His coffin carried aloft by 1,000 pallbearers dressed in grass mats, Tongan King Taufa’ahau Tupou IV was buried on Tuesday in a ceremony combining Christian hymn-singing and ancient Polynesian ritual.

NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga (AP) – Homes swathed in purple and black formed a bright bow running from the countryside to cities of Tonga as the mourning nation honored and buried their late King George Tupou V ...

The king of the South Pacific nation of Tonga died “peacefully” Sunday at a hospital in Hong Kong, a Tongan government official said Monday. He was 63. A cause of death has not been released by the ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Tonga's King George Tupou V, who gave up most of his powers to bring a more democratic government to his Pacific island nation, died Sunday at a Hong Kong hospital. He was 63 ...

The King of Tonga George Tupou V died in a Hong Kong hospital on Sunday, the Tongan government said Monday. He was 63. Tupou had been Tonga's king since 2006, following the death of his father, King ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tonga's King Tupou VI sits before addressing the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New ...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - King George Tupou V of Tonga, who introduced democracy to the South Pacific archipelago after riots following his ascension in 2006, died in a Hong Kong hospital on Sunday, the ...