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Woman on death row uses art project to plea for help

Friday 11 September '09

A British grandmother on death row in the US pleaded her innocence Thursday in a recording broadcast in London’s Trafalgar...
Australia call the shots, but tail takes England to 228

Thursday 10 September '09

Shane Watson took three wickets as Australia held England to 228 for nine in the third one-day international at the Rose Bowl...
After Kraft, Hershey considers a bite of Cadbury

Wednesday 9 September '09

US chocolate maker Hershey could jump into a takeover battle with a bid for Cadbury after the British confectioner rejected an...
China’s top 500 firms outperform US rivals

Tuesday 8 September '09

China’s top 500 companies outperformed their US counterparts for the first time last year, a survey conducted...
Karzai all set to gain clear lead

Monday 7 September '09

Afghan President Hamid Karzai moved into a clear lead in the controversial race for presidency, with 48.6 per cent votes, according to partial results.
Iran MPs back first woman as minister & a bombing accused

Friday 4 September '09

Iran’s Parliament on Thursday strongly backed a cabinet proposed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that includes the...
China to buy $50-bn IMF bonds

Friday 4 September '09

China has agreed to buy the first International Monetary Fund bonds for about $50 billion, the IMF said on Wednesday.
Back in NZ fold, Bond strives to be the best

Wednesday 2 September '09

New Zealand’s pace spearhead Shane Bond makes a comeback to official cricket after two years when he plays in a Twenty20...
Japan Democrats begin talks on govt formation

Tuesday 1 September '09

Japan’s Democratic Party on Monday began talks on forming a new government, faced with the challenge of reviving the...
Canada’s GDP down 3.2 pc in Q2

Tuesday 1 September '09

Canada’s gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 3.2 per cent in the second quarter of 2009 compared to the same...
‘Most China organ transplants from executed prisoners’

Thursday 27 August '09

More than 65 per cent of all transplanted organs in China come from executed prisoners, a situation that a senior health official...
Germany ups pressure on US, GM over Opel

Monday 24 August '09

With just five weeks until German elections, leading politicians on Sunday cranked up the pressure on General Motors and the US...
PMI survey shows Eurozone economy stabilises in August

Saturday 22 August '09

The eurozone economy stabilised in August ending a lengthy run of business contraction, a closely-watched survey showed...
US poised for recovery, but mixed signals from economy raise doubts

Monday 17 August '09

The US economy appears poised to emerge from recession but will struggle for some time, held back by a weak job market and cautious consumers, analysts say.
Colonial becomes biggest US bank failure of the year

Sunday 16 August '09

Colonial became the largest US bank to fail this year after it was declared bankrupt and had the bulk of its assets taken over by rival BB&T...
Australian home allowed to starve man to death

Saturday 15 August '09

An Australian court on Friday ruled that a quadriplegic man who has begged to be allowed to die has the right to order his carers to starve him to death.
Germany, France exit recession

Friday 14 August '09

Germany and France unexpectedly emerged from recession on Thursday while the 16-nation eurozone economy shrank by just 0.1 per cent....
UK unemployment hits 14-year high

Thursday 13 August '09

The number of people unemployed in Britain has hit a 14-year high, official data showed on Wednesday, as the Bank of England forecast....
‘Pain made it impossible to drive’

Thursday 13 August '09

Former world champion Michael Schumacher said on Wednesday that he was too disappointed at present to contemplate a return to Formula One....
Selection issues will dent England’s hopes: Ponting

Thursday 13 August '09

Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes that England’s focus on Andrew Flintoff’s fitness and other selection issues will dent their hopes of regaining the Ashes....
Madeleine case: Sydney woman says she knows identity of ‘Victoria’ suspect

Sunday 9 August '09

An Australian has come forward claiming to know the identity of a woman being sought by investigators probing the disappearance of toddler Madeleine McCann...
Behind the success: wife and former V-P

Thursday 6 August '09

Hillary Clinton was deeply involved in the case. She proposed sending various people to Pyongyang, including Gore...
Aussie radio show pulled off air after live teen rape claim

Tuesday 4 August '09

An Australian radio show was yanked off the air on Monday after causing outrage when a teenage girl was hooked up to a lie detector....
UBS could escape fine in US

Monday 3 August '09

Swiss bank UBS could escape a hefty fine from US authorities over allegations that Americans opened offshore bank accounts with the lender to evade taxes...
Former Philippine President Aquino dies

Sunday 2 August '09

Former Philippine leader and democracy icon Corazon Aquino died of cardiac arrest on Saturday after battling colon cancer for more than a year, her son announced. She was 76.
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