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Suu Kyi to accept Nobel Peace Prize

Mon, 21 May 2012 11:39:00 GMT

BURMA'S pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will accept her 1991 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on June 16.

Strauss-Kahn faces France rape claim

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:20:13 GMT

FRENCH prosecutors open a preliminary investigation into accusations that disgraced the ex-IMF chief took part in a gang rape.

Drunk golfer uses city as driving range

Mon, 21 May 2012 08:21:20 GMT

A DRUNK man was arrested after using the centre of the historic German city of Cologne as a golf driving range.

How Aesha Mohammadzai is rebuilding her life after being left for dead

Mon, 21 May 2012 07:23:50 GMT

SHE'S the Afghan teenager, who at 18 fled to the United States after being left severely disfigured for defying the Taliban.

Keeping body parts is still not cool, hmmkay?

Mon, 21 May 2012 01:18:02 GMT

TOYING with body parts from the battlefield is not a sign of a disturbed mind, study finds. But that doesn't make it right.

Protesters gather for largest NATO rally

Sun, 20 May 2012 16:20:07 GMT

THOUSANDS expected to march to the lakeside convention centre where world leaders including Julia Gillard are meeting.

Sheriffs not sure if skull is Zahra Baker's

Sun, 20 May 2012 15:32:53 GMT

FORENSIC tests on a skull and other bones yet to determine if they are the remains of murdered Aussie schoolgirl.

Six killed, 50 injured, after quake rocks Italy

Sun, 20 May 2012 15:23:14 GMT

A POWERFUL quake has hit northern Italy killing six people and injuring at least 50.

Law tears family apart - all for one angry shot

Sun, 20 May 2012 14:00:00 GMT

MUM of three will spend 20 years in jail for firing a gun into a wall during a domestic dispute, even though no one was hurt.

Lockerbie bomber takes mystery to the grave

Sun, 20 May 2012 14:00:00 GMT

FORMER Libyan intelligence officer Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who was convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, has died.

Pair arrested over high school bomb attack

Sun, 20 May 2012 14:00:00 GMT

POLICE have two suspects in custody over the bombing of a school that killed a girl and seriously injured five others.

Serbia holds presidential vote

Sun, 20 May 2012 11:08:49 GMT

SERBIANS have voted in a presidential runoff election that pits pro-European Union Boris Tadic against nationalists Tomislav Nikolic.

Italy school bombing likely an 'isolated act'

Sun, 20 May 2012 10:24:27 GMT

OFFICIAL probing a school bombing in Italy that killed a 16-year-old girl said today the incident likely was the result of an "isolated act".

Insurgents kill two ISAF service members

Sun, 20 May 2012 10:09:03 GMT

TWO members from NATO's International Security Assistance Force died today following an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan.

Elections loom after Greek parliament dissolved

Sun, 20 May 2012 00:31:55 GMT

GREEK parliament was formally dissolved after Athens politicians reacted angrily to referendum suggestions.

Escaped Chinese dissident Chen praises China, US

Sat, 19 May 2012 23:07:19 GMT

BLIND Chinese dissident thanks US and praises Beijing's "restraint and calm" in month leading up to his escape.

Arrests over attempted terror attack on Obama

Sat, 19 May 2012 21:00:57 GMT

THREE arrested for planning to attack Obama's headquarters with Molotov cocktails ahead of G8 summit.

Pope denounces 'criminal' book, threatens to sue

Sat, 19 May 2012 20:44:39 GMT

VATICAN denounces book of leaked documents revealing power struggles inside the Holy See.

STOP THE MAFIA: Italians protest school bombing

Sat, 19 May 2012 20:11:12 GMT

THOUSANDS have taken to the streets of Italy to protest a school bombing that killed a teenage girl and wounded others.

Murdered Kiwi journalist a 'former Soviet spy'

Sat, 19 May 2012 12:04:28 GMT

CLAIMS journalist killed in horrific attack that has gripped NZ took cash from the Soviets.

World leaders at odds over how to solve Europe

Sat, 19 May 2012 08:37:02 GMT

US PRESIDENT Barack Obama is caught between Germany and France over how to solve the crisis gripping the eurozone.

China activist Chen 'at Beijing airport'

Sat, 19 May 2012 07:51:50 GMT

BLIND Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng says he is at Beijing's airport and that he believes he will be flying to New York.

73-year-old woman scales Mount Everest

Sat, 19 May 2012 07:17:13 GMT

A 73-year-old Japanese woman has climbed Mount Everest, breaking her own record to again become the oldest woman to scale the world's highest mountain.

Fans paying thousands for tickets to Champions League final

Sat, 19 May 2012 04:38:47 GMT

TICKETS for Chelsea's Champions League final in Munich are changing hands for thousands of euros.

Beckham escorts Olympic flame back to Britain

Sat, 19 May 2012 04:31:31 GMT

THE Olympic flame has landed on British soil for the first time since 1948 ahead of the London 2012 Games.