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Women students demand action over pay gap survey

Women students are demanding government action after a survey showed men with the same tertiary qualifications start earning more after one year.

Pyongyang's fighting talk

Whaling solution would be put to public - McCully

Any deal with Japan to allow whaling would have to be very attractive to get New Zealand support, Foreign Minister Murray McCully says.

Palmer defends commercial whaling proposal

Rare appearance from Kim Jong Il

Kidnap case stepped up

New blow to Taleban

'Tell the truth or die'

<i>Eric Thompson</i>: Why women are pants at motor racing

This week I want to explain why women are pants at motor racing.

Over 150,000 to visit Lantern Festival

India: Journey into Mughal bliss

Pampering fit for a king is still on offer in the royal city of Agra, writes Audrey Young.

Dozens feared lost in landslides

Trouble in Kashmir a stone's throw away

Telecom dominates slow day on market

The royal city of Agra

The city of Agra is an enduring monument to India's famous Mughal rulers, who created such magnificent monuments as the Taj Mahal, the Agra Fort and the the abandoned city of Fatehpur Sikri.

Heaven scent (+recipes)

Vietnam's food smells as good as it tastes, writes Paul Jobin.