Fiji

Fiji's Met Service says Cyclone Ula has the potential to strengthen even further as it passes through the outer islands.

Authorities in Fiji say Cyclone Ula could adversely affect about 5000 people living in the Eastern Districts.

Tropical cyclone Ula is passing near the northern island of Vava'u as the government has declared a state of emergency.

A tropical cyclone alert has been issued for Fiji's Lau group as Cyclone Ula is moving in a southwesterly direction.

The Fiji Meteorological Service says Tropical Cyclone Ula is not expected to intensify at this stage.

John O'Connor has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Fiji Rugby Union.

Fiji's acting police commissioner, Brigadier General Sitiveni Qiliho, says he will apply for the post of police commissioner.

Fiji opposition parliamentarian, Mosese Bulitavu, and a Suva businessman, Jagath Karunaratne, have been in the Suva Magistrates Court for making allegedly seditious comments.

Fiji police say they have contacted foreign police forces to investigate an alleged plot to destabilise the government.

Fiji's interim Police Commissioner has confirmed there is an investigation into the conduct of the assistant police commisioner Henry Brown.

Reports from Fiji say an assistant police commissioner, Henry Brown, has been sent on leave amid unspecified allegations .

The Fiji opposition whip, Ratu Isoa Tikoca, says it's unbelievable that the Prime Minister thinks Fiji is not faced with any critical issues.

Fiji police are investigating a suspected case of mail theft by a post manager.

Fiji's government has again put off a decision on the country's new flag, delaying the next stage for another two months to the end of February next year.

The Fiji High Court in Lautoka has granted bail to the 20 men and one woman charged with sedition and urging political violence.

A departing aide to the Opposition leader in Fiji says the Sodelpa party is in trouble and needs members who support multiracial policies, party unity and solidarity.

Fiji's drought-stricken residents in the Western Division are set for some relief with the delivery of water tanks.

A manager for a European Union aid project in the Pacific says governments must use aid funds more effectively to battle problems like drought.

World Rugby admits the high turnover of senior staff at the Fiji Rugby Union is a cause for concern.

A new regional study shows most people convicted for domestic violence have been given reduced sentences after courts took into account factors like myths about rape and traditional forgiveness…