Fiji

Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has warned of severe punishment and many years in jail for anyone joining attempts to form a breakaway state or overthrow the government.

Fiji already has one eye on England three weeks out from the start of Rugby World Cup.

ANZ Bank says it will sponsor next week's Pacific Islands Development Forum Summit in the Fiji capital, Suva.

America Samoa have been thrashed 6-0 by Fiji in a one-off football international in Nadi, in their first senior match for four years.

Fiji's Sodelpa Youth Council says young people would prefer money is spent on better education and job opportunities, rather than the planned national flag change.

Fiji's Sodelpa Youth Council is continuing to push for a referendum to allow the public to vote on whether Fiji should change its national flag.

The International Rugby Players Association says issues around player release will continue to be a problem at World Cups until a commercial solution is found.

American Samoa play their first senior football international in four years this evening against Fiji in Nadi.

Sixteen people have pleaded not guilty to charges of sedition in Fiji and further remanded in custody until next month.

The Fiji government is preparing for the worst as a prolonged dry spell is predicted to continue for at least a couple of months.

Fiji's public prosecutor's office says lawyers representing those accused of sedition in various cases will receive disclosures about their clients' cases.

The Fiji opposition MP, Mosese Bulitavu, has appeared in court today having been charged with sedition.

A new public holiday celebrating the constitution has been proposed for Fiji.

Fiji's public prosecutor has charged four more people with sedition and urging political violence, bringing the total number of people charged in separate cases to 70.

Former Samoa fullback Paul Williams has been named in the Barbarians squad to take on the Manu in the first rugby match staged at London's Olympic Stadium.

Flying Fijians coach John McKee says his team has a clear vision of how they want to play heading into the Rugby World Cup.

The Fiji government is warning exporters and importers to be wary of people posing as biosecurity agents.

Another person has been charged with sedition in Fiji and remanded in custody, the sixty-fourth in a current batch to be charged