Fijian students on State loans will have their Tertiary Education Loans Scheme (TELS) repayments deferred until further notice, according to a directive posted by the Fiji Revenue and Customs Service.

U.S. prosecutors on Friday said they were seeking to forfeit six properties in New York and Florida allegedly belonging to a sanctioned Russian oligarch, and separately charged a Russian national with illegally exporting counterintelligence equipment.

A fire broke out this morning at the City Cottage along Carnavon Street in Suva, a historic landmark dating back to the Colonial era.

The number of people still “uncontactable” in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle that lashed New Zealand two weeks ago has dropped to 23, New Zealand police said on Friday.

The four new Fiji 7s players Anasa Qaranivalu, Ponipate Loganimasi, Rokoua Rasaku and Alusio Vakadranu are all expected to feature in the first match against Japan on Sunday.

Substitute Manor Solomon’s stunning second-half strike earned Fulham a 1-1 draw at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers in a tight affair at Craven Cottage in the Premier League this morning.

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says they have reflected on what it means to be a Forum Family during the three days PIF Special Leaders Retreat in Nadi.

Russia told the West on Friday that it would view as an attack on itself any actions that threatened Russian peacekeepers in Moldova’s breakaway Transdniestria region, one day after Moscow accused Ukraine of planning an invasion.

The Valelevu Health Centre is in dire need of repairs, according to Jay Kumar, the treasurer of the health center’s board.

The Warner Bros movie studio is developing new installments in the blockbuster “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit”.

The Assistant Education Minister says renovations carried out at certain schools fell short of expectations.

The World Health Organization is working with Cambodian authorities after two confirmed human cases of H5N1 bird flu were found among one family in the country.