The 16 pools of the 39th Fiji Bitter Marist 7s tournament which kicks off at the ANZ Stadium in Suva this Friday have been confirmed.

Rugged defender Taniela Waqa looks all set to join his home district Lautoka in the new player transfer window which officially opens next Monday.

Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama defended his staging of the coup in 2006 before the Human Rights Council saying his' was to remove marginalisation of minorities and the underprivileged by an "ethno-nationalist government".

President Hugo Chavez surprised and in many cases delighted Venezuelans by returning home on Monday, albeit to an uncertain future, ending a more than two-month absence in Cuba for cancer treatment.

An Afghan street kid is off to Hollywood and the red-carpet treatment at the Oscars -- a fairytale ending to a chance encounter that led to a starring role in a movie.

Apple on Tuesday said it was hit by hackers who wormed their way into the California company's system but evidently failed to steal any data.