The United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights has condemned Myanmar's treatment of the Rohingya population as tantamount to 'ethnic cleansing.' Last month, around 300,000 Rohingya fled the country to neighbouring Bangladesh. Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's elected leader, is under mounting pressure to stem the flow of Rohingya asylum seekers. - Ua faitioina malosi e le Komesina o Aia Tatau a malo aufaatasi le sauaina o tagata Rohingya e le malo Myanmar. O loo malosi le valaau i le peresitene Aung San Suu Kyi e taofia le sauaina o nei tagata lea ua ova i le 300 afe ua saili lafitaga i Bangladesh.

Just weeks after Hurricane Harvey wreaked havoc in Texas, one of the strongest cyclones in History, Hurricane Irma tore through the Caribbean and the State of Florida in the US. Climate analysts are warning that with the current rates of greenhouse emissions and climate change, strong cyclones like Harvey and Irma are likely to be regular occurrences in the future. - Na o ni vaiaso na va ai le asiasiga a le afa malosi o Harvey i Texas ae aafia le atu Kerepeane ma le Setete o Florida i le afa malosi o Hurricane Irma. Ua tula'i mai ai le fesili pe o le a faalausosoo ona molimauina afa malolosi i le lumana'i ona o suiga i le tau.

Health minister Greg Hunt is urging all parents to vaccinate their children. His call is supported by Australia's Chief Medical Officer Professor Brendan Murphy who condemns what he calls a 'fear campaign' from some in the community who claim that immunisation can cause autism in children. - O loo faitioina malosi e le pule o 'au'aunaga o le soifua maloloina i Ausetalia, Professor Brendan Murphy tala'iga sese o loo faia e nisi, o loo ta'ua ai le iai o se so'otaga i le faia o tui puipuia o le fanau ma nisi o faama'i e aofia ai le autism...

Re-opening taro exports from Samoa to American Samoa will be one of the issues discussed in this year's annual inter-Samoa talks between the leaders of the independent State of Samoa and American Samoa. - O se tasi o mataupu o loo faamoemoe e aofia i talanoaga i le va o le palemia o Samoa ma le Kovana o Amerika Samoa, o le toe tatalaina lea o le maketi o le talo mai Samoa lea ua umi se taimi o tapunia ona o se vairusi na aafia ai talo mai le malo tutoatasi.

Re-opening taro exports from Samoa to American Samoa will be one of the issues discussed in this year's annual inter-Samoa talks between the leaders of the independent State of Samoa and American Samoa. - O se tasi o mataupu o loo faamoemoe e aofia i talanoaga i le va o le palemia o Samoa ma le Kovana o Amerika Samoa, o le toe tatalaina lea o le maketi o le talo mai Samoa lea ua umi se taimi o tapunia ona o se vairusi na aafia ai talo mai le malo tutoatasi.

Hurricane Irma has left a trail of destruction through islands of the Carribbean, killing at least ten people. It is expected make landfall in Florida this weekend. - Ua toa sefulu tagata ua maliliu mai le afa malosi o Hurricane Irma lea o loo aafia ai pea nisi o motu o le Kerepeane. O loo iai le faamoemoe e taunuu i Florida i le faaiuga o le vaiaso nei.

The High Court has opened the way for a postal plebiscite on same-sex marriage to be held when it threw out a legal challenge. - Ua tatalaina e le faamasinoga maualuga le faitoto'a e faia ai se pelepesite lafo i le mataupu i faaipoipoga a itupa tutusa.

Australia's prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says he and US president Donald Trump are absolutely of one mind in condemning North Korea's reckless conduct. Mr Turnbull says more measures need to be put in place to bring this "reckless, dangerous, provocative regime to its senses without conflict." - Na faaalia e le palemia o Ausetalia Malcolm Turnbull, ua 'autasi o la manatu ma le peresitene o Amerika Donald Trump i le faitioina o le faigamalo i Korea i Matu ma le tulaga lamatia o le lalolagi i ana faataitaiga o le malosi niukilia ma isi a'upega o taua.

Penalties of up to $126,000 for individuals and more than $600,000 for companies have been passed by the Senate under new changes to the Fair work Act to protect vulnerable workers from being exploited by their employers. The company 7-Eleven has so far paid about $150 million in compensation to staff around Australia who were overworked and underpaid. The company was also accused of falsifying records and pay slips and coercing some workers to pay back part of their wages. - E oo i le $126,000 mo le tagata e to'atasi poo le 'ova i le $600,000 a le Kamupani faasalaga o pule ma Kamupani e le totogia sa'o ma agatutusa ma le tulafono tagata faigaluega. I se teuteuga o le tulafono le Fair Work Act e pei ona pasia i le Senate, ua aumaia ai faasalaga nei e puipuia ai aia tatau a tagata faigaluega talu ona alia'e mai lenei solitulafono i le Kamupani fale'oloa le 7-Eleven.

The High Court of Australia has begun hearing legal challenges against a postal plebiscite on same-sex marriage. Among those attending the hearing yesterday was Felicity Marlowe (pictured far right) a mother of three who has been in a same-sex relationship with her partner Sarah for 17 years. - Ua amata tagofia e le faamasinoga maualuga i Ausetalia tagi e faasaga i le malo tele ma lana faai'uga e faia se palota lafo e saili ai le finagalo o le atunuu i le mataupu i faaipoipoga a itupa tutusa. Na auai i le faamasinoga ananafi le tina o Felicity Marlowe, e to'a tolu lana fanau ma ua 17 tausaga o nonofo faaulugalii ma se tasi tamaitai e suafa ia Sarah.