Babasiga likes the idea of schoolchildren learning Fijian and Hindi, the languages of the two ethnic groups in Fiji but wants kids to learn local dialects too.

Hosokawa obituary: The obituary of journalist Bill Hosokawa in Sunday’s California section referred to his book “Nisei: The Quiet Americans” as a novel; it was nonfiction. Sign up for our Book Club ...

Kuwaiti blogger Bo7amo0od (Ar) announces that the UAE will increase the salaries of all its government employees by 70 per cent beginning next year.

Lakers: In the Nov. 9 Sports section, Bill Dwyre wrote in his column that the Lakers’ Luke Walton has a tattoo on his left arm. The tattoo is on his right arm.