Blogger hacked to death
A prominent blogger known for speaking out against religious extremism was hacked to death as he walked through Bangladesh's capital with his wife, police said.
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S Africa trounces West Indies
At the Sydney Cricket Ground, South African team trounced the West Indies by 257 runs.
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Tourist driver punched
Police are warning people not to take matters into their own hands after a motorist punched a tourist driver in the face and took his keys.
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Aussie police appeal for information
Police in Cairns have appealed to the public for information as they try to piece together the final movements of Kiwi found dead in the city centre in suspicious circumstances…
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Cowell blasts X Factor NZ producers
People behind The X Factor franchise admit it was wrong to include a convicted killer on the NZ show and have blamed producers for 'a very poor editorial decision'.
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Man charged with park sex attacks
Police believe they have caught the man responsible for a slew of sex attacks in a South Auckland park.
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Teenager's video plea for euthanasia
A 14-year-old Chilean girl's plea on social media to let her "sleep forever" has been rejected by her government.
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Man critically hurt in latest tourist crash
A Japanese tourist was critically injured when his rental car and a truck collided near Christchurch today.
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Court made guardian of HIV boy
Nine-year-old boy with HIV whose father refused to give him medication has been made a ward of the court until he is 16.
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Oracle cricket predicts Oz v NZ result
The six-legged oracle making predictions for the Cricket World Cup has turned his back on his country again.
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Inside the mind of Jimmy Savile
The grotesque details in the latest Savile report confirm the star's pyschopathy, says the man who spent a decade getting to know him.
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Golf: Mixed review for Ko at NZ Open
With all the class of her champion status, Lydia revived a mixed start at the NZ Open to nestle in behind the leaders today after the opening round at Clearwater.
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Drunk taxi driver 'only had one beer'
An on-duty taxi driver who blew a reading of more than four times the legal breath-alcohol limit told police he had "one Kingfisher beer".
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The daughter of one of Jihadi John's victims said her family will not rest until there is a bullet between the killer's…
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Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop does nothing to dispel leadership rumours as embattled Tony Abbott flies into New Zealand.
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Pope Francis has taken his embrace of homeless people a step further by allowing a tramp to be buried inside the Vatican for the first time in the history of the Holy…
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Steve Waugh sledges his own side
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