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 ...

George Speight, a well-known former Fijian businessman, led an armed takeover of Fiji's government in May 2000, holding the country's then-prime minister Mahendra Chaudhry and his government ...

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 ...

SYDNEY, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Former coup leader George Speight, sentenced to life imprisonment in Fiji in 2002 for treason, was released from prison on Thursday after he was pardoned by Fiji's ...

It was a failed coup that unleashed nearly two years of violent turmoil in Fiji — events that brought suffering still deeply felt by victims. Former businessman George Speight stormed the nation ...

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 ...

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.

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

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 ...