Tongan islands have been making headlines this week after a volcanic eruption cut them off from the rest of the world. The eruption is thought to be one of the strongest felt on Earth in the last ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The blast from the volcano could be heard in Alaska, and the waves crossed the ocean to cause an oil spill and two drownings in Peru. The startling satellite images ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dressed in all black for mourning sat a man anxiously awaiting the voice of his brothers. Reverend Sione Tu'uta of First United ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The island nation of Tonga continues to pick up the pieces after sustaining damage from a volcanic eruption and tsunami last weekend. WATCH: Utahns still waiting to hear from loved ...

When Celina Tupou-Fulivai’s family in the South Pacific nation of Tonga started sending her photos and videos of irregular water patterns in the ocean and live footage of the skies turning dark with ...

ROME — The people of Tonga have lost everything, and they will need time, help and prayers to recover from one of the most devastating volcanic eruptions in modern times, said Cardinal Michael Czerny.

LAKE Kariba glistens under the southern African sun, its massive waters a reminder of an engineering triumph that reshaped a nation. But for the Tonga people, the lake is a scar. In the late 1950s, ...