The nation of Tonga is mourning today after the death of King George Tupou V, a reformer who relinquished absolute power to bring democracy to the impoverished isle in the South Pacific. The death of the king at the age of 63 has engulfed the country in a “black stormcloud,” says Prime Minister Lord Tu’ivakano. [...]
Here are your top stories for this Friday evening, March 2, 2012: – Aid reaches Homs, but not worst hit part – EU leaders sign fiscal treaty – Serbia gets EU candidate status – Christchurch cathedral to be demolished
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Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom could be headed back to jail less than a week after being granted bail. The U.S. is appealing against the decision to grant bail to the multi-millionaire. Dotcom was granted bail on Wednesday in the North Shore District Court in New Zealand after having it initially denied for posing too great [...]
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Actress Lucy Lawless and six others who participated in a Greenpeace protest at Port Taranaki in New Zealand last week have been arrested and charged with burglary. The seven will appear in court on Thursday, according to local police. Police arrested the protesters today aboard an Arctic-bound Shell drillship. Officers scaled the 174-foot vessel’s drilling [...]
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You know, I’ve just decided something. I may never get back into the ocean water again. We all know there are your standard, garden-variety amphipods, known to be mostly tiny shrimp-like crustaceans that thrive in aquatic environments around the world, but now there are “SUPERGIANT” amphipods, which can be up to 10 TIMES larger and [...]
Kim Dotcom, the New Zealand man who founded Megaupload and is now at the center of the world’s largest copyright case, was denied bail today. Dotcom, 38, has been in police custody since authorities stormed his luxury $30 million Coatesville mansion on Friday. The German-born businessman will now be held until February 22 on charges [...]
Here are your top stories for this Wednesday, January 25, 2012: – Mitt Romney releases tax records – Illinois Senator recovering from stroke – Race to save beached whales in New Zealand – Oscar nominations are released
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Here are your top stories for this Tuesday, January 24, 2012: – Rep. Gabrielle Giffords to step down – Severe storms rock Alabama – Marine pleads guilty – New Zealand whale rescue Incoming search terms:Powered By Pligg celebrityPowered By Pligg business in iraq
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What would you do if you came face-to-face with an angry lion? This little 3-year-old didn’t flinch, even as the lion flailed its paws at her in obvious displeasure. Granted, there was a plane of glass between the two and the encounter took place at a zoo, but that doesn’t make this encounter any less [...]
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All eleven people aboard a hot air balloon have been killed after the balloon crashed near the rural town of Carterton in New Zealand. The passengers died when the balloon came down near show grounds north of the township in rural Wairarapa county. Police have confirmed “multiple deaths,” according to sources. Eyewitnesses say they saw [...]
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A solar eclipse was visible over parts of the southern hemisphere today, as the moon traveled between the Earth and the the sun for the fourth and final time this year. If you live here in the U.S., sorry, this is not the eclipse you’re looking for. This solar was only visible in southern South [...]
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A helicopter crashed yesterday in central Auckland while assisting in erecting the Telecom Christmas tree. The seven-story-tall tree was being put up near the Te Wero Island bridge connecting the Viaduct and Wynyard Quarter on the waterfront. Miraculously, the crew and pilot of the chopper are OK, Telecom says. An ambulance did take one person [...]
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