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Killers of Gandhi get pride of place

The three men who assassinated an Indian leader are being hailed as heroes in New Zealand's largest Sikh temple.

Hindu guru wins open-air cremation battle

It took four years of complex legal wrangling, nearly bankrupted an ailing Hindu guru and has cost the British taxpayer tens of thousands of pounds.

Anti-abortionist unrepentant after killing

The convicted killer of a Kansas abortion provider has little sympathy for the family of his victim.

Masked merrymaking as Venice's Carnival gets underway

Thousands of tourists wearing masks and costumes thronged Venice's car-free streets on Saturday as the city's celebration of Carnival began.

'Sexy billboard' clergyman exits

Blunder over dying man's tattoo request

Skimpy clothes targeted

Will request to preserve tattoos passed on too late

MPs make annual Ratana pilgrimage

Ratana pats Key on back

Prime Minister John Key arrived far too early for the party, but got the present he wanted at the annual Ratana celebrations yesterday.

Diappearing acts of the last decade

27 die in religious conflict

2000-year-old temple found

Turban mediation fails

War hero urges Australians to root out racism

US military arms inscribed with Bible codes