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On the eve of the resumption of Parliament, Prime Minister Paul Martin said if it were up to him, there won't be a federal election this fall.4.7

Typhoon Damrey slammed into South China's Guangdong and Hainan provinces yesterday afternoon, wreaking havoc in the region.4.9

Tony Blair admitted yesterday that he had underestimated the fierce resistance American and British forces would face from Iraqi insurgents after the removal of Saddam ...4.6

Auckland families sing Happy Birthday to a full-sized Thomas at the New Zealand 60th anniversary celebration of Thomas & Friends, at Britomart.2.9

MANAMA Gulf Air and Alba were hailed by the Premier yesterday as prime examples of successful GCC co-operation. Negative competition was worthless if it undermined joint ...2.9

Mahogany Ship Committee chairman Pat Connelly. Picture: GLEN WATSON THE Mahogany Ship mystery deepened over the weekend as more theories about its origins were aired at the ...2.9

A suicide bomber on a motorbike killed himself and six other people when his motorbike exploded on Sunday in the mainly Shi'ite city of Musayyib, south of Baghdad, police ...2.9

In Monday's press, Swiss papers comment on the country's referendum "Yes" to letting workers from the 10 new EU countries enter its borders.2.9

THE competition watchdog says motorists are benefiting at the bowser from falling global oil prices.3.1

France-based New Zealand rider Julian Dean finished ninth in the world cycling championships' road event in Madrid today, BikeNZ high performance manager Michael Flynn said ...3.1

CANBERRA, Sept 26 Asia Pulse - Prime Minister John Howard today said there was no case for cutting the commonwealth excise on fuel.3.1

NAGAKUTE, Aichi Prefecture-With more than 22 million visitors thronging over 185 days, the Aichi Expo 2005 shattered its target of 15 million at its closing Sunday with a ...2.9

JAMES KIRKUP WESTMINSTER EDITOR Key points - Documents reveal McConnell planned to visit South Africa during Malawi trip - First Minister told senior South African ...2.9

NEW DELHI, Sept 26 Asia Pulse - The Indian economy is set to grow at a rate of 7.1 per cent but the projections could go awry on account of soaring oil prices, according to ...3.1

Britain's Princess Anne paid a brief visit to the Indonesian province of Aceh to visit British-funded projects in the tsunami-devastated region.2.9

JIM GILCHRIST SO IT'S farewell to those sad little huddles of staff and patients outside our infirmaries, enjoying a sly puff.2.9

A group calling itself the Uganda People's congress Elders has demanded that exiled party president Dr.2.9

Saudi Arabia is concerned that US policies are helping Iran make inroads in Iraq through the Shiite community, raising fears Tehran may yet seek to extend its influence into ...2.9

Select text size: Hong Kong's pro-democracy legislators have put their case for electoral reform directly to a Chinese communist leader for the first time.2.9

Modern languages are no longer compulsory after 14 Seven out of 10 people have tried to learn a language at some point in their life and most wish they could speak one more ...2.9

Apparently not content with buying controlling interest in the domestic phone monopoly Bezeq, media mogul Haim Saban wants a newspaper of his own.2.9

Spanish ecologists expressed dismay at the latest visit to the British territory of Gibraltar on Spain's south coast of HMS Trenchant after the nuclear submarine docked over ...2.9

Sunday September 25, 2005 FAIZABAD: At least 14 children and a woman reportedly died as a famine is spreading in remote villages in the Zibak district of the northeastern ...3.2

Over 200 members of the Otara community rolled up their sleeves earlier this month to spring clean local reserves along the Otara Creek and Otara Lake to the delight of the ...2.9

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has condemned the "attempted assassination" of May Chidiac, a prominent Lebanese television journalist and critic of Syria's role in her ...4

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh announced yesterday a general amnesty for hundreds of Zaidi rebels who fought the army in the north of the country in April and ordered ...4.5

Press Release: NZ Institute of Forestry NZIF Appoints Independent Member for Registration Board The New Zealand Institute of Forestry Inc today announced the appointment of ...3.1

Mena Resources has clarified an earlier press release announcing estimates of the possible deposit at the Increible 6 Project in the El Callao in southeastern Venezuela with ...2.9

A MALAYSIAN power and energy trade mission is currently in the United Arab Emirates and Oman to tap the energy sector in that region.2.9

Has the programme overlooked crucial issues? Will prison officers support it? Dauti Kahura asks all the difficult questions facing the Office of the Vice President Prison ...2.9

A moderate pro-democracy group emerged as the biggest winner in Macau's legislative polls after residents of the former Portuguese-run enclave defied heavy rain to cast ...4

A military court on Sunday sentenced an Israel Defense Forces soldier convicted of stealing property from Gush Katif houses during the evacuation to more than five months in ...4