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As South Africa's currency hits a five-year low, foreign…
The town of Orvieto in Italy combats frenetic modernisation…
Family's fight for justice
George Stinney was only 14 when a court in South Carolina sentenced him to death in 1944.
Fears of violence ahead of Australia Day
Drunk, flag-draped youths turning celebration of nationhood into affirmation of white power
Pyongyang's open letter to South Korea
North Korea has urged an end to military hostilities in the latest in a series of apparently conciliatory gestures to South…
Ghost ship drifts to Ireland
In happier times, the MV Lyubov Orlova was a pleasure ship, a cruiser accustomed to taking well-heeled Russian holidaymakers…
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4 Russian Coast Guards die in boat wreck
MOSCOW (AP) Russian officials say that four Coast Guard officers died and six others are missing after their boat overturned…
Serbia to hold early vote in March
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) Serbia's ruling center-right populist party says it wants to hold early parliamentary elections to…
Militant group in Lebanon issues warning to Sunnis
BEIRUT (AP) An al-Qaida-inspired group in Lebanon is warning the country's Sunni Muslims to stay away from areas dominated…
Albanian police arrest Greek prison escapee
TIRANA, Albania (AP) Albanian police say they have arrested an Albanian who escaped from prison in neighboring Greece last…
Protests against the World Cup planned in Brazil
SAO PAULO (AP) Latin America's biggest country is bracing itself for a wave of nationwide protests against the World Cup…
New river dolphin species found in Brazil
SAO PAULO (AP) Scientists say they have discovered the first new river dolphin species in nearly 100 years inhabiting the…
Pope: Women should play expanded role in Church
VATICAN CITY (AP) Pope Francis says that women should have a bigger presence in the Catholic Church, as well as in the…
China announces 'crimes' against detained scholar
BEIJING (AP) Chinese authorities on Saturday announced a list of political offenses against minority Uighur scholar Ilham…
4 St. Lucians appear in court for tourist killing
VIEUX FORT, St. Lucia (AP) Four men charged in the recent killing of a 62-year-old British tourist in St. Lucia have appeared…
Third time lucky for Li Na at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Once again Li Na had the Rod Laver Arena crowd on its feet, roaring this time with laughter. Her…
Al-Qaida leader opposes fighting Christians
CAIRO (AP) Al-Qaida's leader says that Egypt's majority Muslims should not fight their Christian compatriots, even though…
WORLD SPORTS at 1330 GMT
TOP STORY: TEN--AUSTRALIAN OPEN MELBOURNE, Australia Seven months after giving retirement serious thought, Li Na made…
Phone data cut after Somali militant threat
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) Residents in parts of Somalia under militant control say at least one cellular telephone company…
Family alleges US execution unconstitutional
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The prolonged execution of an inmate in Ohio during which he repeatedly gasped and snorted amounted…
Report: UAE president suffers stroke, has surgery
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) The state news agency of the United Arab Emirates says the country's president has suffered…
Violence reported in S. Sudan despite cease-fire
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) In a sign a new peace deal may not hold, South Sudan's government said Saturday that rebel fighters…
Eminem, Dr. Dre, Mase, Nas perform at LA show
LOS ANGELES (AP) Dr. Dre's connections were put to good use for the launch of the Beats Music streaming service, with a…
Boat sinking survivors denounce Greek authorities
ATHENS, Greece (AP) Three Afghans who survived the sinking of a migrant boat have described in vivid terms how Greek authorities…
Hungary's opposition alliance chooses candidate
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) Hungary's Socialist Party has chosen Attila Mesterhazy as the prime ministerial candidate of the…
Stars turn out to salute songwriter Carole King
LOS ANGELES (AP) Carole King's gift as a songwriter is all about connection friends, lovers, strangers experiencing deep…
International Politics
Could a plane crash topple a govt?
A small plane crash on a remote mountain wouldn't normally be enough to anger an entire country or threaten the government…
United States
Declare a truce in war on drugs
Is this the beginning of the end of the War on Drugs? Uruguay has legislated to decriminalise marijuana, writes Paul Thomas…
Egypt
Violent clashes kill 11 as Egyptians go to polls
The Health Ministry says 11 people have died in clashes between security forces and protesters loyal to toppled Islamist…
Pacific Islands
New Zealand gives to cyclone-hit Tonga
New Zealand has donated hundreds of emergency shelter kits and a further $300,000 to help residents of cyclone-hit Tonga…
Science
Kiwis ponder fertility puzzle's next piece
Kiwi scientists who helped to pinpoint the 'microchip' in our brain that can control fertility are now working on the next…
Space
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Virgin Galactic takes off
On the 10th of January 2014, Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo completed it's third powered test flight. In command on the…
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North Korea
James Griffin: North Korea anyone?
Hello New Zealand travellers and those who one day want to travel from New Zealand to places that aren't New Zealand! Are…
Europe
European businesses act on Iran opportunity
France is sending business executives by the planeload to Iran. German and Dutch entrepreneurs are taking courses on how…