SUVA (AFP) - Fiji's cabinet is in hiding fearing a military coup as the island nation's rebel army chief delayed enforcing a noon deadline for the government to meet his demands or face toppling.
As regional foreign ministers met in Sydney in a bid to defuse the spiralling crisis and the United States warned against a military takeover, Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase revealed his cabinet had split up and left Suva. ...
Maverick military commander Voreqe Bainimarama's initial deadline for the government came and went with no major troop movements. ...
"He has given many deadlines before. I don't feel intimidated at all and I'm not afraid. I am very relaxed," Qarese told Australia's ABC radio, adding that he was counting on divine intervention to prevent a coup.
*** It would be nice if someone told us WTF is going on in Fiji. For example,
the Age doesn't really tell us what's at issue. And forget
AP. ***