New Zealand News

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:44:09 EDT U.N.: Congo sex attacks exceed 500 U.N. officials estimated more than 500 rapes and other sexual attacks in eastern Congo in July and August, more than double the previous estimate.
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:10:56 EDT N. Korean gathering may set up handover of power North Korea's political leaders are expected to meet this month in a rare gathering, possibly to set the stage for the handover of power from Kim Jong Il to his youngest son.
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:01:13 EDT 18 dead in shoe factory shooting in Honduras Eighteen people died in a shooting Tuesday afternoon at a shoe factory in San Pedro Sula in northern Honduras, police said.
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:07:01 EDT Netanyahu eyes Mideast peace deal in year Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a Jewish New Year greeting he promised to strive for a peace agreement by this time next year but said there is no guarantee of success.
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:43:44 EDT 2 U.S. soldiers in Iraq killed Two U.S. soldiers were killed in northern Iraq on Tuesday, the U.S. military said.
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:15:29 EDT Pakistan blast kills at least 20 An explosion apparently targeting a police barracks in Pakistan's northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday left at least seven people dead, including two children, a Kohat district police official said.
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:11:24 EDT Van der Sloot says he's sorry for Holloway lies In a jailhouse interview with a Dutch television station, Joran van der Sloot said he is remorseful for telling so many stories regarding the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway, but once again denied culpability in the case.
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:55:31 EDT Election deadlock broken in Australia Two independent lawmakers from rural Australia broke a parliamentary deadlock on Tuesday, siding with Prime Minister Julia Gillard to return the Labor Party to power.
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:00:07 EDT Thousands strike in France over pension reforms Thousands of workers across France were staging a one-day strike Tuesday to protest government plans to raise the retirement age.
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:35:41 EDT Mozambique announces subsidy after price hikes spark riots In the aftermath of riots that killed 13 people and left over 400 injured, the Mozambican government announced Tuesday that it would implement a price subsidy program to offset price hikes on virtually all basic necessities including bread, water and energy.

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:44:09 EDT
U.N.: Congo sex attacks exceed 500
U.N. officials estimated more than 500 rapes and other sexual attacks in eastern Congo in July and August, more than double the previous estimate.

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:10:56 EDT
N. Korean gathering may set up handover of power
North Korea's political leaders are expected to meet this month in a rare gathering, possibly to set the stage for the handover of power from Kim Jong Il to his youngest son.

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:01:13 EDT
18 dead in shoe factory shooting in Honduras
Eighteen people died in a shooting Tuesday afternoon at a shoe factory in San Pedro Sula in northern Honduras, police said.

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:07:01 EDT
Netanyahu eyes Mideast peace deal in year
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a Jewish New Year greeting he promised to strive for a peace agreement by this time next year but said there is no guarantee of success.

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:43:44 EDT
2 U.S. soldiers in Iraq killed
Two U.S. soldiers were killed in northern Iraq on Tuesday, the U.S. military said.

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:15:29 EDT
Pakistan blast kills at least 20
An explosion apparently targeting a police barracks in Pakistan's northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday left at least seven people dead, including two children, a Kohat district police official said.

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:11:24 EDT
Van der Sloot says he's sorry for Holloway lies
In a jailhouse interview with a Dutch television station, Joran van der Sloot said he is remorseful for telling so many stories regarding the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway, but once again denied culpability in the case.

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:55:31 EDT
Election deadlock broken in Australia
Two independent lawmakers from rural Australia broke a parliamentary deadlock on Tuesday, siding with Prime Minister Julia Gillard to return the Labor Party to power.

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:00:07 EDT
Thousands strike in France over pension reforms
Thousands of workers across France were staging a one-day strike Tuesday to protest government plans to raise the retirement age.

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:35:41 EDT
Mozambique announces subsidy after price hikes spark riots
In the aftermath of riots that killed 13 people and left over 400 injured, the Mozambican government announced Tuesday that it would implement a price subsidy program to offset price hikes on virtually all basic necessities including bread, water and energy.