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HONIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS - A nighttime curfew entered into force in the Solomon Islands' restive capital of Honiara on Friday, after a third day of v

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare on Friday...

Solomon Islanders defied a government-imposed lockdown and protested in the capital for a second day on Thursday, setting fire to buildings in the city's Chinatown amid an outpouring of disquiet in the Pacific country.

Australia will deploy more than 100 police and military personnel to aid the Solomon Islands, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday, as protesters in the Pacific Island nation defied a curfew to protest for a second consecutive day.

HONIARA: Australia rushed peacekeepers to the Solomon Islands on Thursday hoping to quell riots that threatened to topple the Pacific nation’s government and left its capital ablaze.After a second day of widespread protests and looting in Honiara, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare called on neighbouring Australia for help.The first contingent of a...

Australia's top security committee met on Thursday to discuss mounting civil unrest in the Solomon Islands, Australian media reported, as protesters in the Pacific nation defied a lockdown and set fire to buildings in the capital for a second day.

Australia sends peacekeeping troops to Solomon Islands amid riots

Australia says it is sending police, troops and diplomats to the Solomon Islands to help after anti-government demonstrators defied lockdown orders.

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia announced Thursday it is sending police, troops...

Australia says it is sending police, troops and diplomats to the Solomon Islands to help after anti-government demonstrators defied lockdown orders.