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Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Fiji's coup leader Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama rejected demands to restore democracy by March next year, defying Australia, New Zealand and other Pacific nations which gather for a regional summit today.

Fiji defies court order, deports second newspaper publisher The International Herald-Tribune SUVA, Fiji: Fiji?s military government defied a High Court order and deported the Australian publisher of the South Pacific country?s leading newspaper Friday, in the second such expulsion in three months. The coup-installed government said Fiji Times publisher Evan Hannah was a threat to national security who had breached his work permit conditions, and put him on a Korean Air flight Friday to the S

Fiji's military government defied a High Court order and deported the Australian publisher of the South Pacific country's leading newspaper Friday, in the second such expulsion in three months.

Fiji's military government defied a High Court order and deported the Australian publisher of the South Pacific country's leading newspaper Friday, in the second such expulsion in three months.

Fiji's military government defied a High Court order and deported the Australian publisher of the South Pacific country's leading newspaper Friday, in the second such expulsion in three months.

A row has broken out over Danyon Loader taking part in a sporting event in Fiji. The Olympic gold medalist and sporting ambassador is in Fiji for a sea swimming event after being warned by SPARC about going because the coup has strained relations between the two countries.

Fiji's military ruler has challenged New Zealand to find further sanctions to impose on his coup-installed regime after expelling Wellington's top diplomat.

Fiji's military ruler challenged New Zealand on Thursday to find further sanctions to impose on his coup-installed regime after he threw out the neighboring country's top diplomat and accused Wellington of wanting to damage the island nation.

Fiji's military ruler has challenged New Zealand to find further sanctions to impose on his coup-installed regime after expelling Wellington's top diplomat.

Fiji's military ruler has challenged New Zealand to find further sanctions to impose on his coup-installed regime after expelling Wellington's top diplomat.

SUVA, Fiji (AP) - Fiji's military ruler challenged New Zealand today to find further sanctions to impose on his coup-installed regime after he threw out the neighboring country's top diplomat.

Military rulers in the Pacific nation of Fiji have extended their state of emergency, defying a promise to the European Union. At stake is 100 million euros of economic aid. Last month Fiji's regime had told Brussels that it would end emergency rule by the end of April.