Plane veers off German runway
A jet has veered off the runway at a western German airport, but no one was injured, authorities say.Solomons hit by 6.5 quake
11:40am A magnitude 6.5 quake has hit near the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific, the US Geological Survey says.
World's tallest building opens
11:18am Dubai is set to open the world's tallest building, as the city-state struggles with its financial footing.
US boosts screening for 'seven nations'
11:34am All travellers from Nigeria, Yemen, Pakistan, Cuba, Iran, Sudan and Syria flying into the United States will be patted down and have carry-on luggage searched under new security procedures starting on January 4.
Aussie PM turns children's author
17 min ago Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is about to become a published children's author, with a tale about the lives of two family pets at one of his official residences.
Bird-strike grounds jet
Passengers flying from Wellington to Sydney were stranded in Christchurch yesterday after a Qantas flight suffered a bird strike.
Suspected asylum seekers intercepted
A boat carrying 76 suspected asylum seekers and four crew has been intercepted in Australian waters near Christmas Island - the first arrival of 2010.
Storm brings 1600 lightning strikes
Toddler killed in police chase
Thanksgiving dinner gunman arrested
A Florida man suspected of gunning down four family members at a Thanksgiving dinner was arrested Saturday night in the Florida Keys after a weekslong manhunt, authorities said.
P lab in back seat
US police say a driver passed out in his car at a Tennessee gas station while a batch of methamphetamine was cooking in the back seat.
Colombian volcano erupts
Google exec eyes politics
US journalist dies in NZ
Former Washington Post ombudsman Deborah Howell is being remembered as "a powerful force for good journalism" who was a loyal friend and an inspiring mentor to others in the industry.
Swiss avalanches kill four
At least four people have been killed in two separate avalanche incidents in the Swiss Alps.
Homemade bomb explodes
A powerful homemade bomb exploded outside a courthouse in southern Italy's Reggio Calabria, home to one of Italy's most feared crime groups.
Berlusconi's love songs
Finland shooter chose victims - police
Plane veers off German runway
A jet has veered off the runway at a western German airport, but no one was injured, authorities say.
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Pakistan suicide bomber kills 88
A suicide bomber blew himself up in an SUV at a volleyball game in northwest Pakistan, killing 88 people in a village that opposes Taliban insurgents.
Iran in 'serious crisis'
Opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi said Iran was in "serious crisis" and called for the immediate release of supporters arrested after the June presidential vote.
Taliban behind suicide bomb massacre
Thousands rally in Iran
US, UK shut Yemen embassies
The US and Britain have closed their embassies in Yemen in the face of al Qaeda threats, after both countries announced an increase in aid to the government to fight the terror group linked to the failed attempt to bomb a US airliner on Christmas Day.
20,000 homeless after quake
About 20,000 people have been left homeless in the impoverished Central Asian nation of Tajikistan, after an earthquake levelled their homes in a mountainous region.
Kiwi could die in Cambodian jail
Supporters of a former Wellington man jailed for rape in Cambodia fear he will die behind bars, as hopes of a fresh appeal fade.
China arrests 5400 in porn crackdown
Hundreds demand Hong Kong democracy
N Korea confirms US detainee
North Korea says it has detained a US citizen, apparently confirming a report an activist crossed into the state to raise awareness about human rights abuses.
Somali with chemicals arrested at airport
A man tried to board a commercial airliner in Mogadishu last month carrying powdered chemicals, liquid and a syringe, that could have caused an explosion in a case similarto the terrorist plot to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner, officials say.
38 dead in Nigeria fighting
Fighting between Islamic militants and security forces in northern Nigeria has left at least 38 people dead, as sect members armed with spears, knives, assault rifles and arrows ransacked a neighbourhood and set homes ablaze.
Zimbabwe's Nestle plant shut
S Africa slams Copenhagen result
South African poet dies
South African poet and former political prisoner Dennis Brutus, who fought apartheid in words and deeds and remained an activist well after the fall of his country's racist system, has died. He was 85.
Mother in turmoil after being told son not on flight
Man opts for jail over New Year with relatives
English limo drivers to escape tickets
I wish I had never left Manchester United - Beckham
Bridge closed after truck crash
Policeman charged after disorderly claims
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