Recent Events and Developments in Samoa
Samoa was rocked by a political scandal in 2000 when two former cabinet ministers were handed down the death sentence for killing another politician for his threat to expose a corruption scandal. However the sentence was commuted.
Samoan PM Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi was elected for the second time after his Human Rights Protection Party narrowly won the 49-seat Parliamentary elections in 2001. Regretting the harsh treatment of Samoans during their colonial rule New Zealand PM Helen Clark formally apologized to the Samoans at a ceremony in Apia in 2002.
The ruling HRPP party again won the Parliamentary elections in the 2006 polls bringing cheer to the PM Tuila'epa. In March 2007 Samoan Monarch Maietia Tanumafili II died at the age of 94. He was the world?s third longest reigning monarch following Thailand?s Bhumibol Adulyadej and Britain?s Queen Elizabeth.

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Woman who gave birth on plane admits abandoning baby - 09 Apr 2009
family and village in the Pacific island state of Samoa.    Police... that she was not aware before she boarded the four-hour flight from Samoa's capital... of immigration officials awaiting deportation to Samoa and the baby is in the care of New

Woman who gave birth on plane charged with abandoning baby - 25 Mar 2009
, the capital of Samoa, Thursday.    The baby was reportedly found

Tonga quake triggers tsunami warning - 20 Mar 2009
for Tonga, Samoa and Fiji. According to a report in the Telegraph... Tsunami Warning Centre for Tonga, Niue, Kermadec Islands, American Samoa, Samoa

Woman gives birth on plane, then leaves baby behind - 20 Mar 2009
Wellington, March 19 (DPA) A woman gave birth Thursday during a flight to Auckland from Apia on the Pacific island of Samoa and then left the baby behind when she got off the plane, news reports said. An Auckland Airport spokeswoman

Scientists discover first fish with eyes that use mirrors to focus light - 25 Dec 2008
London, Dec 25 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a new fish in the deep waters between Samoa and New Zealand, which is the first vertebrate found with eyes that use mirrors, rather than a lens, to focus light. According to a report

Search continues for 29 missing Taiwanese in South Pacific - 21 Nov 2008
after the crew rested overnight in Samoa and the spokesman said it would

Obama or McCain? - A poll watcher's guide to the finish line - 04 Nov 2008
Washington, Nov 4 (IANS) Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain's final race for the magic figure of 270 electoral votes begins Tuesday with over 200 million Americans straddling nine time zones going to the polls over 19 hours.

Commonwealth journalists to fight freedom curbs - 18 Oct 2008
(Samoa), Fauzia Shaheen (Pakistan), Newton Sibanda (Zambia), Caroline Jackson

ESPN Star Sports powers up wrestling action for fans in South Asia - 01 Jan 2008
, as well as the hottest new stars in the business: A.J. Styles, Samoa Joe, The Latin

Half of US coral reefs in 'poor' or 'fair' condition, says NOAA report - 01 Jan 2008
, the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, American Samoa, the Pacific Remote Islands, the Republic

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