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The United States Army has dropped all charges against the fifth soldier it had accused of murdering… More

An Army officer ordered a court-martial Friday for a low-ranking intelligence analyst charged in the biggest leak of classified… More

1. Manning hearing recommended

Oil-rich Qatar has bought Paul Cezanne's painting "The Card Players" for more than $250 million, by far the highest price… More

1. 1913 painting by Adolf Hitler sells for $40,000

A rare snowfall blanketed Rome on Friday, forcing the closure of the Colosseum over fears tourists would slip on the icy… More

1. Europe's killer cold snap spreads

Police in Chile say they've stopped cold a scheme to steal ice from a disappearing glacier. The plan… More

Iguanas of Puerto Rico: Your days are numbered. The island's government is announcing plans to kill as many of the reptiles… More

1. Dolphin's death reignites calls for set net ban

Saboteurs have hacked into the websites of several law enforcement agencies worldwide in attacks attributed to the collective… More

1. Hackers hit big Brazilian bank

A second teacher has been arrested at a Los Angeles school where a teacher this week was charged with taking bondage-style… More

Neil Finn is among dozens of musicians contributing to a Bob Dylan covers album for Amnesty International. Chimes of… More

1. Concert review: Laneway 2012 at Silo Park (8 comments)

United States Attorney-General Eric Holder clashed with Republicans at a House committee hearing yesterday… More

1. Trump steals spotlight from Republican presidential candidates

The Obama Administration has more than doubled, to about 21,000 names, its secret list of suspected terrorists who are banned… More

1. US pushes for digital textbooks

The father of Alexander Litvinenko, the Russian spy turned Kremlin opponent who died from poisoning in London in 2006, has… More

1. Drones club dispenses cut price death

Moree in northern New South Wales has been cut off by floodwaters, isolating up to 10,000 people, the State Emergency Service… More

1. Thousands evacuated as floods hit northern NSW

The news that Edinburgh scientists had created the world's first cloned mammal, Dolly the sheep, at the university's Roslin… More

1. Scotland: Iron in the soul

They call it "silent running" or "creeping". Driving through city streets without emergency lights… More

1. High-tech formula gets cops there before criminals

Crazy costumes from Lego men to superheroes abound… Watch

Four British men fueled by the words of a US-born Muslim cleric have pleaded guilty to involvement… More

1. Police trainees see anti-Islam film

Xenophobia over Crafar sale galling Labour leader David Shearer went up in my estimation when he declared Waitangi Day… More

1. Fay Crafar court challenge underway

New Zealand may have just had its lowest road toll in six decades, but our drivers are just as rude… More

1. Our deadliest roads

Immerse yourself in South Pacific cuisine at the inaugural… More

1. Fiji: Hoping to be stranded on Modriki

A win for Mitt would show America is OK about hard-edge… More

1. Romney easily wins Florida primary

French fashion magazine Elle has denied charges of racism after unleashing a storm by suggesting that a black American… More

1. The new Iron Lady of politics - Michelle Obama

Physicists have long been studying neutrons and their speed of decay with the aid of a device called a neutron bottle. During… More

1. Remedy for elderly depression (3 comments)

A 10-year-old cat from Upperville, Virginia, this week received what doctors believe is the first total… More

1. Woman struck by falling cat

Restoration projects across Auckland reflect a new generation's attitude to caring for and renewing our bush, wetlands and… More

1. Brian Rudman: Auckland's parks a legacy for everyone (5 comments)