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<i>Gwynne Dyer</i>: Oil wealth may hold Iraq together

Monks in UN protest

NZ facing threat of refugee boats: Key

Key: NZ not immune to people-smuggling

NZ won't extend the number of refugees it accepts and needs to address the increasing risk of people-smuggling boats hitting our shores, says the PM.

Web prank puts Justin Bieber on Korean trajectory

Bieber was targeted by an internet prank which leaves him struggling to find a way out of exporting his teeny-pop to North Korea.

UN celebrates 'watershed day' for women

The United Nations has decided to set up a single, powerful body to promote equality for women around the world.

UN says at least 220 dead in Congo oil explosion

Pakistanis blame US after shrine attack kills 42

Some Pakistanis are saying that the solution to the country's terror threat is a US exit from Afghanistan.

Detained NZer saw activist killed

NZ activist Nicola Enchmarch says she saw a man shot in the head by Israeli forces after they stormed her Gaza-bound aid ship.

UN wants Army to run drones rather than CIA

Detained Kiwi deported from Israel

The NZ woman detained in Israel after a raid on an aid flotilla headed for Gaza has been released overnight.

Detained NZer in Israel set to be deported

The Israeli Embassy in Wellington says Nicola Enchmarch is about to be deported from Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport but her destination is unknown.

<i>Editorial</i>: Israeli overkill benefits only the extremists

Detained Kiwi is safe, says mum

The mother of a New Zealand woman held by Israel was last night anxiously waiting news of her daughter.

Nile deal brings countries to boiling point over water

The new gourmet delight - bottled sea water

Launched at the Taste of Edinburgh festival yesterday, Acquamara claims to be the world's first designer sea water.