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Latest International - Middle East
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Syria activists: Rebels repel attack on key town
Tue, 14th Feb - Syrian rebels have repelled a push by government tanks into a central town held by forces fighting President Bashar Assad's regime in an 11-month conflict that looks increasingly like a civil war... Read more
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Bombers target Israeli diplomats in Georgia, India
Tue, 14th Feb - Assailants targeted Israeli diplomats in India and Georgia in near-simultaneous strikes that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed on archenemy Iran... Read more
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Arab League wants UN peacekeepers in Syria
Mon, 13th Feb - The Arab League called Sunday for the UN Security Council to create a joint peacekeeping force for Syria and urged Arab states to sever all diplomatic contact with President Bashar Assad's regime... Read more
Latest International - Middle East Headlines
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Pakistani PM charged with contempt over graft case
Mon, 13th Feb - The Supreme Court charged Pakistan's prime minister with contempt Monday for defying its order to reopen an old corruption case against the president... Read more
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Arab League wants UN to form joint Syria force
Mon, 13th Feb - The Arab League will call on the UN Security Council to pass a resolution creating a joint peacekeeping force for Syria... Read more
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Two killed as tensions rise in Lebanon
Sun, 12th Feb - Two have been killed in Tripoli after tensions between pro- and anti-Syrian forces spilled over into a gunfight.. Read more
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In complicating move, al-Qaida backs Syrian revolt
Mon, 13th Feb - Al-Qaida's leader has called for the ouster of Syria's "pernicious, cancerous regime," raising fears that Islamic extremists will try to exploit an uprising against President Bashar Assad that began with peaceful calls for democratic change but is morphing into a bloody, armed insurgency... Read more
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Syrian army general assassinated in Damascus
Sun, 12th Feb - Gunmen assassinated an army general in Damascus Saturday... Read more
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Libya asks Niger to hand over Gadhafi's son
Sun, 12th Feb - Libya has demanded that Niger hand over one of Moammar Gadhafi's sons who is under house arrest there... Read more
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Syria says suicide bombers kill 28 in Aleppo
Sat, 11th Feb - Two suicide car bombers struck security compounds in Aleppo on Friday, killing 28 people, Syrian officials say... Read more
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Inside the Assad dynasty
Fri, 10th Feb - Until recently, Syria’s president Bashar Assad portrayed himself as the modern leader of a reforming state... Read more
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Syrian forces renew bombardment in Homs
Fri, 10th Feb - Syrian forces fired mortars and rockets that killed scores of people yesterday in the rebellious city of Homs, activists said... Read more
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EU threatens new sanctions on Syria
Thu, 09th Feb - The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria... Read more
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EU plans Syria sanctions as regime assaults Homs
Thu, 09th Feb - The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, according to a senior EU official, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and the opposition to calm violence. Activists reported at least 50 killed in the regime's siege of the restive city of Homs... Read more
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Syria: Suffering deepens in bombarded city of Homs
Fri, 10th Feb - "Anything that moves, even a bird, is targeted. Life is completely cut off. It's a city of ghosts," said Abu Muhammad Ibrahim, an activist in Homs... Read more
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Man fights police over bus-sized whale shark
Fri, 10th Feb - Pakistani police have cracked down on a man who was charging members of the public to see a 40-foot whale shark... Read more
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Syrian forces renew bombardment in Homs
Thu, 09th Feb - Syrian forces fired mortars and rockets in the rebellious city of Homs, the latest salvo in a week-long assault that has killed hundreds as President Bashar Assad's regime tries to crush pockets of dissent... Read more
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Syria uprising: City of Homs becomes focus
Thu, 09th Feb - Homs has become the focus of the worst violence of the 11-month-old uprising, which appears to be morphing into a civil war with fearsome sectarian overtones... Read more
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US searching for Syria answer
Thu, 09th Feb - The United States appears to be out of answers on what to do with Syria... Read more
Latest NZ Press Releases
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Savour Your Valentine?s Day With Mud House Estate Wines
Sat, 11th Feb - What better way to complete your romantic Valentine?s Day dinner than a bottle of the Estate range of wines from Mud House ? an ex..
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Multi-Platinum Performer Nicole Scherzinger named Herbal Essences Brand Ambassador
Wed, 08th Feb - Singing star and dancing queen Nicole Sherzinger has just been announced as the new global face of Herbal Essences ? now that?s a ..
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New iPhone game is released only in New Zealand
Wed, 08th Feb - Tactical and fun turn based game, Gobang Social, has been released by Kwalee, to iPhone users exclusively in New Zealand. It is fr..
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Hundreds Queue For Free Pizza at Domino?s Newest Store
Fri, 03rd Feb - Pizza lovers welcomed the newest Domino?s store in Newtown with over 700 free pizzas being given out to the crowds to celebrate th..
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Take Care of Your Skin this Valentine?s Day with Olay
Thu, 02nd Feb - Getting ready for a romantic night out with the one you love this Valentine?s Day? Give your skin some extra TLC with Olay so you ..
