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300 lashes for filing complaint

Mayor unveils plan to raze Arab homes

Middle East: Oman alive

An unspoilt nation with exotic experiences on tap.

Longest-serving 'chained wife' breaks free after 48 years

Susan Zinkin divorced her husband in 1962 but was forbidden from looking for new love for almost 50 years.

Motorsport: Tander sticks under the radar in Abu Dhabi

Cult figure charged

Abbas steps in over sex scandal

Abbas aide suspended over sex tape scandal

Egypt: Disco boat escape from Cairo's bustling metropolis

Jill Worrall is whisked through Cairo's cacophony by taxi, boat and horse-drawn carriage.

Munitions wash up on popular Israeli beaches

Israeli 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.

New Zealand's nine Oscar nods

Nine figures of the New Zealand film industry have been nominated for the 2010 Oscars.

Bomb find undermines Gaza claim

Troops went to Iraq without vital armour, inquiry told

British ministers ignored the military's warning that more time was needed before the invasion of Iraq, an inquiry hears.

Iraq - an instant cure for boredom

Medic says 20 years of injury and death in NZ no preparation for life on patrol.

Piano duo deliver musical perfection

Unique melodies from rare partnership thrill and mesmerise.

Diappearing acts of the last decade