Thai refugee camp closed
Thailand has launched an operation to close a refugee camp and send 4000 ethnic Hmong back to Laos, despite concerns about their safety.Indian tribes buy back land
1:25pm Native American tribes, tired of waiting for the US government to honour centuries-old treaties, are buying back land where their ancestors lived and putting it in federal trust.
Regret of bomber's home
2:31pm For residents in his home town, it was Umar Abdulmutallab's foreign education, not his roots in Muslim northern Nigeria, that radicalised him and led him to try to blow up a US passenger plane.
Makeshift bomb explodes in Athens
2:20pm A makeshift bomb went off late on Sunday outside the offices of National Insurance company in central Athens, causing damage to the building and nearby cars but no injuries, police said.
Condemned Briton's family races to China
1:35pm Two cousins of a British man who is due to be executed in China this week for drug trafficking, have arrived in the country to plead for his life.
Southland duo cheat death
A former Southland couple had a nightmare end to their Christmas celebrations.
Man shot dead by Australian police
An Australian man has died after being shot by police who were responding to reports of a neighbourhood dispute on Christmas Day.
Man killed in front of kids
Australia threatens legal action against Japan
Ivana Trump kicked off plane
Ivana Trump was escorted off a plane in Florida after she became belligerent when children were running and screaming.
Crippled tug reaches port
A crippled tugboat that spilled fuel into Alaska's Prince William Sound after hitting the same reef that caused the Exxon Valdez oil disaster 20 years ago, has reached port.
Migrant workers killed in Suriname
US plane attacker out of hospital
Second US air scare
The same airline that was attacked on Christmas Day has seen another security scare after a confrontation with a sick passenger.
Opposition parties in Croatia poll runoff
The ruling conserative party will not take part in the runoff for presidential elections in Croatia.
Avalanches kill seven in Italy
Seven people, including a German teenager, have been killed by avalanches in northern Italy.
Teen may still sail
Russia brewers 'add pure alcohol' to beer
Security increased after Pope attack
Pope Benedict shared a meal with the homeless, poor and elderly just days after he was attacked.
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Israel warns of retaliation against attacks
Israel's prime minister has warned his country will retaliate "forcefully" against any attacks, and congratulated the military for gunning down three Palestinian militants he held responsible for killing a Jewish settler.
Car bomb wounds 19 in Pakistan
A bomb in Pakistan's commercial capital Karachi wounded at least 19 people, in an apparent attack on Shi'ite Muslims ahead of one of their most important mourning rituals.
Iran willing to swap nuclear material
Six killed in Iraq bomb
Four killed in Tehran clashes
Iranian security forces have killed at least four people, including a nephew of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, during the fiercest clashes with anti-government protesters in months, opposition websites and witnesses said.
Six killed in Philippines ferry disaster
A passenger ferry sank in the northern Philippines in a second sea disaster in three days. Six bodies, including three children, were recovered and at least 22 people were missing on Sunday.
Bomb kills official's family
A bomb ripped through a government official's house in northwestern Pakistan, killing him and his five family members in an attack in retaliation for military operations targeting Taliban.
Strong quake in Indonesia, no tsunami
NZ link to mystery arms plane
Thai refugee camp closed
Thailand has launched an operation to close a refugee camp and send 4000 ethnic Hmong back to Laos, despite concerns about their safety.
Zimbabwe's Nestle plant shut
Nestle SA, the world's biggest food and drink company, says it has temporarily closed its production site in the Zimbabwe capital because employee security is no longer guaranteed.
S Africa slams Copenhagen result
South African negotiators say the outcome of the Copenhagen climate talks was disappointing and unacceptable, largely due to a flawed process that damaged trust among delegations.
Aid appeal after Malawi quake
Three dead in Malawi, Tanzania quakes
Regret of bomber's home
For residents in his home town, it was Umar Abdulmutallab's foreign education, not his roots in Muslim northern Nigeria, that radicalised him and led him to try to blow up a US passenger plane.
'Sick businessman' sparks US air scare
86-year-old resigns amid sex tape scandal
Shop keen to undo ash for cash deal
Hi-tech cars pose trouble for some mechanics
Hi-tech cars pose trouble for some mechanics
Over 120 whales dead in separate strandings
86-year-old resigns amid sex tape scandal
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