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Fiji's coup-installed attorney-general has lashed out at claims he threatened an international lawyers' group, describing the organisation as biased and condescending.

Fiji's 2009 budget has dealt a blow to those expecting a quick return to democracy, with no mention of funds for holding an election next financial year.

Talks aimed at restoring democracy to military-ruled Fiji are making progress, but no election date has been set, says ousted leader Laisenia Qarase. The talks between Fiji's political parties and the country's military-led government started in Suva on Monday.

Former Fiji prime minister Mahendra Chaudhry has dropped action against News Limited in his billion dollar defamation lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed in March, has been amended to reduce the number of defendants.

Fiji's coup-installed government is considering changing the country's national anthem and flag. Fiji has been ruled by army leader Commodore Frank Bainimarama since a coup in December 2006 ousted the democratically elected government of Laisenia Qarase.

Politicians in the military-ruled Pacific nation of Fiji are preparing to meet next week to discuss steps toward restoring democracy.

Prime Minister Helen Clark dismisses as "absurd" an incident involving the questioning of a high-ranking New Zealand police officer over an incident in Fiji.

Fiji's military leader Frank Bainimarama is expected to emerge victorious when the nation's High Court hands down its verdict on a challenge to the legitimacy of his 2006 coup.

Fiji's military government cannot hold elections as promised next March because it must first carry out reforms in the electoral system, the country's leader Frank Bainimarama said.

New Zealand businessman Ballu Khan, accused of plotting to kill self appointed Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, was abused by arresting officers, his lawyer told the High Court in Suva on Tuesday.

Sep 16, 2008 6:21 PM Fiji's ousted prime minister Laisenia Qarase has lodged a treason complaint against dozens of people who played a role in the 2006 military coup that saw his government thrown out of office.

A commonwealth group investigating developments in Fiji since the 2006 military coup will meet in New York later this month. The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG), made up of the foreign ministers of nine countries, will meet on September 27.

South Pacific leaders have warned Fiji's post-coup government it could be suspended from a regional forum if it failed to hold democratic elections in early 2009.