Turkish riot police fire tear gas and water cannons at protesters; Taiwan to meet with China; Vietnamese PM wins support of less than half of parliament in confidence vote; Mandela still in hospital; Pakistan claims India entered its airspace; and more
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World News Brief, Wednesday June 5
UN finds evidence of chemical weapon use in Syria; protesters to pack Tienanmen Square vigil in Hong Kong; poultry factory fire in China kills 19; Afghan army colonel arrested for transferring prisoners to man accused of torture and killings; senior Indian lawmaker calls for change of attitude towards Pakistan; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday May 30
US drone strike kills Pakistani Taliban's number two; Chinese cyber attacks on agenda for US defense secretary; India and Japan discuss cooperation on maritime security; new Bulgarian government may struggle to lead; Kenyan MPs vote to keep high salaries; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday February 22
Car bomb targets Baath Party in Damascus; Bo Xilai on hunger strike; South Korea and US to stage joint military drills; Indian workers stage two-day strike; Human Rights Watch faults Mexico over 150 disappearances; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday February 12
Pope's resignation surprises even his closest aides; Japan will donate patrol boats to Philippines to monitor China's prescence in disputed waters; South Korea working on unmanned attack helicopters; 36 killed in stampede at Indian religious festival; EU finance ministers meet; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday December 14
Japan accuses China of violating its airspace; South Korean elections begin; Indian state of Gujarat holding key elections; Taliban could govern parts of Afghanistan under new peace deal; concerns for Hugo Chavez's health deepen; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday September 7
Pakistan captures senior al-Qaeda leader who planned attacks on US, Europe and Australia; as 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, experts discuss its impact on civil liberties, homeland security, immigration and more; inflation is China's most urgent economic concern, says World Bank; Turkey has suspended diplomatic ties with Israel; Indian PM visits Bangladesh; 750,000 people at risk of death in Somalia; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday July 20
Congressional leaders push ahead with US debt-cutting plans; August 2 is deadline that could see US default on debt obligations; Muslim activists attacked police station in Chinese province of Xinjiang; US holds talks with Qaddafi reps--says Libyan leader must step down; Clinton pledges to press Pakistan to give up on terrorism measures against India; Rupert and James Murdoch appear before Parliament; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday December 3
US Fed's bailouts much more widespread than previously known, critics pounce; Euro powers say Iran must cooperate on nuclear programme; India looks to join France in IMF and governance reform; China criticises military exercises; and more
Read MoreA New Zealander no more?
Beneath the facade of our supposedly tolerant, modern and multicultural society, lies a seething undercurrent of bigotry, racism and ignorance
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday January 13
Israel and US accused of killing Iranian scientist; Dutch inquiry finds Iraq war illegal; Campell testifies before British Iraq inquiry; WTO steps into US-China trade dispute; Nigerian president recovering; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday October 9
Taliban take responsibility for Indian embassy bombing in Kabul; court says Dow Jones defamed Singapore's founder; Pakistan rejects US aid; Nigeria's MEND to resume attacks; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday April 9
US seeks Indian support for "Af-Pak" strategy; Thaksin protests in Bangkok intensify; Somali pirates are back; Moldova expels Romanian ambassador; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday March 24
"Moment of truth" for US bad bank; China to "show flexibility" on protectionism; Likud and Labor begin coalition talks; world's cheapest car; and more
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While the government sends parliament into urgency to pass stale bills, its response to the global financial crisis is about as urgent as a tortoise
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday October 23
Economic fears send share-markets tumbling in Asia and Europe; the long-term factors behind the credit crisis; North Korea accuses Japan of undermining nuke talks; India sends its first rocket to the moon; and more
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