Apr 20th, 2009 - Reuters
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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council deplored on Monday what it called a "step backwards" in Fiji, demanding that the South Pacific island resume moves toward democracy and hold elections as soon as possible.
Fiji has been plunged into a political crisis since its president reappointed military chief Frank Bainimarama as interim prime minister on April 11, less than two days after a court ruled his 2006 coup and subsequent government illegal.
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