London will brace itself to see Australia crowned as world champions once again on English soil, with Pat Cummins declaring he can’t wait to defend the World Test Championship mace in the final against South Africa in June.

All registered private building and civil works contractors engaged in an estimated $127.7 million worth of work in September last year.

Fiji Independent Commission against Corruption Commissioner Barbara Malimali arrived at the Old Parliament Complex in Veiuto, Suva a few minutes ago for her Commission of Inquiry hearing.

The Commission of Inquiry will assess and determine whether the appointment process of Barbara Malimali as Commissioner of FICAC was conducted with integrity, fairness, and transparency, in accordance with the law.

Acting Commissioner of Police Juki Fong Chew had acknowledged the challenges the force had faced but emphasized how, despite the ups and downs, the officers had remained steadfast and united.

A resident has raised concerns about a burst water pipe in the middle of Toorak Road in Suva.

The Fiji Corrections Service has reported an increase in attempts to smuggle contraband including marijuana, methamphetamine, mobile phones, and tobacco by throwing them over the fences of correctional centers across Fiji.

Austria headed towards coalition talks led by the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) after efforts to form a government without the party fell apart and prompted Chancellor Karl Nehammer to resign.

Thirty five witnesses are expected to appear before the Commission of Inquiry which will assess and determine whether the appointment process of Barbara Malimali as Commissioner of Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption was conducted with integrity, fairness, and transparency, in accordance with the law.

Former Greek prime minister Costas Simitis, who led the country into the European Union’s single currency in 2001, died aged 88 at his summer house in the Peloponnese.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Syria’s new leadership is determined to root out separatists there, as Ankara said its military had “neutralised” 32 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, in the country.

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized a strategic eastern town near the provincial capital Goma in Democratic Republic of Congo, local politicians said.