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- Fiji damage worse than thought - air force
- The New Zealand Defence Force says it has seen much more destruction in cyclone-hit Fiji on Thursday than on its first reconaissance mission.
- Aussie, NZ beer behind Pacific's alcohol problem - study
- Alcohol abuse is on the rise in the Pacific and New Zealand and Australian beer is a big part of the problem, a study suggests.
- Leading al Qaeda figure killed, says US
- United States officials believe a key al Qaeda figure wanted for a deadly attack on a CIA base in Afghanistan has been killed in a US drone strike.
- US senate passes job creation bill
- The United States Senate has passed a $US17.6 billion bill aimed at boosting employment.
- Ireland's Catholic head apologises over abuse failings
- The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland has apologised for his role in mishandling the case of a serial child abuser.
- German chancellor backs eurozone exclusions
- Germany is pressing the 16 eurozone countries to consider harsher measures to safeguard the stability of the European single currency.
- Nigeria's acting president dissolves cabinet
- Nigeria's acting president Goodluck Jonathan has dissolved the federal cabinet barely a month after taking up the job.
- Rudd silent on asylum-seeker deaths - for now
- Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the time is not yet right to judge publicly a group of asylum-seekers named in connection with a boat explosion.
- Pakistan postpones own games out of security fears
- The security situation in Pakistan has become such a concern that the country's own National Games have been postponed.
- Catholics urge pope to speak out on sex abuse
- Catholics around the world are urging Pope Benedict to speak out about the widening investigation into sexual abuse involving priests.
- Thai protesters head for prime minister's home
- Anti-government protesters in Thailand have hurled plastic bags filled with their own blood at the house of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, on the fourth day of their mass rally to demand his resignation.
- German poker robbery suspect surrenders
- A 21-year-old man has turned himself in to authorities investigating an armed raid on a high-stakes poker tournament in Germany.
- European states criticised over deficits
- The European Commission has criticised most European nations for failing to keep their deficits in check.
- Prison boss fired over ex-ruler's luxury cell
- The governor of a high-security Bolivian prison has been sacked, partly because a former military ruler was allowed to turn his cell into luxury accommodation.
- US Federal Reserve holds interest rates
- In the United States, the Federal Reserve has held benchmark interest rates near zero and continued to say it will keep them exceptionally low for some time.
- Aid on its way to cyclone-hit Fiji
- The Red Cross and the New Zealand and Australian governments are sending aid to areas of Fiji severely damaged by Cylcone Tomas.
- Queensland prepares for cyclone's arrival
- Authorities are preparing to evacuate two islands off the central Queensland coast as a category 4 cyclone approaches the region.
- Palestinians, Israeli forces clash in Jerusalem
- Scores of people have been injured as thousands of Palestinians took to the streets in East Jerusalem in anger against Israeli plans to expand Jewish settlements in disputed areas.
- Deal signed for release of new Michael Jackson albums
- The estate of pop-singer Michael Jackson has signed the biggest recording deal in history.
- Tiger Woods announces return to golf
- Tiger Woods has announced he will return to competitive golf in April at the Masters, nearly five months after revelations about a string of affairs wrecked his image as a global sports star.
- Iraq bombs leave 8 dead
- Two bomb explosions in Iraq have killed eight people and injured more than 10 others.
- US unveils new financial regulation bill
- Proposals to change the financial rules in the United States will now be fought out in America's political arena, but will have a big impact on Wall Street if passed.
- Sri Lanka's top general on trial
- The military trial has begun for Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate, Sarath Fonseka.
- Japan, China oppose bluefin tuna ban
- Japan says it has China's support in opposing a global ban on trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna.