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Tobacco companies contest NY anti-smoking signs

New York - New York City anti-smoking signs depicting a decaying tooth, diseased lungs and a damaged brain violate cigarette vendors' free speech and should be removed, tobacco companies and retailers said in a lawsuit.

<i>Survivor</i> maker charged with wife's murder

The producer of two of America's top reality television programmes is facing extradition to Mexico after prosecutors filed charges accusing him of murdering his wife.

Contact Energy leads sharemarket down

Historic flyby marks deaths

US on track to cut back troops

Motorsport: MX1 success for Townley

Tahoe: Big blue lake in the sky

Lake Tahoe offers mountain beauty paired with casino bustle, writes Pamela Wade.

Spill bigger than Exxon Valdez

BP says it has made progress in quelling the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico but the US says the leak rate may have been five times greater than feared.

Keeping Mum: Are you late?

Last year, 76 per cent of British adults surveyed said they thought it was appropriate to run advertisements offering help for those dealing with unplanned pregnancies.

Nissan recalls vehicles in US

Rugby: Traditional tours could revive midweek games

Violent hurricanes could hamper oil clean-up

There are fears just one severe storm at sea could cripple operations to plug the crippled oil well in the Gulf of Mexico.

World shares slip on oil price drop

Anglicans divided by lesbian bishop

The Anglican Church is in turmoil after its North American branch pushed ahead with ordaining the church's first openly lesbian bishop.

Oil spill nearing Atlantic currents

Computer models show the black ooze in the Gulf of Mexico may have already entered a major current flowing towards Florida and the Atlantic Ocean.

Arizona: Roll up for the polygamy experience

Guy Adams takes a tour of Colorado City, where polygamy is simply a way of life.