Law enforcement agents in American Samoa have raided the U.S. territory's Office of Immigration seeking evidence of human trafficking in a case that could involve victims from China, the Philippines and South Korea, authorities said. The agency is suspected of helping to illegally bring Asians into the South ...

Even in deeply Christian Samoa, Christmas promises little joy for the thousands trying to rebuild their lives after September's devastating tsunami. Mekala Tainano lost two children -- two-year-old Lutia and 10 year-old Losivale -- when towering waves smashed into Samoa, killing 143 people. A further 43 lives were lost in neighbouring American Samoa and Tonga. "My three kids are always asking ...

Scientists have recorded the deepest erupting undersea volcano ever seen, capturing for the first time video of fiery molten lava bubbles exploding 4,000 feet beneath the Pacific Ocean. A submersible robot witnessed the eruption in May during an underwater expedition near Samoa, and the high-definition ...

Scientists have witnessed the eruption of the deepest submarine volcano ever discovered, capturing for the first time video of fiery bubbles of molten lava as they exploded 4,000 feet beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean in what researchers are calling a major geological discovery. A ...