New Caledonia

Local authorities say five suspects under house arrest as they move to try and restore calm. France has declared a state of emergency in its Pacific island territory of New Caledonia and deployed police and military reinforcements in an attempt to end days of unrest over Paris’s move to change…

Buildings and cars torched after protest against constitutional amendments descends into rioting. Security forces have been mobilised and a curfew imposed in the French Pacific island territory of New Caledonia after a general strike and protests over proposed constitutional amendments descended into violence. Shops and buildings were set on fire…