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New Zealand's oldest immigrant dies at 104
Wellington - New Zealand's oldest immigrant, Eric King-Turner, has died at the age of 104, news reports said on Thursday. He was also said to be Britain's oldest emigrant when he moved across the world with his New Zealand-born wife, Doris, early las...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-05 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

New Zealand, Australia reciprocate expelling Fiji diplomats - Summary
Wellington - New Zealand and Australia on Wednesday ordered Fiji's top diplomats to leave in a tit-for-tat response to the expulsions of their envoys by the island nation's military strongman Voreqe Bainimarama the previous day. T...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-04 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Qantas pilots suspended after forgetting to lower landing gear
Sydney Two Qantas pilots were suspended Wednesday after forgetting to lower landing gear as they came in to land at busy Sydney airport. The Boeing 767 was just 700 feet above the ground when alarms went off alerting the pilots the landing gear had n...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-04 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Pacific tit-for-tat on cards after Fiji expels diplomats
Wellington - Relations between Fiji's military government and its biggest South Pacific neighbours Australia and New Zealand were poised to worsen Wednesday after the island state expelled their senior diplomats. New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray M...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-03 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Austrian gets 7 years in prison in child porn network case
Vienna - An Austrian man was found guilty Tuesday of sexually abusing his stepdaughter. He received a seven-year prison term, one month after he and 21 others were arrested in an international crackdown on a child pornography network. Vienna's crimin...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-03 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Firefighters succeed in using mud to stop oil rig fire - Summary
Sydney - Firefighters put out a fire Tuesday on an oil and gas rig in the Timor Sea north of Australia after four attempts and pumping thousands of barrels of heavy mud into the well. The fire on the remote ocean rig raged for three days, sending fla...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-03 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Fiji expels New Zealand and Australian diplomats - Summary
Wellington - Fiji's military ruler, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama, ordered senior diplomats from New Zealand and Australia out of the country Tuesday, accusing them of waging a negative campaign against his government, which seized power in a bloodles...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-03 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Fiji expels New Zealand and Australian diplomats
Wellington - Fiji's military ruler Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama gave the senior diplomats of New Zealand and Australia 24 hours to leave the country on Tuesday and ordered his country's high commissioner in Canberra to return home. In a televised add...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-03 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Jet-lagged driver who killed three escapes severe penalty
Wellington - A jet-lagged driver who fell asleep at the wheel of a car which crashed killing his wife, granddaughter and cousin escaped a severe penalty when he pleaded guilty to careless driving causing death in a New Zealand court Tuesday. Defence ...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-03 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Air New Zealand to replace Boeing 737-300s with Airbus planes
Wellington - Air New Zealand announced Tuesday that it was buying 14 new Airbus A320 jets to replace its fleet of 15 Boeing 737-300s on domestic routes, with an option to buy 11 more. The airline, which is 75.5-per-cent owned by the government, said ...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-03 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Fort Hood offers prayers for victims of mass shooting - Summary

New Zealand economy gets big boost from rising dairy price

Powerful quake rattles Indonesia's Sumbawa Island

Sevilla recover third place on comeback win over Villarreal - Summary

Injury-plagued Roma hold Inter Milan to home draw - Summary

Germans, Americans honoured for roles in bringing down Berlin Wall

Terry on target as Chelsea beat United - Summary

Berlin 'divided' again to mark fall of Berlin Wall - Summary

More than 90 dead in floods in El Salvador

Valencia cruise up to third by beating Zaragoza - Update

Indicted Sudanese president cancels visit to Turkey

Blake ends Santoro era in Paris

Bremen, Hamburg held, Hertha slip to another defeat - Summary

Bremen, Hamburg held, Hertha slip to another defeat - Update

EXTRA: Obama welcomes approval of Iraq election law as 'milestone'

Djokovic knocks Federer off in Basle upset - Summary

Terry on target as Chelsea beat United - 2nd Update

Senior US senator demands 'terrorism' probe into army killings

Iraq parliament approves long delayed elections law

Djokovic stuns Federer to win Basle title