A 57-year-old Tongan man who said he swam around 27 hours after getting swept out to sea during Saturday’s devastating tsunami has been hailed a 'real life Aquaman'.

Pita Taufatofua knows what the people want, and he’s not afraid to give it to them. At the closing ceremony of the Winter Games in Pyeongchang, the Tongan cross-country skier made sure to keep ...

Pita Taufatofua, a Tongan athlete perhaps best known for his role as a shirtless and oiled flag-bearer, will not compete in the 2022 Winter Olympics — to the disappointment of loyal opening ...

King George Tupou of the Pacific island nation of Tonga was crowned on Friday. It was the first coronation there in more than four decades. The small nation — just a strip of islands east of ...

Parts of a crashed vehicle is displayed at a make-shift memorial Friday, July 7, 2006 at the site of a crash that killed two members of Tonga's royal family, Prince Tu'ipelehake, 56, and his wife ...

STOCKTON - A Richmond woman is accused of orchestrating a Ponzi scheme that targeted the Tongan community and stole more than $13 million from over 1,000 people, authorities say. On Tuesday, US ...

Dozens of people gathered in Tom McCall Waterfront Park at dusk on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, to watch the Morrison Bridge light up in support of the Tongan community.

An underwater volcanic eruption has created a crisis in Tonga, which is nearly 63% Latter-day Saint. What's the latest on relief operations there and what is life like in the Pacific island kingdom.

A tight-knit circle of Tongan friends and family have not yet buried a 28-year-old man killed during an Oakland chase, but they did celebrate the life of Lolomanaia “Lolo” Soakai over the July ...

A 57-year-old partially disabled Tongan man is being called a real-life “Aquaman” for surviving 27 hours at sea after being swept away by a tsunami generated by the massive volcanic eruption ...

The category-five storm hit on Saturday, and there have been reports of flattened houses, felled trees and fallen power lines. Tonga Red Cross head Sione Taumoefolau said one person died on Lifuka ...