The origin of Pacific Islanders has been a mystery for years. Now archaeologists believe they have the answer.

The authorities on Easter Island have arrested a Finnish tourist who allegedly damaged one of the island's famous moai stone statues. An island resident said she saw the man taking a piece of an earlobe which he had broken off.

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved on June 12 US$9.5 million provided by the Global Environment Facility to fund renewable energy electricity supplies for rural communities in Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.