(UPI) The ex-girlfriend of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is among 12 performers who have been executed by firing squad, reports indicate. Hyon Song-wol, a singer, and Mun Kyong-jin, head of the Unhasu Orchestra, were […]
By John Macdonald (Xinhua) The New Zealand government and businesses have a major task ahead in rebuilding the country’s international reputation, particularly in China, after dairy giant Fonterra’s false alarm over a botulism scare this […]
(UPI) The administrator of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill claims settlement program has rejected as unfounded allegations by BP the program is riddled with fraud. In court filings, attorneys for Patrick Juneau responded to […]
(UPI) A painting portraying Russian leaders Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev in women’s underwear was seized from a gallery in St. Petersburg, police said Tuesday. Police said they also confiscated paintings depicting arch-conservative lawmakers and […]
The man suspected of murdering Vero Insurance manager Trevor Waite and air hostess Glenys Stanton at the weekend dined with Ms Stanton on Tuesday last week. John Mowatt, a father of three who’d recently emerged […]
UPDATE TO STORY BELOW: The suspect has shot himself in front of police at Woodhill Forest, north of Waimauku, after police tracked him down last night. Given the remote location it is possible police located […]
(Xinhua) A controversial law to extend the spying powers of New Zealand’s foreign intelligence agency was passed by Parliament late Wednesday by a margin of just 61 votes to 59. The legislation, which allows the […]
(Xinhua) Labour Party leader David Shearer resigned as the party leader on today. In a short statement, Shearer said he had lost the confidence of a number of Members of Parliament (MPs) and was stepping […]
(UPI) Army Pfc. (Private first class) Bradley Manning, betraying no emotion, was sentenced this week to 35 years behind bars for giving more than 700,000 secret U.S. files to WikiLeaks. The sentence was considerably less […]
(UPI) A US woman is facing charges for allegedly rubbing her baby’s feces on his face to make him ill, police said. Lauren Buzard was arrested after being caught on camera smearing her son’s feces […]
Good news for wine lovers – having that next glass could feel almost guilt-free. A new wine label has been released in New Zealand that contains 40 times more resveratrol, an antioxidant found in all […]
(Xinhua) Valerie Adams has won her forth consecutive world shot put title. Adams won the final in Moscow on Monday with a throw of 20.88 meters, 47cm ahead of Christina Schwanitz of Germany. Schwanitz took […]
By John Macdonald (Xinhua) Prime Minister John Key announced Monday that the government is to set up a ministerial inquiry into the Fonterra botulism scare to allay consumer fears in China. Key told a press […]
THIS IS WHAT WE REPORTED FROM THE GEONET SITE: New Zealand’s East Cape of the North Island has been hit with what Geonet Science is describing as a “severe” magnitude 6.3 earthquake at a depth […]
(UPI) BP was ordered to appear in a U.S. court this week to explain why it shouldn’t pay $130 million (USD) in its multibillion-dollar Gulf Coast oil-spill settlement. U.S. Magistrate Judge Sally Shushan issued the […]
By John Macdonald New Zealand’s unemployment rate rose to 6.4 percent in the quarter ending June, up from 6.2 percent the previous quarter despite signs of improvement in the labor market, the government’s statistics agency […]
(UPI) The Syria’s civil war could end within months, President Bashar Assad said in a speech at a dinner marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. “All the problems we face are connected […]
By John Macdonald New Zealand’s national carrier and its main airport Monday signed a partnership to target new areas of the Chinese tourism market and to promote New Zealand as a gateway to the Pacific […]
The maker of Karicare, an infant formula, has recalled two products from the New Zealand market. A statement on Nutricia’s website said on Sunday that safety for customers is its primary concern. The products being […]
(UPI) Before being sentenced to life in prison without parole, kidnapper/rapist Ariel Castro told a Cleveland courtroom this week, “I am not a monster. “People are trying to paint me as a monster, but I’m […]
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