The Japan Times - U.N. entry of Kiribati, Nauru OK'd - Report that the U.N. Security Council endorsed U.N. membership for Nauru. BBC News: Nauru loses contact with the world - The Pacific island has spent weeks completely cut off from the outside world after its telecommunications network collapsed; it is in a 'critical situation' according to the last message received by the outside world. BBC News - Big tasks for a small island - Nauru is just eight miles square and its only exportable resource has nearly run out - but the Pacific island nation is on the brink of joining the Commonwealth and the UN. Topix - Nauru - Headline links from media sources worldwide. TvRadioWorld - Nauru - List of broadcasters, TV and radio stations (local, national, international, shortwave and on the web), with links where available. The New York Times - Nauru - Breaking news and archived articles from the newspaper.