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Fiji?s government was overthrown in a coup last year. Although things are politically peaceful now, the tourism industry is still reeling. This is how they hope to get the ...

The long-awaited second stage of the soccer World Cup qualifier between New Zealand and Fiji will now be held in Fiji on November 19.

AUCKLAND, June 13 (Reuters) - A controversial World Cup qualifier that was postponed when a Fijian player was denied entry to New Zealand has been rescheduled for November, New Zealand Soccer (NZS) said on Friday.

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World Press Freedom Review 2007 Vienna, 8 May 2008   PRESS RELEASE   93 Reasons Why Journalism Remains a Dangerous Profession   With 93 journalists killed, 2007 was another deadly year. Iraq proved again to be the most hazardous place on earth to report, with the conflict accounting for almost half of all journalists killed during the year. In Somalia, another conflict zone, eight journalists were also killed.   In Europe, the murder of Hrant Dink by a Turkish national

On May 1, another Australian publisher, the Fiji Times ' Evan Hannah, was deported from Fiji for allegedly attempting to destabilize the military-backed interim government. This was the second deportation in less than three months.

Fiji's military-appointed foreign minister, Epeli Nailatikau, was allowed to enter New Zealand to brief the meeting. He was not allowed to take part in the deliberations, which ended with the setting up of a ministerial contact group to monitor progress.

Coming Anarchy has a map showing countries whose leaders came to power via coup. The map reveals stagnation and progress. Countries that have coup leaders as heads are now limited to Africa, Asia, and Fiji. These countries are in the ?Gap? as defined by Thomas Barnett. Sadly these countries are corrupt with traits (sometimes in combination) such as Islamic resistance to Western ideals such as political liberalism, African tribal corruptioness, or just military bossiness. Latin America, once kn

Annie Goldson documentaries are a staple at Kiwi Film Festivals. Her latest offering, AN ISLAND CALLING, traces the killings of Fiji Red Cross Director-General John Scott and his partner Greg Scrivener in Suva in 2001.