For much of the 20th century, phosphate mining was Nauru’s golden ticket. It was discovered in the early 1900s and was ...

For decades the economy of Nauru was dominated by phosphate, a sought-after material used in fertilisers, after the discovery ...

Nauru, a tiny island in the Pacific Ocean, was once the wealthiest country in the world in terms of GDP per capita, with its ...

THE world’s former richest island per capita has gone bust after its residents splashed out on supercars and corruption ran rife. The fall from grace suffered by the oval-shaped country of Nauru ...

To help meet the cost of moving about 10,000 residents from low-lying homes menaced by rising sea levels and floods, the ...

In return for an undisclosed sum of money, Nauru’s government has “agreed” to grant 30-year visas to an initial three victims ...

The Nauru Regional Processing Centre, a controversial offshore immigration detention facility, has been used on and off for the past 24 years. In 2005, phosphate mining and exports resumed ...

Rights groups on Monday denounced an Australian plan to send three violent foreign criminals -- including a murderer -- to ...

The island country is known for its idyllic scenery, with a coral reef, white-sand beaches and swaying palms, but also has a ...

There were reports of luxury cars like Ferraris and Lamborghinis being imported, even though the island had few proper roads ...

Efforts to relocate about 10,000 people on flooding-threatened Nauru illustrate a gap in global adaptation funding estimated ...