Failed Fijian coup leader George Speight and six others were released from prison on Thursday after being granted a pardon by President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere, who acted on the advice of Fiji’s Mercy ...

SUVA, Fiji (voa) – Fiji’s high court has sentenced coup leader George Speight to death for leading an armed uprising that toppled Fiji’s elected government in May, 2000. Monday’s sentencing came soon ...

SUVA (Reuters) - Fiji's military commander tightened his grip on power when he was sworn in as interim prime minister on Friday, exactly a month after his bloodless coup overthrew the South Pacific ...

SUVA, Fiji — Fiji's coup leader said today that the military could rule for "up to 50 years" unless the Pacific island's powerful tribal chiefs approve an interim government. The editor of one of Fiji ...

Sitiveni Rabuka took to the witness stand for the first time on Friday, fronting a Truth and Reconciliation Commission in a much-anticipated national healing process.

A military apology is "long overdue" to the Indo-Fijian community for trauma caused by past political turmoil, according to ...

SYDNEY, Australia — Fiji’s army defied the Pacific country’s police force yesterday by seizing thousands of rounds of ammunition, sparking fears that a coup may be imminent. Australia was preparing ...

SUVA, Fiji -- Fiji's coup leader ran want ads in local newspapers Saturday to fill vacant Cabinet jobs, trying to piece together a new government for the south Pacific country. Army chief Frank ...

“ALL IS not well in terms of rule of law issues, in terms of free speech” in Fiji, a prominent lawyer has revealed. This content is available exclusively to Lawyers Weekly premium members. In an ...

Fiji coup leader George Speight on Tuesday began a life prison term for treason after escaping the hangman's noose, but few in the ethnically divided South Pacific nation believe he will spend the ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Australians will be evacuated from Fiji should it become necessary, Prime Minister John Howard says. About 7,000 Australians are ...

SUVA (Reuters) - Fiji Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase refused to resign on Wednesday in the face of threats from the country's military chief, warning a coup would have dire consequences for the South ...