For Kiribati President Anote Tong, the economic balancing act leaders say they face in tackling climate change actually boils down to a simple question. For Kiribati President Anote Tong, the economic ...

It's been described as one of the most 'surreal' places on Earth.

The 33 atolls that make up Kiribati - the former Gilbert Islands - occupy a vast area in the equatorial Pacific - nearly 4,000km from east to west and more than 2,000km from north to south. Kiribati - ...

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says it is most threatened by rising sea-levels The report claims that the island could become uninhabitable as early as 2050 The Pacific Island nation of ...

Kiribati was inhabited by a single Micronesian ethnic group that spoke the same Oceanic language for 2,000 years before coming into contact with Europeans. The islands were first sighted by British ...

New Zealand’s announced review of its development aid to Kiribati after a diplomatic rift between the two countries should sound alarm bells in Washington. By highlighting Kiribati’s turn away from ...

A police officer handles a ballot box as voters gather at a polling station during Kiribati's national elections. The remote Pacific Island nation of Kiribati headed to the polls on Wednesday in a ...

Kiribati, located in the Central Pacific, is the first country to welcome the New Year due to its unique position on the International Date Line. The island nation, with its 33 atolls, celebrates with ...

Moving is such a bitch. You’ve got to find a buddy with a truck, friends willing to work for food, and tranquilizers for the cat. It’s even tougher when you’re moving a whole country, a situation the ...

The president’s suspension of five jurists in the Pacific nation of Kiribati highlights the outsize role noncitizen judges play in the region. By Yan Zhuang Until just a few weeks ago, the Pacific ...