Fiji

Flying Fijians rugby coach John McKee says the selection door remains open to Clermont winger Alivereti Raka, who is also on the radar of the French national team.

The Fiji women's sevens team have finished 10th out of 12 teams at the season-opening USA Sevens in Glendale, Colorado.

The Fijian Drua will host defending champions Queensland Country in the Australian National Rugby Championship final.

Fiji's government has stressed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex' visit to Fiji is apolitical.

A news magazine in Fiji says local independent media are being kept away from next week's royal visit.

The top scorer in Australia's National Rugby Championship, Apisalome Waqatabu, will start at fullback for the Fijian Drua in their semi-final against the Canberra Vikings.

Two police officers in Fiji have been suspended in relation to the death of a man last week.

Fiji's Sitiveni Rabuka says he will bring back Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs within 100 days if his party gets into power in the November election.

Fiji's NGO Coalition for Human Rights has called for an independent investigation into last month's death of a man allegedly beaten by police.

The cost of living, family problems and the price of property are just some concerns of Fiji's younger people ahead of the Fiji election next month.

A flood alert has been issued for low lying areas in Fiji and disaster authorities are advising people to be prepared with heavy rain forecast across the country.

The parliamentary leader of Fiji's Labour Party Aman Ravindra-Singh has been given 14 days to respond to legal action taken against him by Fiji's prime minister and attorney-general.

Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex are not changing their plans to visit Fiji and Tonga despite the risk of the zika virus.

The Unity party in Fiji has had another candidate for next month's election approved after winning an appeal.

Eight players from the Fijian Drua have been named in the Flying Fijians squad for their end of year tour.

A programme which spreads infected mosquitoes to control dengue and other diseases is showing success in parts of Fiji, Kiribati and Vanuatu.

Two hundred and thirty four candidates representing six political parties have been approved to contest the country's elections next month, Fiji's elections authorities say.

Supporters of Fiji's Sitiveni Rabuka gathered in a Suva courtroom today at the start of proceedings brought against the political party leader.

The death of a 26-year-old man who was allegedly assaulted by police officers in Suva last month has been classified as murder.