LifestyleLongest-serving 'chained wife' breaks free after 48 yearsSusan Zinkin divorced her husband in 1962 but was forbidden from looking for new love for almost 50 years.19 Feb 01:00 AM
WorldPrivate security operatives ordered to leave countryGuards linked to Blackwater given seven days to leave after US court rejects charges.11 Feb 03:00 PM
WorldTehran braces for fresh protestsTonight, Iran begins marking 31 years since the country's Islamic revolution.10 Feb 03:00 PM
TravelEgypt: Disco boat escape from Cairo's bustling metropolisJill Worrall is whisked through Cairo's cacophony by taxi, boat and horse-drawn carriage.05 Feb 03:00 AM
WorldMunitions wash up on popular Israeli beachesIsraeli security forces closed two popular beaches yesterday to scour them for explosives after two barrels filled with munitions were found washed up on the shores of southern Israel.02 Feb 10:23 PM
EntertainmentNew Zealand's nine Oscar nodsNine figures of the New Zealand film industry have been nominated for the 2010 Oscars.02 Feb 07:29 PM
WorldTroops went to Iraq without vital armour, inquiry toldBritish ministers ignored the military's warning that more time was needed before the invasion of Iraq, an inquiry hears.01 Feb 09:40 PM
New ZealandIraq - an instant cure for boredomMedic says 20 years of injury and death in NZ no preparation for life on patrol.29 Jan 03:00 PM
EntertainmentPiano duo deliver musical perfectionUnique melodies from rare partnership thrill and mesmerise.22 Jan 03:00 PM
WorldClinton urged to influence on countries restricting Internet useUS senators are urging US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to take more proactive steps in supporting organisations that promote 'Internet freedom' in countries such as Iran and China, where severe Internet restrictions are enforced.21 Jan 07:58 PM
WorldBan on flights from Yemen to UKDirect flights from Yemen to Britain will be banned as a key part of new anti-terrorist measures following the failed attempt to blow up a transatlantic airliner, Gordon Brown announced yesterday.20 Jan 11:54 PM
New ZealandNZ man sentenced to hard labourMfat says it is in contact with a Jordanian New Zealander sentenced to two years' hard labour by Lebanon's Military Tribunal.13 Jan 12:10 AM
New ZealandNZer reportedly given hard labour for being in terror groupNZ foreign affairs officials are checking a report that Lebanon's Military Tribunal has sentenced a Jordanian New Zealander and six others to hard labour for forming a terrorist group.12 Jan 06:28 AM
WorldTaliban make 'undetectable' bombs out of woodTaliban fighters have developed a deadly new generation of their most lethal weapon, the improvised explosive device, or IED, which is almost undetectable because it has no metal or electronic parts, military experts said last week.10 Jan 10:39 PM
WorldFirst British journalist killed in Afghanistan was 'only a matter of time'The defence correspondent of the <i>Sunday Mirror</i> newspaper has become the first British journalist to be killed while covering the war in Afghanistan.10 Jan 08:58 PM
