Solomon Islands

Disaster assessments are underway in the Solomon Islands capital after a freak storm on Wednesday night caused flash flooding.

Team Wellington and New Caledonia's Team Magenta meet in a top of the group Champions League football clash today at Lawson Tama Stadium in Honiara.

Disaster authorities in Solomon Islands are urging people to take precautions as widespread flooding grips the capital.

Seventeen of Solomon Islands' largest businesses, with more than 6000 employees, are making efforts to ensure they have more women in leadership positions.

Police in Solomon Islands say a group of Bougainvilleans who escaped from custody last week were arrested because they were deemed a security risk.

Solomon Islands football club Marist FC are refusing to look beyond a formidable first match in the OFC Champions League.

Five unexploded shells from World War II have been safely removed by the police Explosive Ordnance Disposal team in Solomon Islands.

Papua New Guinea has improved its ranking in Transparency International's newly released global corruption index.

Police in Solomon Islands' western province are calling for calm as they search for a group of Bougainvilleans who escaped from custody in the provincial capital Gizo yesterday.

A Russian delegation has visited Solomon Islands to rally support for the bid by city of Ekaterinburg to host the World Expo in 2025.

A new conservation initiative in Solomon Islands is hoping to show Malaitan villagers there are alternatives to logging.

A former commissioner of the Solomon Islands' Truth and Reconciliation Commission is calling on international donors to help implement its recommendations.

The Solomon Islands Forestry Ministry is urging the public to report corrupt officials.

The Solomon Islands Forestry Ministry is urging the public to report corrupt officials.

Victims of the Solomon Islands' bloody ethnic tensions in the late 1990s are still calling for action on reconciliation. Audio