World News

Wed 19 Jun 2013

Revealed: the Guantanamo inmates too dangerous to release

A FREEDOM of Information request has forced US authorities to name the terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay for the last 12 years.

News

Tue 18 Jun 2013

Jewel heist ends in farce amid bungled attempts to sell gems

A SPECTACULAR spectacular jewel heist in which armed robbers coolly snatched £30 million in diamonds from a plane at Brussels airport ended in near farce.

Offbeat
Tony Paterson

Mum accused of stabbing partner, cutting baby

A MOTHER cut her baby after she stabbed her partner in the back while he was holding the child in a domestic incident in Christchurch last night, police say.

Crime

Saatchi says Nigella hand-on-throat images a 'playful tiff'

CHARLES Saatchi denies photos of him repeatedly placing his hands around his wife Nigella Lawson's neck were evidence of anything more than a "playful tiff".

Celebrity

Mon 17 Jun 2013

Woman tells of 15th floor plunge drama

A WOMAN has described the nightmare of trying to grab a man who fell from the 15th floor of an Auckland city apartment block - and survived.

News
Andrew Koubaridis and Yvonne Tahana

Sun 16 Jun 2013

Iran will send 4,000 troops to aid Bashar al-Assad

US urges Britain and France to join in supplying arms to Syrian rebels as MPs fear that UK will be drawn into growing Sunni-Shia conflict

News
Robert Fisk

Wed 12 Jun 2013

Catholic Church should not seek riches, says Pope

POPE Francis said today that the Catholic Church, which rakes in hundreds of millions of euros each year, should not seek to accumulate wealth.

News
Michael Day of The Independent

Dozing bank employee transfers €222,222,222.22 in his sleep

A BANK employee nodded off while making what was supposed to be a minor money transfer and inadvertently drained €222m from an account – without realising.

Offbeat
Tony Paterson

Tue 11 Jun 2013

'Plasticarian' tries to live a plastic-free life

WHEN Thomas Smith, was given a plastic lid for his takeaway tea by the staff at his university café, he said, "I can't take that, I'm a plasticarian."

Lifestyle
Sarah Morrison

Erin Brockovich arrested for being 'drunk in charge of boat'

ENVIRONMENTAL activist Erin Brockovich has been arrested in Las Vegas for being drunk in charge of a boat.

News
John Hall

Promotions

DUSTY DEXTER PI

The Paris Case

Our sexy private investigator is back on the case in Paris.

Find out more here

BUY A PHOTO

Local photos, taken by our staff, are available to buy.

Check out the latest photos here

Find Your Local
GARDENING SERVICES

Click Here

Find Your Local
CAR SERVICE & REPAIRS

Click Here

Find Your Local
BEAUTY SERVICES

Click Here

Stay Connected

You can change the newsletters you are subscribed to when you edit your profile

Edit Profile

Local

Sport

Lifestyle

Business

Entertainment

World News

Local Partners

Promotions

Camp tv series 1 Follower

Dr phil allen 1 Follower

Bikie gangs 1 Follower

Editors picks 2 Followers

Federal election 2013 3 Followers

Share Your...

Stay Connected

You can change the newsletters you are subscribed to when you edit your profile

Local Profile

Special Offers

Latest deals and offers

Horoscopes