

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