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Japanese protest for whaling outside NZ embassy

A welcoming party of protestors awaits Kiwi conservationist Pete Bethune in Japan tomorrow.

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Boy's quick thinking thwarts robbers

A seven-year-old American boy is being hailed as a hero after his quick thinking saved his family from armed robbers.

'Irritable bowel syndrome' actually a baby

A British woman has given birth, although she had no idea she was pregnant.

Israeli embassy to open in Wellington

Israel is about to open an embassy in Wellington for the first time since 2002.

UK apologises for 'British Fritzl'

British police and local authorities in Sheffield and Lincolnshire have publically apologised for failing to protect a family from their father who has been dubbed the 'British Fritzl'.

Man breaks into church to watch porn

Charges have been filed against an Iowa man who broke into a church where he used the institution's electronic equipment to watch pornography.

Iran tops the world for jailing journalists

Journalists have become a prime target in an Iranian government crackdown on the opposition following last June's disputed presidential election.

Suu Kyi banned from voting in elections

Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been barred from voting in the upcoming elections.

Armed robber makes off with massive haul of $6

They say crime doesn't pay. For one robber in California, it did - but not much.

NZer's rubbish skip death ruled accidental

The death of a New Zealand man crushed after climbing into a wheelie bin following a night's drinking in the English city of Brighton has been ruled an accident.