Rebel leader George Speight warned the military Wednesday to ... a burst of automatic gunfire shattered the morning calm around Fiji's parliament complex, where the rebels are holding the hostages ...

Fijian coup leader George Speight, sentenced to death for treason ... People sentenced to life in Fiji normally serve about 10 years in jail. Earlier, Speight sat in the dock, his shaven head ...

Fiji rebel leader George Speight has warned of major social unrest following the military's decision to form a government without his consent. Mr Speight, who is holding 27 people hostage, said the ...

SUVA, Fiji — At least one person was reported killed today as Fiji’s military began a crackdown on supporters of rebel leader George Speight after his arrest on suspicion of arms offenses.

After swanning around Suva with impunity for 10 weeks, George Speight, the Fiji coup leader, was behind bars last night for refusing to relinquish his gang's stolen weapons. After swanning around ...

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

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 ...

After a two-month hostage standoff in Suva, Fiji, that started May 19, Fiji coup leader George Speight freed ousted Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudry and 17 others Thursday, proclaiming that the ...

Suva, Fiji - Rebel leader George Speight said on Friday he expected Fiji's political hostages to be freed by Monday. "I am confident this whole crisis or crusade will come to an end in the next ...

SUVA, Fiji, July 27 (Thursday) -- George Speight, who toppled Fiji's elected government in a two-month hostage standoff, was arrested Wednesday and accused of threatening the island nation's new ...