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Club rugby wrap
Recap of all the club action action throughout Auckland, Counties Manukau and North Harbour.

Paul Thomas: Osama lives... and so do the lizards of Draco
Those who don't believe Osama bin Laden is dead presumably expect him to pop up in a videotape any day now.

Gwynne Dyer: Bin Laden's prospects died long before he did
Terrorist leader's al-Qaeda enterprise has been moribund for years, writes Gwynne...

Bahrain sentences four to death for killing policemen
A Bahraini court has sentenced four men to death for killing two police officers during the pro-democracy protests.

Britain revokes wedding invite for Syrian ambassador
Britain has revoked a royal wedding invitation to the Syrian ambassador because of violent attacks on protesters there.

Mutual love of rugby helps Key-Sarkozy talks
Pomp and ceremony joined with a mutual love of rugby in John Key's one-day visit to Paris.

Harsh crackdown on Shia worshippers in Bahrain
Sunni-Shia hostility in the Muslim world is likely to deepen because of the demolition of Shia holy places in Bahrain.

Memos show link between oil and Iraq invasion
New documents have raised questions over Britain's involvement in the Iraq war.

In search of change for peace
James Fergusson tells David Larsen that he is less a risk taker than someone who follows stories where they lead.

Goldstone says he won't seek Gaza report nullification
South African judge Richard Goldstone said yesterday that he did not plan to seek nullification of his highly critical United Nations report.