As the army continued operations to round up his supporters, who have been terrorising Fiji's Indian community, George Speight said he and his key allies had been assaulted by government soldiers. In ...

Outrageous claims and counter-claims have been made over Fiji's mahogany plantations, among the world's largest. The timber, at the point of harvesting, is said to be worth anything from $68 million ...

But Fiji is more than a tourist destination ... In fact, in 2000, a day before the George Speight coup I happened to be in downtown Suva where there was some ruckus on the street, and a little ...

Fiji police have seized five men - including one of the key plotters in the 2000 George Speight coup - amidst military fears they were plotting unrest. The five are being held without charge ...

Fili's Latest Phil Mercer reports from Suva, on the latest developments in Fiji. George Speight, the rebel leader who led a two-month hostage crisis that paralyzed the ethnically divided nation ...

As today marks the 25th year since the May 19th coup led by George Speight, the Prime Minister at the time, Mahendra Chaudhry ...

After a period of political and civil turmoil following rebel leader George Speight's May 19 coup, the military on Monday declared martial law and took control of Fiji. Speight launched the coup ...

The occupation was one of many protests staged by Fijians since nationalist rebel George Speight stormed Suva's ... with children had already left Fiji via Tahiti, while others were waiting ...

It was 3:30 a.m. on April 4, 1968, and Leslie Speight was sound asleep in his bunker in Vietnam. A fellow soldier was smoking a cigarette, which Speight always suspected had given away their position.

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Prince George made a surprise appearance at a brunch honoring veterans of World War II. It was the first time he has appeared at such a formal event. The young royal also attended a parade ...