http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest World headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2009 APN HOLDINGS NZ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:00:14 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=2 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10610909&ref=rss BRISBANE - Police have praised schoolies despite 30 arrests overnight as tens of thousands of school leavers descended on Surfers Paradise.There were fewer arrests than this time last year, with crowd numbers also lower at about... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:14:29 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10610908&ref=rss DARWIN - Exotic and endangered animals from an abandoned wildlife sanctuary were sold to a hunting safari in the Northern Territory, it has been revealed.Some 300 animals, including herds of critically endangered African scimitar... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:01:33 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10610897&ref=rss TEHRAN, Iran - Iran will begin large-scale air defence war games today, aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from possible attack, a senior military commander said Saturday, reflecting the country's concern that Israel could... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:11:29 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10610903&ref=rss The agonisingly drawn-out melodrama that is the trial of the American student Amanda Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito for the murder of a British student, Meredith Kercher, yesterday entered its emotional final... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:50:40 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10610892&ref=rss A debt-ridden woman and her son masterminded the contract killing of her husband in a calculated move motivated by a "combination of greed and loathing", a court heard yesterday.Nigel Bacon, 50, was found in his remote bungalow... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:08:25 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10610834&ref=rss Angelina Jolie's dad, actor Jon Voight, has denounced our health system as causing "many deaths" in a scathing political protest in Washington DC.His attack sparked a robust rebuke from Prime Minister John Key, who dismissed Voight's... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10610890&ref=rss NORTH CAROLINA - A man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was found guilty in what prosecutors said was a case of scaring a 79-year-old North Carolina grandmother to death.Media outlets reported a federal jury... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:51:44 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10610896&ref=rss HARBIN, China - Rescuers working in frigid cold and darkness tried to reach 66 people believed trapped half a kilometre underground after a huge gas explosion yesterday ripped through a coal mine in northern China, killing at least... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:31:22 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10610893&ref=rss ROME - Italian police have arrested a Pakistani father and son who allegedly spent just over US$200 to set up a reliable and untraceable phone network that was used by the militants who carried out last year's terror attacks in Mumbai,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:19:40 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10610800&ref=rss A retired British couple snatched from their yacht by Somali pirates said in an interview yesterday they fear they could be killed within a week or handed to a terrorist group if a ransom demand is not paid.Paul and Rachel Chandler... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10610752&ref=rss PERTH - Police have laid further charges after two people shot into a crowd that had gathered for a funeral in a West Australian town.A long-running feud between two Aboriginal families escalated after members gathered following... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:00:27 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10610748&ref=rss Up to 100 fires are burning across NSW as a large swathe of the state begins a day of total fire bans.Record-breaking hot temperatures, storms and wild winds on Friday sparked and fuelled a series of bushfires, mostly in remote... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:02:19 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10610747&ref=rss MISSOURI - A teenager accused of killing a 9-year-old neighbour should be sent to a psychiatric hospital because she shows signs of severe depression and anxiety, her attorney said.A judge had not approved the move yesterday,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:50:01 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10610741&ref=rss MELBOURNE - The birth mother of twins Krishna and Trishna who gave them up due to poverty says she wants them to remain in Australia to be educated.The two-year-old conjoined Bangladeshi twins were separated by a 16-member surgical... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:10:14 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10610737&ref=rss PARIS - A police official says a 20-year-old top South Korean model who was a fashion week regular in New York, Milan and Paris has been found hanged in her Paris apartment.The official said Daul Kim was found dead... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:51:49 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10610736&ref=rss THOUSAND OAKS, California - A 39-year-old man has been arrested on a misdemeanour charge of child annoyance for allegedly paying a teenager $31 to spit in his face.Authorities in California's Ventura County told the Ventura County... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:45:47 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10610731&ref=rss YEMEN - Yemen's coastguard says Somali pirates have hijacked a Panamanian cargo ship in the treacherous Gulf of Aden between the Arabian peninsula and the Horn of Africa.A coast guard official says the Red Sea Spirit was carrying... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:00:13 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10610727&ref=rss COCKERMOUTH, England - Raging floods engulfed northern England's picturesque Lake District yesterday following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain, killing a police officer and trapping dozens in their swamped homes.Military... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:21:38 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10610681&ref=rss PARIS - Relatives of the men killed in the crash of the Air New Zealand Airbus head to France next week, seeking solace close to the site where their loved ones died a year ago.They will arrive in Canet-en-Roussillon, a seaside... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10610665&ref=rss HAVANA - President Barack Obama has answered questions submitted by a celebrated Cuban blogger, saying he isn't interested in "talking for the sake of talking" to Raul Castro and indicating he won't visit the island until the Communist... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:00:20 +1200