http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest World headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:00:02 +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=10632843&ref=rss A lawyer says a Malaysian golf resort has given $13,000 ($NZ18,500) to a golfer who was bitten by a crocodile during a game.Lawyer Keppy Wong says Hong Kee Siong, a 48-year-old businessman, was bitten by a crocodile in 2004 while... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:51:21 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10632840&ref=rss Nestle says it has dumped an Indonesian palm oil supplier due to concerns about the company's environmental record.The announcement comes a day after Greenpeace released a report which looked into how the company was sourcing... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:59:02 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10632831&ref=rss Australia's Great Barrier Reef could be under threat as Cyclone Ului moves closer to Queensland's northern coastline.Authorities have issued a cyclone watch for coastal areas from Cardwell to Yeppoon, which includes Townsville... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:11:38 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10632816&ref=rss Alcohol abuse is on the rise in the Pacific, and Australian and New Zealand beer is a large part of the problem, a new report has found.The study, commissioned by the Australian National Council on Drugs (ANCD), found peaks in... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:23:35 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10632815&ref=rss Spanish actor Antonio Banderas has been named a UN Goodwill Ambassador for the fight against poverty.In his new role as an advocate for the poor, Banderas will set his sights on the Millennium Development Goals, a set of eight... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:18:38 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10632810&ref=rss A Royal New Zealand Air Force Hercules in Fiji has carried out reconnaissance flights over the country's northern islands, finding damaged buildings and salt-water inundation following Cyclone Tomas.A tropical cyclone warning... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:04:02 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10632797&ref=rss ALLENTOWN, Pa. - A US appeals court has ruled that a northeastern Pennsylvania prosecutor may not pursue felony charges against a teenage girl who appeared in a racy cell-phone photo.In the first criminal "sexting" case to reach... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:44:11 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10632792&ref=rss WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says a nuclear-armed Iran could trigger an arms race in the Middle East, something his administration wants to avoid.Obama told Fox News Channel's Bret Baier that keeping Tehran without a nuclear... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:31:45 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10632783&ref=rss WASHINGTON - An al-Qaida leader believed to have played a key role in the bombing of a CIA post in Afghanistan last December was apparently killed by an American missile strike last week, a senior US official said.The counterterrorism... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:02:30 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10632788&ref=rss GALLATIN, Tennessee - Police say two bank robbery suspects, including one dressed in a green leprechaun costume, have been shot dead after a St. Patrick's Day chase and shootout with police in Tennessee.Sgt. Bill Storment... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:55:25 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10632819&ref=rss Cornell, one of the prestigious Ivy League universities in the US north-east, has taken to posting guards on the bridges over the gorges on its campus, and sending staff to check on its students, after three undergraduates fell to... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:38:14 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10632751&ref=rss PITTSBURGH - Police say a man broke into a Pittsburgh home and climbed into bed with its owner, apparently because he was drunk and cold following a rap concert.Homeowner Frank Fontana says he was in bed when the man climbed in... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:26:48 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10632654&ref=rss WASHINGTON - United States Attorney-General Eric Holder told Congress that Osama bin Laden will never face trial in the US because he will not be captured alive.In testy exchanges with House Republicans, Holder compared terrorists... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:00:20 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10632756&ref=rss BANGKOK - Anti-government demonstrators have vowed to extend their protest in the Thai capital indefinitely, after taking their attention-grabbing tactic of pouring bottles of their own blood to the prime minister's home.Leaders... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:00:19 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10632693&ref=rss SYDNEY - It's almost a year since travellers at Sydney's domestic airport watched in horror as a violent brawl between rival motorcycle gangs left one man, Anthony Zervas, dead in the Qantas terminal.Within weeks of the incident,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:00:18 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10632757&ref=rss BERLIN - A man who admits he took part in a brazen daylight raid on a poker tournament in Berlin surrendered to authorities and identified three accomplices, officials said.Authorities had been hunting since March 6 for four suspects... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:00:17 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10632684&ref=rss FORT JACKSON - New soldiers are grunting through the kind of stretches and twists found in "ab blaster" classes at suburban gyms as the United States Army revamps its basic training regimen for the first time in three decades.Heeding... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:00:16 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10632686&ref=rss RIGA - The grizzled old men turned out in their hundreds despite the snow.Nearly all of them were in their late 80s and many hobbled on walking sticks.Watched by more than 1000 blue-uniformed riot police, they brandished red-and-white... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:00:14 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10632613&ref=rss The New Zealand Government has committed an initial $1 million in aid to Fiji after a devastating cyclone which has killed at least one person, destroyed homes and knocked out power and communications, Foreign Affairs Minister Murray... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:00:12 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10632755&ref=rss SPARKS, Nevada - Workers at a Nevada research lab were checking on a primate room when they came across a ghastly sight: Thirty dead monkeys were essentially cooked alive after someone left the heater on. Two others were near death... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:29:11 +1200