Three soldiers seen abusing Papuan villagers in a video uploaded onto the internet have been jailed by an Indonesian court. The footage, posted on a human rights website last year, showed the men beating villagers and burning the genitals of one of them. The men were found guilty of...

 bomb attack at Moscow's Domodedovo airport has killed at least 35 people and injured more than 100 - many of them critically, officials say. Investigators say the explosion, which happened in the arrivals hall, was caused by a suicide bomber. President Dmitry Medvedev vowed that those behind...

SOLOMON ISLANDS- Prime Minister Danny Philip has revealed that his government is commanding the support of 24 members of parliament and that included Ngella MP, Mark Kemakeza who revoked his own resignation on Saturday. Prime Minister Philip, however, also revealed that East Makira MP, Alfred...

SOLOMON ISLANDS -The Opposition is expected to lodge the first of its petitions to the Governor General starting this week. Deputy Opposition Leader Matthew Wale announced the Opposition's intentions last week following the resignation of the former Fisheries Minister and former Forestry...

PETER Maesinasi can now go back to continue his schooling in class 3 at Siohiramo Primary School in Small Malaita. The 12 year old lad was struck by a metal spear during a diving night out with his four friends in the lagoon beside their village at Waiaha last month. The spear went six inches...

A national leader Joses Tuhanuku has suggested that Solomon Islanders must wait and see how Government Ministers perform before judging them. Responding to questions by SIBC on the quality of the Danny Philip's government Ministers, Mr Tuhanuku says people must not jump to conclusions about what...

Fiji has temporarily suspended itself from all the Melanesian Spearhead Group M-S-G formal meetings. Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola said affirms Fiji’s position that it will temporarily stand aside from participating in MSG formal meetings. He...

Tonga's Prime Minister says there is no need for his soldiers to remain in the Solomon Islands to answer questions about the shooting death of a former national police officer. Two Tonga soldiers have admitted opening fire after they were called, as part of of a larger RAMSI group, to deal with a...