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Irfan Yusuf: Terror myth clouds reality of Egypt revolution

There is also nothing moderate about a government instituting a system of torture against political dissidents.

Libyan city falls to anti-goverment forces - reports

Libya's second largest city, Benghazi, has fallen to anti-government forces after a crack army unit defected to the opposition and clashes spread to the capital, Tripoli, residents and news reports say.

Gaddafi's son warns of civil war

The son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has appeared on that country's state-owned television to make a statement denouncing the current civil unrest.

Middle East unrest doesn't equal revolution - professor

The wave of protests across the Middle East and North Africa don't yet constitute revolution and real democratic change may be decades away, Auckland University associate professor Stephen Hoadley says.

Dubai love trio deny sex charges

A high-flying banker from NZ has denied having sex with two women caught in a love triangle that went violently wrong.

Power of brutality and its limits

Lessons from an extraordinary uprising - for protesters and police alike.

Gaddafi sweats as protest fever reaches Libya

Clashes between protesters and security forces left dozens of people injured in Libya today.

Tony Blair coming to NZ on speaking tour

Motorsport: Courtney eager to race new Commodore

V8 Supercar champion James Courtney is ready to put his new red rocket into hyperdrive in Abu Dhabi this weekend.

Golf: Woods out to prove a point

Iran bans media from opening of hikers' trial

Kiwi cameraman injured in riots in Cairo

New Zealand news cameraman Olaf Wiig has been hurt dodging a molotov cocktail in Egypt as he covered riots for Fox News.

Suicide bomber kills 8

Golf: NZers off the pace at Qatar

'WikiLeaks suspect was mentally unfit for Iraq duty' - Pentagon

Banking stock debuts cautiously in positive market