Fiji

Businessman Howard Politini will fill the vacant seat left in Fiji's parliament by the resignation of former defence minister Timoci Natuva.

Fiji's Education Ministry said it opened an internal investigation on Friday into why it sent a letter to schools gagging teachers who didn't first seek permission to talk in public.

The leader of a religious sect in Fiji has been found guilty of four counts of rape by court assessors.

The Fiji Roads Authority says it considers a global engineering firm's decision to leave the country unlawful.

A global engineering consultant has confirmed that it has terminated its contract with the Fiji Roads Authority, following the unexplained deportation of two of its workers.

Fiji's Deputy Police Commmissioner has told the United Nations that the force will no longer tolerate police brutality in custody.

The non government organisation, Dialogue Fiji, has now called off a planned meeting to discuss the state of the country's sugar industry.

Fiji's shadow education minister says there's a culture of fear in the education ministry, and a high profile officer was recently sacked for talking to him.

Fresh from winning Olympic gold, the Fiji sevens team have been drawn in the same pool as Argentina, Canada and Wales in the opening round of the new World Series in Dubai.

Australian golfer Jake McLeod has extended his lead to three shots at the halfway point of the South Pacific Open Championship in Noumea.

Fiji's teachers' union says the Education Ministry has retracted a letter it sent to all schools on Tuesday banning any unapproved speeches and interviews.

A meeting about Fiji's sugar industry which was shut down by police two weeks ago will now go ahead next week.

There's a scramble to build sturdy shelters on Fiji's devastated Koro Island as the cyclone season looms again. Video

Fiji Labour Party leader, Mahendra Chaudhry, says an attempt by the government to muzzle teachers is outrageous.

Fiji police say scuba divers have recovered another body part of a Russian woman whose decomposed remains were found on Natadola beach in Sigatoka in June.

Australian golfer Jake McLeod fired an eight under par 63 to open up a two shot lead after the opening round of the South Pacific Open Championship in New Caledonia.

Schools in Fiji are set to be rebuilt thanks to international aid and the government's Adopt a School programme.

Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has told the United Nations General Assembly that his country is re-evaluating its foreign relations.