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Private security operatives ordered to leave country
Guards linked to Blackwater given seven days to leave after US court rejects charges.
Tehran braces for fresh protests
Tonight, Iran begins marking 31 years since the country's Islamic revolution.
Egypt: Disco boat escape from Cairo's bustling metropolis
Jill Worrall is whisked through Cairo's cacophony by taxi, boat and horse-drawn carriage.
Munitions wash up on popular Israeli beaches
Israeli security forces closed two popular beaches yesterday to scour them for explosives after two barrels filled with munitions were found washed up on the shores of southern Israel.
New Zealand's nine Oscar nods
Nine figures of the New Zealand film industry have been nominated for the 2010 Oscars.
Troops went to Iraq without vital armour, inquiry told
British ministers ignored the military's warning that more time was needed before the invasion of Iraq, an inquiry hears.
Iraq - an instant cure for boredom
Medic says 20 years of injury and death in NZ no preparation for life on patrol.
Piano duo deliver musical perfection
Unique melodies from rare partnership thrill and mesmerise.
Clinton urged to influence on countries restricting Internet use
US senators are urging US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to take more proactive steps in supporting organisations that promote 'Internet freedom' in countries such as Iran and China, where severe Internet restrictions are enforced.
Ban on flights from Yemen to UK
Direct flights from Yemen to Britain will be banned as a key part of new anti-terrorist measures following the failed attempt to blow up a transatlantic airliner, Gordon Brown announced yesterday.
NZ man sentenced to hard labour
Mfat says it is in contact with a Jordanian New Zealander sentenced to two years' hard labour by Lebanon's Military Tribunal.
NZer reportedly given hard labour for being in terror group
NZ foreign affairs officials are checking a report that Lebanon's Military Tribunal has sentenced a Jordanian New Zealander and six others to hard labour for forming a terrorist group.
Taliban make 'undetectable' bombs out of wood
Taliban fighters have developed a deadly new generation of their most lethal weapon, the improvised explosive device, or IED, which is almost undetectable because it has no metal or electronic parts, military experts said last week.
First British journalist killed in Afghanistan was 'only a matter of time'
The defence correspondent of the Sunday Mirror newspaper has become the first British journalist to be killed while covering the war in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan tops Key's agenda for Clinton visit
PM keen to hear Hillary Clinton's views on what progress has been made towards establishing a corruption-free Government in Afghanistan.
Tennis organisers will 'continue to act on complaints'
Tennis Auckland says it will continue to act on complaints from fans if protesters targeting Israeli Shahar Peer return to the ASB Classic.
<i>Robert Fisk:</i> Shady dealings and the enemies within
Bombing by double agent highlights vulnerability of CIA.