Police in Solomon Islands say a large explosion that rocked the nation's capital overnight was caused by an old World War II ...

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Cousins Reubenson and Martin Fugui found a 'Made in Colombia' narco sub in Solomon Islands over the weekend — the third such ...

SYDNEY, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- An unexploded ordnance (UXO) from World War II detonated in the Solomon Islands capital of Honiara on Thursday night, injuring one. Local newspaper Solomon Star reported ...

Drug-trafficking “narco subs” are plying the waters around Australia, and the ADF is not equipped to deal with them, a ...

The Solomon Islands state water company terminated its contract with an Indian firm that was years behind schedule to build a ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Daniel Suidani, a former school teacher turned Solomon Islands provincial leader who won international recognition for his defiance of China, has died in Honiara, his friends said on ...

The Solomon Islands government confirms that work has started on developing a policy to establish its own defence force.

SYDNEY -- For four years, Solomon Islander Maeverlyn Pitanoe has woken up every day in pain. On Mother's Day in 2021, an unexploded World War II artillery shell suddenly went off beneath a barbecue ...

A military force would help quell unrest, but some say relying on Beijing for arms may make the Pacific nation an ‘enemy ...

BEIJING (AP) — Leaders of the Solomon Islands and China promised Monday to expand relations that have fueled unease in Washington and Australia about Beijing’s influence in the South Pacific. Prime ...

Chinese Premier Li Qiang, right, shows the way to his Solomon Islands counterpart Manasseh Sogavare after they witnessed the signing of agreements for both countries at the Great Hall of the People in ...