Australia prepares for fires
Australians thought they were prepared for wildfires - until Black Saturday. The infernos that blazed across Victoria last February were the most destructive in the history of a country that faces 50,000 fires a year.Second term for Bolivian leader
President Evo Morales appears headed to easy re-election, with a strong mandate for further revolutionary change on behalf of Bolivia's long-suppressed indigenous majority.
Earthquakes hit Malawi - some injuries
Several earthquakes have hit the Karonga district north of Malawi, injuring at least two people and forcing many on to the streets.
Aussie bomb-maker appears in court
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A man who said a bomb he built would "make a big bang" should have known it had the potential to seriously injure, a court has been told.
Deported man found dead
Andrew Derek Moore arrived in Australia from Scotland aged 11. Almost 30 years and a string of convictions later, Australia decided he had failed its character test and cancelled his visa.
Miracle escape as plane flips on landing
A pilot and his passenger have miraculously escaped serious injury after their ditched aircraft flipped over upon impact shortly after take off in Australia.
Man killed in karaoke bar brawl
Australian police are interviewing witnesses and reviewing closed circuit television footage as they investigate the death of a man during a brawl at a Sydney karaoke bar overnight.
Roo chip a raw deal
Sydney cemetery molester jailed
Wife drugs husband's pregnant mistress
A New York City woman faces charges that she tricked her husband's pregnant mistress into taking a drug that would cause an abortion.
NASA telescope watching for space dangers
NASA's latest space telescope will scan the sky in search of never-before-seen asteroids, comets, stars and galaxies - with one of its main tasks to catalogue objects posing a danger to Earth.
US unemployment drops
Mexico drug shootout kills 13
Palin pokes fun at herself
Sarah Palin intentionally drew laughter when she announced she "came down from my hotel room and I could see the Russian Embassy".
'High level agreement' possible: Key
World leaders might reach a "high level agreement" at the Copenhagen climate-change conference, Prime Minister John Key said today.
Papers in global green appeal
In an unprecedented initiative, 56 major newspapers in 45 countries published a shared editorial calling for an ambitious deal on combating climate change.
Nobel crunched by crisis
Violence erupts in Greece
Arrests after 112 die in Russia fire
Four people have been ordered to remain in jail, pending an investigation into a nightclub fire that killed at least 112 people in Russia's worst blaze in decades.
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Iran says needs 20 nuclear sites - report
Iran said on Saturday it needed 20 uranium enrichment plants to provide fuel for its nuclear power plants, an announcement likely to heighten tension with six major powers over the Islamic state's nuclear ambitions.
Egypt finds no dead
Egypt has ended a search for victims of a collision between two Nile ferries.
Freed yachtsmen return home
Bus explosion - Syria denies bomb
Iran slows internet access
Iranian authorities have slowed internet connections to a crawl or choked them off completely before expected student protests on Monday, to deny the opposition a vital means of communication.
Pakistan mosque attack 'kills 35'
Suspected militants stormed a mosque close to Pakistan's army headquarters, killing at least 35 people.
Deadly blaze in Indonesia
Police say at least 17 people have been killed in an amusement park fire on Indonesia's northern Sumatra island.
Xinjiang riots death sentences
Snake smugglers nabbed
Crackdown after Philippine massacre
Philippine troops have detained at least 47 people and discovered another major weapons cache after martial law was imposed in a southern province following the country's worst political massacre.
Guinea soldiers fire on president
A renegade faction of Guinea's presidential guard has opened fire on the African country's leader, slightly wounding him.
S Africa to treat all HIV babies
South Africa has announced ambitious new plans for earlier and expanded treatment for HIV-positive babies and pregnant women.
Sea 'too big' to stop pirates
Dramatic end to Somalia hostage ordeal
Graduation bombing kills 19
A male suicide bomber dressed as a woman attacked a graduation ceremony in Somalia killing up to 19 people, including three Cabinet ministers, doctors and medical students.
Tiger's troubles widen his distance from blacks
Deported after 30 years, dead days later
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Wife drugs husband's pregnant mistress
TV celebs charged with animal cruelty
Missing tourist found in a bar
Buyers 'disgusted' at product downsizing tactics
Indoor cubicles for cows planned
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Ford Fiesta named car of the year
Hidden tribe of kiwi grows from stoat cull
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PC gaming and Sidewinder giveaways
Fulton dropped from Black Caps squad
Indoor cubicles for cows planned
Swearing, sexual themes cause shock in CYF play
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