Solomons leader skips US memorial service in 'snub'

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare did not attend a weekend dawn service for a key World War II battle organized by the US, with local media reporting it as a “snub.”
The Solomon Star News said Sogavare was due to give a speech at a memorial service that was attended by US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and ministers and officials from Australia, Japan and New Zealand on Sunday, but he did not appear.
Sherman later told a news conference she was sorry that the prime minister had missed a great opportunity to build a new partnership between the US

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