(UPI) U.S. surveillance leaker Edward Snowden a month ago predicted Washington would demonise him and charge him with espionage, a newly released interview indicated. Separately, Snowden was honoured by a group of former U.S. national […]
(UPI) The pilots of the jetliner that crashed in San Francisco came in too low, too slow, one expert said and another said they have a lot of explaining to do. Asiana Airlines Flight 214 […]
A man was shot dead by police this morning after a 350km high speed car chase from Opotiki to Auckland. Caleb Dean Henry, 20, was named today after a shootout with three teams of armed […]
(UPI) An Asiana Airlines flight from Seoul crashed and burned in San Francisco. At least two people died and one person was unaccounted for, officials said. An official said at a news conference that of […]
The body of 63-year-old man Leslie Wright has been found in bush in the King Country today. Searchers found the body about 5km from his car, according to Sergeant Phil Bell of the Waikato Search […]
UPI NewsTrack A school in the US is facing a lawsuit filed in federal court by a parent of a student who was barred from handing out anti-abortion flyers. The flyers featured the phrases save […]
Wellington (dpa) – New Zealanders are having some fun with proposals to formalise the names of the North and South Islands, suggesting a range of silly alternatives. Twitter is awash with suggestions for new names […]
Wellington (dpa) – A student pilot came close to landing on a busy state highway in New Zealand’s North Island on March 22, when he mistook the road for an airport runway, authorities said. Police […]
Wellington (dpa) – New Zealand’s Great Easter Bunny Hunt, an annual cull of rabbits on the South Island, nearly claimed a human life Saturday when one hunter accidentally shot himself. The 26-year-old, one of more […]
By Dirk Godder Seoul (dpa) – North Korea announced Saturday that it was in a state of war with South Korea, in its ongoing angry rhetoric against South Korea and the United States. In […]
By Anne Walters and Marco Mierke Washington (dpa) – US President Barack Obama named Tuesday the first woman to head the Secret Service in its 148-year history. Julia Pierson, 53, will lead the service that […]
Berlin (dpa) – A new lawn-mowing robot designed to handle yards of up to 3,000 square metres is going on sale soon thanks to Israeli company Friendly Robotics. The Robomow RS 630 has a 56-centimetre […]
By Melissa Wishart Candidate for Indiana Republican Senate, Richard Mourdock, insists that his words have been twisted after a debate Wednesday night (NZT) in which the subject of abortion was raised. During the final minutes […]
By Melissa Wishart A 17 year old boy in the States has been charged with the murder of his mother and sister after he called 911 and calmly confessed the crime to the operator. A […]
By Melissa Wishart A hearing-impaired Nebraskan boy has been told by his preschool that he cannot sign his own name, as the hand gestures involved violate their ‘weapons in school’ policy. Grand Island Public Schools’ […]
By Sid Astbury Sydney (dpa) – An Australian yachtsman was praised for bravery but chided for his foolhardiness after jumping overboard Wednesday to cut a 9-metre humpback whale from ropes that were dragging it under. […]
By Melissa Wishart Hope is lost for the three people missing at sea after they fell from Paritutu Rock in Taranaki yesterday. Joao Felipe De Melo, a 17 year old Brazilian exchange student, and Stephen […]
By Melissa Wishart Kidnapped toddler Alyssa Barker has been found after a woman watching the 6pm news tonight realised the woman and child that were staying in her home were Skye Mason and the child […]
By Melissa Wishart Specialist search teams and the police Eagle helicopter are searching a suburb in Auckland where a toddler appears to have been snatched from her home. Alyssa Barker, 18 months old, was supposedly […]
By Melissa Wishart A report has been released today detailing the escape of a convict from Tongariro Rangipo Prison from a work gang whose absence was not noticed for an hour and a half. Jamie […]
OSHAWA, Ontario, March 5 (UPI) — A 13-year-old Ontario boy was acquitted Monday of assaulting and robbing a disabled 11-year-old boy who later committed suicide. The older boy, whose name was not released, was accused […]
STEVENS POINT, Wis., March 5 (UPI) — The body of a missing college student was pulled from the Wisconsin River Monday afternoon, his father confirmed. Daren Duffey told the Stevens Point Journal the three-day search […]
NEW YORK, Feb. 27 (UPI) — American children’s book author Jan Berenstain has died after suffering a stroke, her son Mike said Monday. She was 88. Berenstain wrote and illustrated the classic Berenstain Bears picture […]
TORONTO, Feb. 22 (UPI) — The Maid of the Mist Steamboat Co., which has run tour boats at Niagara Falls since the 19th century, lost its exclusive contract Wednesday. Canada’s Niagara Parks Commission said it […]
TOKYO, Feb. 22 (UPI) — Central Tokyo someday could possibly be rocked by an earthquake that registers a 7, the strongest on the Japanese seismic-intensity scale, researchers say. The prediction for a major quake under […]
JENNINGS, Mo., Feb. 20 (UPI) — A 9-year-old suburban St. Louis boy was recovering Monday after being shot in the back by his 10-year-old brother while they were home alone, authorities said. St. Louis County […]
bc-italy-cruiseship-2ndld UPI NewsTrack Giglio, Italy GIGLIO, Italy, Jan. 22 (UPI) — The captain of the Costa cruise ship that capsized in Italy told a judge he had been ordered to sail too close to shore, […]
bc-britain-ear UPI NewsTrack London, England LONDON, Jan. 22 (UPI) — A 6-year-old girl lost her ear while she was being mauled by a dog in London, officials said. The girl’s father had to punch the […]
bc-us-evicted UPI NewsTrack Detroit, MI, United States DETROIT, Jan. 22 (UPI) — A 101-year-old woman who authorities promised could move back into her Detroit home after being evicted four months ago has not yet been […]
bc-afghanistan-choppercrash UPI NewsTrack Kabul, Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 19 (UPI) — A NATO helicopter crashed in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province, killing six soldiers, NATO said. There was no enemy activity in the area at the […]
bc-haiti-truckcrash UPI NewsTrack Port-au-Prince, Haiti PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Jan. 17 (UPI) — A runaway dump truck careened into a bus and then veered into pedestrians in Haiti, killing at least 29 people and injuring 56 others, […]
By Melissa Wishart The search has been called off after a swimmer was swept away in a rip near Wellington on Saturday. Twenty-four year old Albert Alapati and four of his companions were caught in […]
bc-cambodia-bodies UPI NewsTrack Phnom Penh, Cambodia PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Jan. 15 (UPI) — Cambodian police say they found five bodies in a sunken car, believed to be those of a Frenchmen and his four children, […]
0115eca0082 /Italy-accidents/ By 15.01.2012 17:02:14 By Nick Rigillo Rome (dpa) – The confirmed number of deaths in the sinking of a cruise liner off the coast of Italy rose to five on Sunday with the […]
By Melissa Wishart Thirty-nine year old Steven Santiago is being hailed as a good Samaritan after being hit by a train while trying to get another man out of harm’s way in New York on […]
TEHRAN, Jan. 9 (UPI) — Iranian claims a man the Revolutionary Court sentenced to death Monday worked on behalf of the CIA are untrue, a White House spokesman said. Press secretary Jay Carney said the […]
By Siddhartha Kumar New Delhi (dpa) – A leopard bit and clawed four people after it strayed into a city of north-eastern India, triggering panic for more than two hours before it was trapped, reports […]
By Melissa Wishart Twenty-two year old Australian woman, Erin Langworthy is lucky to be alive after plunging headfirst into the Zambezi River in Africa when her bungee cord snapped on New Year’s Eve. Miraculously, Erin […]
REDMOND, Wash. – Whether they were on the go or at home, whether they played in 2D on the TV or in glasses-free 3D in their hands, gamers of all ages celebrated the holidays with […]
The death of Kim Jong-Il is a major development in North Korea and potentially for the wider Asian region. The Korean peninsula is among the world’s most heavily armed regions, and a potential flashpoint. North […]
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