WELLINGTON — Tonga observed a day of national mourning on Thursday for the state funeral of Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pohiva, known as a pro-democracy and climate change campaigner in the South Pacific.

The Pacific island of Tonga was Friday preparing to bid farewell its late King George Tupou V, rehearsing the funeral procession and declaring two public holidays to coincide with the mourning. The ...

A state funeral for Tonga's late King George Tupou V will be held in the South Pacific island nation's capital Nuku'alofa on March 28, officials said Tuesday. The king's body would be flown to Tonga ...

King George Tupou V of Tonga was buried in an elaborate traditional ceremony on Tuesday. The King, 63, died suddenly on March 18, in a Hong Kong hospital. Thousands gathered to bid farewell to the ...

FILE PHOTO: Tonga PM Pohiva addresses a plenary meeting of the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 at the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, New York WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Tonga ...