Hunga Tonga volcano eruption forms new S Pacific island
A new island has been formed in the South Pacific after the eruption of an underwater volcano in Tonga. Images have emerged of the island's surface, 45km (28 miles) north-west of Tonga's capital, Nuku'alofa. Read more
Underwater volcano eruption has created kilometre-wide island
A Tongan volcano has created a substantial new island since it began erupting last month, spewing out huge volumes of rock and dense ash that has killed nearby vegetation, officials said Friday. Read more