Thu, 23 May 2013 10:07:25 GMT
'One dead' as police attend serious incident in Woolwich The Independent Terrorism returned to the streets of Britain yesterday when a soldier was murdered by two suspected Islamists who attempted to behead and disembowel him as he left a barracks, in the first deadly attack since the 2005 London bombings. |
Thu, 23 May 2013 04:00:02 GMT
Elderly woman 'abandoned' on couch Stuff.co.nz An elderly woman is alleged to have been left on a couch for at least three years, in one of the worst cases of elder abuse police have seen. |
Thu, 23 May 2013 10:02:32 GMT
Woolwich Murder Suspects 'Of Nigerian Descent' Sky News Police search a house in Lincolnshire as two terror suspects are held in hospital over the killing of a serving soldier. 10:37am UK, Thursday 23 May 2013. |
Thu, 23 May 2013 07:34:30 GMT
Shill Trade Me bidding costs car company more than $165000 National Business Review An Auckland-based car company has been sentenced today in the Auckland District Court on 13 charges under the Fair Trading Act. The Auto Co (Millenium) Ltd has been fined $42,000 plus court costs of $1727.57 after pleading guilty to misleading ... |
Thu, 23 May 2013 09:31:05 GMT
'The world is increasingly dangerous for refugees' Deutsche Welle Amnesty International's 2013 human rights report focuses on the protection of migrants and refugees. AI's South Asia director Polly Truscott tells DW what the Afghan government is doing to improve their situation. |
Thu, 23 May 2013 09:07:05 GMT
Kim Dotcom mulls suing tech giants for 'copyright breach' Hindustan Times Internet mogul Kim Dotcom said Thursday he was considering taking legal action against tech giants such as Twitter, Google and Facebook for infringing copyright on a security measure he invented. |
Thu, 23 May 2013 02:57:44 GMT
 Stuff.co.nz | Climbing Everest with oxygen 'not adventure' Stuff.co.nz THE BEGINNING: Prayer flags adorn an alpine shrine on the trek to Everest Base Camp in the high Himalaya. Related Links. Everest's Hillary Step a 'chaotic mess'. |
Thu, 23 May 2013 07:41:13 GMT
Kiwirail workers drug tested after close call New Zealand Herald KiwiRail has started random drug and alcohol testing for employees after a worker who failed to check his co-workers were off the track before a passenger train passed by and nearly hit them was found to be a regular cannabis user. |
Thu, 23 May 2013 10:02:28 GMT
TMOs have too much power Times LIVE One of the shows I really enjoy is Air crash Investigation, not for the sake of ghoulish rubber necking but because of the basic ethos it puts forward. |
Thu, 23 May 2013 09:35:09 GMT
Microsoft touts XBOX as all-in-1 entertainment DAWN.com The company unveiled the Xbox One, an entertainment console that wants to be the one system households will need for games, television, movies, sports and other entertainment. |
Thu, 23 May 2013 09:53:01 GMT
 Globe and Mail | Ford to quit making cars in Australia, cites high costs, currency Globe and Mail Ford Motor Co. will shut its two Australian auto plants in October 2016, blaming a strong currency and costs that are hitting manufacturers just as the country looks for other sectors of its economy to cushion the end of a mining boom. |
Thu, 23 May 2013 10:08:07 GMT
 CTV News | Man shot by FBI believed to have ties to Boston bombing suspect CTV News ORLANDO, Fla. -- A Chechen immigrant shot to death in central Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent had several ties to that of one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects who authorities were questioning him about at the time. |
Wed, 22 May 2013 23:22:40 GMT
Comvita profit dips 10% on honey shortage, rising costs National Business Review Comvita, which produces health products from manuka honey and olive leaves, posted a 10 percent decline in full-year profit, beating its own guidance as it coped with a shortage of honey and higher costs. |
Thu, 23 May 2013 02:16:07 GMT
 Stuff.co.nz | No trial this year for Manning murder-accused Stuff.co.nz A trial is not likely to take place this year for the man accused of murdering Christchurch prostitute Mallory Manning in 2008. Twenty-four-year-old Mauha Fawcett's case was called at a pre-trial conference session in the High Court at Christchurch today before ... |
Wed, 22 May 2013 02:42:15 GMT
Schools lead the way Stuff.co.nz Access to the internet for rural communities is set to improve with the roll out of the Rural Broadband Initiative. In a series of articles, Computerworld editor Sarah Putt looks at various aspects of the build. |
Wed, 22 May 2013 22:08:40 GMT
Surgeon under investigation resigns TVNZ Zimbabwe-born doctor Michael Parry originally stood down from his post at Wairau Hospital after the death of Jim Nicholls, 81, following surgery last May to repair a hernia and remove his gall bladder. |
Thu, 23 May 2013 10:08:45 GMT
 Bangkok Post | Syria opposition open key talks in Istanbul | Bangkok Post: news Bangkok Post Syria's main opposition National Coalition opened a fresh round of talks Thursday in Istanbul, where dissidents will discuss a US-Russian proposal to bring rebels and regime officials to the negotiating table, an opposition official told AFP. |
Thu, 23 May 2013 06:07:43 GMT
Former Dominion Finance chief jailed TVNZ Paul Cropp, the former chief executive of failed lenders Dominion Finance and North South Finance, has been jailed for two years and seven months after being convicted on fraud charges last month. |
Wed, 22 May 2013 20:21:49 GMT
'Mad Men' Recap: 'The Crash' Taps Into Old Themes Huffington Post Note: Do not read on if you have not yet seen the Season 6, Episode 7 of AMC's "Mad Men," titled "The Crash." This message is brought to you by the Partnership for a Drug-Free Midtown Manhattan: Speed kills! |
Thu, 23 May 2013 07:55:29 GMT
Farmers relieved as Chinese meat embargo ends TVNZ Federated Farmers says it is hugely relieved meat exports will be allowed back into China after an administrative error led to shipments being left at the border. |