Back off, Fiji army chief tells Pacific neighbors
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Fiji's defiant military chief warned South Pacific neighbors to stay out of Fijian affairs as tensions rose after Australia said there was clear evidence a fourth coup in 20 years is being planned.
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Armed soldiers flew deposed Fiji Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase out of the capital Suva on Wednesday as the military began rounding up opponents of its takeover and declared a state of emergency.
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Fiji's powerful tribal chiefs indicated Friday they would meet the armed forces leader who ousted the prime minister in a coup this week, boosting his hopes of gaining credibility and solidifying his power.
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A military commander threatening to topple Fiji's government said Sunday he was planning to appoint an interim civilian administration and that elections would be held sometime later to restore democracy.
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Fiji's military chief said on Wednesday his troops would quickly suppress any uprising, as the country's deposed prime minister called for non-violent protests against the South Pacific nation's fourth coup in 20 years.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard Friday called on Pacific nations to press for the removal of Fiji&#39;s military regime, following talks with New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark.
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Fiji's military chief was still in control of the country but his whereabouts were being concealed for security reasons, an army spokeswoman said after reports of gunfire from the main barracks of the capital, Suva, on Saturday.
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Fiji's military says it will conduct night exercises in the capital Suva, as fears grow of an imminent coup.
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Powerful tribal and church leaders in Fiji express growing opposition to Tuesday's military coup.
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Fiji's newly-installed prime minister says the Pacific island's recent coup was "illegal" but necessary.
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Fiji's prime minister says he will drop legislation opposed by the military chief threatening to overthrow him.
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Fiji Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase said he was under house arrest on Tuesday after heavily armed troops surrounded his residence in the capital Suva, and accused the military of staging a coup.
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Fiji military commander Voreqe Bainimarama warned he would overthrow the government at noon Friday (0000 GMT Friday) if Prime Minister Laisene Qarase did not accede to all his demands.
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Fiji's defiant military chief gave  Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase a 24-hour ultimatum on Thursday to clean up his government or face removal despite winning a raft of concessions.
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Fiji's military-appointed caretaker prime minister said on Thursday elections in his country might be two years away and Fiji would build ties with Asia to circumvent sanctions imposed after a coup.
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Nato's chief calls on the West and Russia to tone down their rhetoric in their row over defence and Kosovo.
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Fiji's military has extended its deadline to Monday for the government to meet its demands or be toppled, embattled Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase said as he and his ministers went into hiding.