FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2008 file photo the King of Tonga George Tupou V sits on his throne in Nuku'aloka,Tonga. King George Tupou V, who championed a more democratic system of government in the ...

WELLINGTON — Tonga observed a day of national mourning on Thursday for the state funeral of Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pohiva, known as a pro-democracy and climate change campaigner in the South Pacific.

FILE PHOTO: Tonga PM Pohiva addresses a plenary meeting of the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 at the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, New York WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Tonga ...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Tonga observed a day of national mourning on Thursday for the state funeral of Prime Minister 'Akilisi Pohiva, known as a pro-democracy and climate change campaigner in the ...

The Pacific island of Tonga was Friday preparing to bid farewell its late King George Tupou V, rehearsing the funeral procession and declaring two public holidays to coincide with the mourning. The ...

A state funeral for Tonga's late King George Tupou V will be held in the South Pacific island nation's capital Nuku'alofa on March 28, officials said Tuesday. The king's body would be flown to Tonga ...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Tonga observed a day of national mourning on Thursday for the state funeral of Prime Minister 'Akilisi Pohiva, known as a pro-democracy and climate change campaigner in the ...

Tonga will hold a state funeral for its king on March 28. King George Tupou V died on Sunday in Hong Kong at the age of 63. The cause has not been released. Government spokesman Paula Mau said his ...

The funeral of Tonga's late king, George Tupou V, has taken place in Nuku'alofa, with thousands of mourners lining the streets. The monarch's flag-draped coffin was escorted to the royal tomb by ...