Activist kills himself in Notre Dame Cathedral
Activist kills himself in Notre Dame Cathedral

A far-right writer and activist has killed himself at the altar of Paris' famed Notre Dame Cathedral, after calling for…

US gay teen facing felony charges
US gay teen facing felony charges

An 18-year-old US cheerleader is facing felony charges that she had sexual contact with her underage, 14-year-old girlfriend…

Arias tells jury what she'll do if allowed to live
Arias tells jury what she'll do if allowed to live

Jodi Arias asked jurors today to give her life in prison, arguing she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter…

Face-chewing victim recovering, strumming guitar
Face-chewing victim recovering, strumming guitar

A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year appeared today to be mostly at peace with…

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Tornado: Condolences from USNZ Pacific Partnership Forum
Tornado: Condolences from USNZ Pacific Partnership Forum

Delegates at the USNZ Pacific Partnership Forum meeting in Washington DC have expressed sorrow at the…

Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

Wind, humidity and rainfall combined precisely to create the massive killer tornado in Moore, Okla. And when they did, the…

Slow pokes: Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtles

Two endangered sea turtles that are shells of their former selves after getting stranded on Cape Cod during a cold spell…

South African court acquits brother of Oscar Pistorius

One Pistorius brother is free of charges - acquitted today of culpable homicide in the death of a woman in a road accident…

FBI identifies Benghazi suspects- but no arrests yet
FBI identifies Benghazi suspects- but no arrests yet

U.S. officials say they have identified five men they believe might be behind the attack on the diplomatic…

US wants to continue information sharing with NZ

The United States wants to continue a criminal data matching scheme for assessing risks of threats that it began with New…

Two Moroccans tried for homosexuality get four months

A Moroccan court has convicted two men of homosexuality and public indecency, and sentenced each to four months in prison…

Egypt troops in Sinai sweep mistakenly hit funeral

Egyptian troops and police mistakenly fired on a Bedouin funeral in the Sinai Peninsula today, security officials said…

Tornado: Science behind the destruction

Packing winds of up to 320km, the killer tornado that laid waste to Oklahoma on Monday grasped at the deadliest end of the…

Oklahoma search almost complete
Oklahoma search almost complete

Many houses have "just been taken away. They're just sticks and bricks," Gov. Mary Fallin said, describing…

Staff 'kept tax scandal from Obama'

Controversy continued to swirl around the White House yesterday with developments on two fronts.

Rudd reignites talk on gay marriage

Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's change of heart to support gay marriage may indicate numbers shifting in support…

Murder trial begins for Kiwi in Canada

Former Napier city councillor Peter Beckett, 56, is standing trial at Salmon Arm Provincial Court for the murder of his…

Attacks push Iraq closer to sectarian war

Iraq is edging closer to all-out sectarian war between Sunni and Shia Muslims as a series of car bombings and shootings…

Odds against Waterhouse as TV betting faces ban
Odds against Waterhouse as TV betting faces ban

Australia's internet gambling king Tom Waterhouse is feeling the blast from outrage over live betting…

Audrey Young: US NZ relationship on a new plane

Yesterday's meeting between Murray McCully and John Kerry in Washington DC was a sign that things between the US and New…

Protest against gay hate killing

Thousands of people marched through the streets of Manhattan to protest against the killing of a gay man allegedly taunted…

Former trade ministers form panel

An impressive line-up of six former trade ministers of the United States formed a panel yesterday at the US NZ Pacific Partnership…

Yahoo's $1.3b gamble on Tumblr

Yahoo's chief executive is making a US$1.1 billion ($1.3 billion) bet on the online blogging forum Tumblr as Marissa Mayer…

'I'm too sexy for my job'
'I'm too sexy for my job'

British woman Laura Fernee says she is too attractive to work and has been unemployed for the last two…

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Strange But True

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Pacific Islands

Fatty diet wreaks havoc in islands

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Bold and ambitious
Bold and ambitious

Enterprising director Alex Galvin tells Dominic Corry he hopes his latest film will inspire others.

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