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 Boy Scouts to accept Gay boys video Boy Scouts to accept Gay boys

The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday…

Tornado: Pet survivors video Tornado: Pet survivors

Oklahoma's tornado didn't just affect humans. An unknown…

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Australia to end live betting odds during sports
Australia to end live betting odds during sports

Updated Australia will ban the broadcast of betting odds during live sports matches under new rules unveiled today

Four wounded as rockets hit Beirut
Four wounded as rockets hit Beirut

Updated Rockets slammed into two Beirut neighbourhoods that are strongholds of Lebanon's Hezbollah group, wounding at least 4 people…

Train crash causes highway collapse
Train crash causes highway collapse

A highway overpass in the US collapsed as rail cars slammed into one of the bridge's pillars after a cargo train collision…

Thousands complete Boston Marathon
Thousands complete Boston Marathon

Thousands of people have walked and run the final mile of the Boston Marathon to honour the bombing victims and reclaim…

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Quake rattles Uzbekistan
Quake rattles Uzbekistan

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has struck Uzbekistan. The earthquake was centred 27km north of Bulung'ur…

11 killed, 16 injured in Myanmar bus accident

Updated Myanmar state media say a bus traveling from Yangon to Mandalay has skidded off a bridge, leaving 11 dead and 16 injured…

US teenager accused of planning to bomb school

A US teenager who intended to blow up his school will be charged with attempted aggravated murder after six bombs were found…

Russian police detain activists, foes at gay rally

Gay-rights campaigners and their opponents clashed at an unsanctioned rally in the Russian capital on Saturday, but a heavy…

Swiss police clash with protesters

The picturesque heart of Switzerland's capital Berne was shrouded in tear-gas as police fought back protesters at a politically-tinged…

Two dead, hundreds rescued in US floods

Torrential rains have caused major flooding the San Antonio area leaving two people dead with more than 200 people rescued…

LA synchronises its stoplights

It seems the impossible has occurred: The nation's most congested city has become a model for traffic control. Gridlock…

Three more arrests over London slaying

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder the British soldier hacked to death in a London street…

British police arrest three more suspects

British police on Saturday arrested three more suspects in connection with the savage killing of an off-duty soldier that…

Copycat fears as soldier knifed in Paris
Copycat fears as soldier knifed in Paris

Investigators are trying to find out if there is any link between a recent stabbing attack on a French…

Soldier's last text to mum

The night before he died, Lee Rigby sent his mother, Lyn, a moving text message.

Pain lingers as toll rises

The mile-wide tornado which ripped Moore, Oklahoma apart is a terrible tragedy for the human victims and the many family…

Man suspected of butchering British soldier an angry teen

The mother of a suspected Islamic terrorist who allegedly hacked a British soldier to death, tried desperately to turn him…

video Family pay tribute to slain soldier

The family of murdered British soldier Lee Rigby has paid tribute to him at an emotional news conference.

video Raw: US train collision causes highway collapse
Raw: US train collision causes highway collapse

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a cargo train collision in southeast Missouri…

photos Day in photos - May 26

Check out the best in today's news photos from New Zealand and around the world.

video Raw: French soldier stabbed near Paris

A French soldier has been stabbed outside Paris. France's military spokesman says the soldier was wounded in the throat…

video Swedish riots spread beyond capital

Riots in Sweden spread beyond the capital on Saturday, the sixth straight night of unrest that flared in Stockholm's immigrant-dominated…

video Activists detained at Moscow gay pride rally

More than 25 gay activists were detained in Moscow as they attempted to hold two rallies despite a blanket ban on all public…

At least 17 children burned in blast
At least 17 children burned in blast

At least 17 children were burned to death in eastern Pakistan when a faulty gas cylinder exploded on…

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Meet MJ, the bike riding cat video Meet MJ, the bike riding cat

A Philadelphia bike courier shows how he and his cat…

 Paperless scanner, vision of the future video Paperless scanner, vision of the future

It's the ultimate in a paperless future - a scanner…

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Pacific Islands

Fatty diet wreaks havoc in islands

Pacific health experts are calling for a quota on the amount of fatty food exported to the Pacific Islands, where heart…

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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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