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They might live in NZ, but they back Boks
They may live in New Zealand, but South African immigrants will be cheering for the Springboks when they take on the All Blacks this weekend in the Rugby World Cup semi-final. South Africa’s head coach...
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Silver Ferns suffer second defeat to Australia
The Silver Ferns have again gone down to the Australian Diamonds, with the second match of the trans-Tasman Constellation Cup lost 48-58 in Auckland. The first match was lost 44-50 on Tuesday in...
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Hansen wary of Meyer mind games
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen says his South African counterpart is playing mind games in the build up to their Rugby World Cup semi-final clash at Twickenham on Sunday. Hansen has made just one change...
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All Blacks name Moody to bash Boks
Prop Joe Moody has been elevated to the All Blacks starting lineup for Sunday morning’s Rugby World Cup semi-final against South Africa in Twickenham. Having joined the squad as an injury replacement...
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Court papers detail road rage shooting that killed 4-year-old N.M. girl
Road rage escalated into deadly violence when a motorist fired into another vehicle on a New Mexico interstate, killing a 4-year-old girl, according to newly released court documents and police...
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Nauru complaint triggers charity raid
The Nauru office of the group Save the Children has been raided reportedly because the charity is suspected of violating Nauru’s Cyber Crime Act. The news site, The Guardian, says police seized...
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Al-Shabaab faction pledges allegiance to ISIS
A high-ranking member and spiritual leader of Al-Shabaab has pledged allegiance to ISIS, a move that further fractures the Somali-based jihadi group and spreads the reach of ISIS further into Africa....
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American killed in Iraq hostage rescue, Pentagon says
About 70 hostages facing “imminent mass execution” were rescued and an American service member was killed in an operation against an ISIS-controlled prison in northern Iraq, the Pentagon said Thursday....
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Debt ceiling fears: Treasury cancels debt sale
The U.S. Treasury canceled a sale of two-year debt slated for next week due to fears Congress won’t act in time to raise the debt ceiling. Treasury specifically cited “debt ceiling constraints” caused...
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Transmigration deemed critical threat to Papuans
The Governor of Indonesia’s Papua province has warned that indigenous Papuans could disappear as a people if they remain marginalised in their own land. Lukas Enembe’s warning came as he delivered a...
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Sword-wielding man kills 2 in Swedish school attack
A masked man wielding a sword or a knife killed a teacher and a student in an attack Thursday at a school in Trollhattan, Sweden, before police fatally shot him, authorities said. Two others — another...
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Solomon Islands politicians warned
The Solomon Islands’ Political Parties Commission has warned political parties may be suspended if MPs don’t comply with the Political Parties Integrity Act. A spokesperson for the Prime Minister...
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Would you trust China with your nuclear power?
China will help build and operate Britain’s next generation of nuclear power stations — and people are freaking out about it. The UK government has struck a deal with France’s EDF (ECIFY) and China...
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Opposition to plans for new Papua provinces
A note of caution has been sounded about Indonesian government plans to carve up another province out of Papua region. This comes as lawmakers look set to create two more provinces in the Indonesian...
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Marathon Benghazi hearing leaves Hillary Clinton largely unscathed
Hillary Clinton avoided major damage to her presidential campaign during a nearly 11-hour congressional hearing Thursday dominated by Republican criticism of her response to the Benghazi attacks....
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Mothers club help organise tutorial classes
Today 45 students hoping to graduate from high school completed a seven week tutorial class organised by the RFMF Mothers club. Most of these Year 12 and 13 students are children of members of the...
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Women market vendors to have better facilities
Women market vendors to have better facilities The bid to improve market facilities for women vendors received a huge boost yesterday. A cheque of $871,866 was given to the Ministry of Local Government...
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Future of bean export to New Zealand still unknown
The New Zealand Ministry of Primary Industries is yet to decide on whether it will lift the suspension of Fiji’s long bean imports. The suspension was due to the insect pest Thrips Pal mi discovered in...
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Kepa questions North developments
In an earlier press conference, Leader of Opposition Ro Teimumu Kepa said despite the developments taking place up North, more needs to be done. Kepa claimed that no major development had taken place...
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Quick response result in containment of fire
An early fire call and quick response by authorities today managed to save a house from complete ruins. The fire occurred at Tamasua Street off Rakua and Nailuva Road after a double story concrete...
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