Gillard warns of Korea threat
CONFLICT on the Korean Peninsula is a threat to the whole Asia-Pacific, Julia Gillard will warn in a speech to political and business leaders.
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N Korea loads missiles onto launchers
TWO medium-range missiles have been loaded into mobile launchers in North Korea as foreign embassies were asked to consider evacuating Pyongyang.
Missile threat to Australia is ‘real’
NORTH Korea’s ability to hit Australia with a missile was real but unlikely, Australia’s Department of Defence has warned.
North Korea ‘missile to be fired’
NORTH Korea is reportedly gearing up to fire a mid-range missile, with a range of 4000km, on April 15 – the birthday of its founder Kim Il-sung.
24 dead in PNG bus plunge
TWENTY-FOUR people killed and two critically injured after a bus rolls off a cliff in Papua New Guinea’s western highlands.
Bus crash kills 24 people in PNG
TWENTY-four people have been killed and two others critically injured after a bus rolled off a cliff face in Papua New Guinea.
Troll admits he assaulted TV reporter
TRISTAN Barker, 18, has admitted assaulting Today Tonight reporter David Eccleston in Rotorua. He will be sentenced in June.
Is Google creating Korean confusion?
UNDERSTANDING the gulf between reality and fantasy in the current spat between the United States and North Korea is not being helped by Google translate.
Swoop on Abu Sayyaf links to hostage
FILIPINO police are preparing to swoop on key Abu Sayyaf terrorists after they were identified as being involved in kidnapping Warren Rodwell.
Hostage’s missing wife had key role
THE MYSTERY around the split between freed hostage Warren Rodwell and his wife deepens as the politician who got his release revealed her role.
Freed hostage bans wife from him
THE Filipino wife of freed Aussie Warren Rodwell – who claimed she sold her house to pay his $94,000 ransom – cannot see him.
‘Black Jesus’ among prison escapees
A MANHUNT is underway after 49 prisoners, including an infamous cult leader known as “Black Jesus”, broke out of a jail in Papua New Guinea.
Mum leaves baby in car with note
A WOMAN who left her infant in a car while she went shopping put a note on the baby’s blanket with her phone number asking people to call if there were problems.
Everest pioneer George Lowe dies
GEORGE Lowe, the last surviving climber from the team that made the first successful ascent of Mount Everest, has died.
Kiwis up in arms over Argo slight
A SPLIT-second mention of New Zealand in Argo has sensitive Kiwis demanding an apology from Ben Affleck.
NZ’s ‘Marmageddon’ is over
IT ATTRACTED more press when it couldn’t be made than when it was available, but the “Marmageddon” is over.
Auckland shaken by small quakes
TWO earthquakes, which shook Auckland could be part of a swarm, but a large quake is unlikely, GNS science says.
Gay marriage in NZ a step closer
NEW Zealand lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favour of a bill allowing same-sex marriage, all but assuring that it will soon become law.
Facebook page named shoplifters
SHOP owners and managers in a New Zealand city, popular with tourists, flooded a site set up to name and shame shoplifters with pictures.
Troll in court on assault charge
A TEENAGE internet troll has appeared in court charged with assaulting a reporter from Channel Seven’s Today Tonight.
Human chain saves boy in rough seas
BRAVE beachgoers formed a human chain to save the life of a New Zealand boy who’d been swept out to sea.
Teen sacked for pocketing $12 pokie win
A TEEN sacked for pocketing $12 of unclaimed poker machine winnings as a tip was awarded compensation for unfair dismissal.
Fijian militants ‘joining the Taliban’
FIJI’S police is investigating claims reports of local militants going to Pakistan to join the Taliban.
Japan’s whale hunt ‘could be over’
SEA Shepherd believes Japan may have ended its annual whale hunt after its smallest ever catch.
US sailors jailed over Okinawa rape
TWO US Navy sailors have been jailed for raping and robbing a woman on Okinawa in a crime that outraged many on the Japanese island.
Man’s body was taken out by sharks
VIDEO: Family members are grief-stricken after being told a male relative’s body was carried out to sea and killed by sharks.
Shark victim’s wife told by text
THE wife of Adam Strange, attacked and killed by a shark at a New Zealand beach, learned of his fate via text message as she sat having coffee nearby.
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