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Kim's illness detailed

Win for fishing lobby

Amazing x-ray shows gamer's lucky escape

An x-ray illustrates in shocking detail how a Chinese boy was stabbed through the head after a row over a video game.

NZ dollar little changed ahead of key data

UK 'ran renegade torture unit in Iraq'

Fresh evidence has emerged that British military intelligence ran a secret operation in Iraq which authorised degrading and unlawful treatment of prisoners.

Environmental group ready to defend whaling activist

Japanese lawyers are lined up to defend incarcerated anti-whaling protester Peter Bethune, but an environmental group still hopes Japanese authorities will send him home.

Bali as it always has been

A village which hosts tourists on its own terms fascinates Winston Aldworth.

'Tiger tonic' zoo shut down

Aussie politician backing fight to free NZ activist

The leader of Australia's Green Party is backing a campaign to free anti-whaling protester Peter Bethune.

NZ market ends little changed again

NZ dollar drifts, ends around US70c level

Children hit with hammer

More horror sites set to be added to busy tourism trail

The place where the body of Pol Pot, the former Khmer Rouge leader, was unceremoniously burned in a pile of rubbish is set to be the latest location from Cambodia's dark recent history to be transformed into a tourist spot.

NZ group to jetski from London to Auckland

A group of six New Zealanders will this year attempt to jet-ski from London to Auckland, via Sydney.

Pakistani gunmen kill aid workers

Vote guarantees Indian women slice of political power

Indian politicians yesterday took a step towards making history.