Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of Wallis and Futuna Islands (French: Wallis et Futuna or Territoire des îles Wallis et Futuna), is a group of three volcanictropicalislands (Wallis (Uvea), Futuna, and Alofi with fringing reefs located in the South Pacific Ocean between Fiji and Samoa.
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Bhutto's Widower Elected President In Pakistan Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:04:00 -0400 Just over nine months after his wife, Benazir Bhutto, was assassinated in a suicide attack, Asif Ali Zardari has been chosen as the new president of Pakistan. His election Saturday has been received warily by the Pakistani public. It came on a day marred by death and mayhem after a suicide bomb attack in Peshawar killed at least 30 people. Relief Efforts Under Way In Hard-Hit Haiti Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:00:00 -0400 Haitians are heading to higher ground to escape massive flooding caused by Tropical Storm Hanna, and they're bracing themselves for Hurricane Ike. More than 150 people have been killed. Tracing A Father's Steps On China's Long March Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:49:00 -0400 Red Army soldiers trekked through China on their epic journey nearly 75 years ago. The daughter of an officer, Diane Zhang, follows the route on a quest to learn about the defining moment in her family's and China's history.
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Bhutto’s Widower Elected in Pakistan Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:01:47 -0000 Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of the slain former leader Benazir Bhutto, was elected president by a wide margin.
Atomic Club Removes Ban on Trade With India Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:49:18 -0000 The Nuclear Suppliers Group removed a major obstacle to a landmark nuclear deal between the United States and India.
Cheney Warns Russia to Reverse Its Course Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:33:12 -0000 Dick Cheney denounced the Georgia war as evidence of a pattern of “troublesome and unhelpful actions.”
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Burma: After the Storm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:00:00 -0500 Capturing recent, dramatic footage inside Burma, our correspondent shares his video diary and talks about the mood among dissidents there.
CIA - The World Factbook: Wallis and Futuna - Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
Ethnologue - Languages of Wallis and Futuna - Information about the living languages of the country including population, region, classification, dialects and alternate names.
Meta Description: [ List of languages of Wallis and Futuna. ]
Governments on the WWW: Wallis and Futuna - Directory of government and political web sites.
Meta Description: [ Links to websites of governmental institutions and political parties in Wallis and Futuna. ]
UN Earthwatch - Environmental information and statistics, including details for individual islands in the group.
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