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Chinese police seize millions of fake Durex condoms worth $7m

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:30:58 +1000

POLICE in China have busted an alleged counterfeiting ring after seizing more than 4.65 million fake condoms worth ¥47.7 million ($7.94m).

NZ parking inspector's car ticketed and towed for illegal park

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:00:00 +1000

AUCKLAND Transport has had to ticket one of its own vehicles after an employee parked illegally in a mobility space.

Pretty pink dolls or naked angry blonde...

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:36:37 +1000

BARBIE'S Dream House has opened in Berlin with some unofficial additions – police guards and topless protesters brandishing burning crosses.

End it like Beckham: David's hanging up his boots for good

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:17:55 +1000

FORMER England captain David Beckham has confirmed he will call it a day at 38 after turning down a contract extension at PSG.

Coca Cola recipe wars: Is this the real thing?

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:10:04 +1000

SAFELY guarded in an air-conditioned vault in Atlanta, Georgia, lies one of western society's most valuable artefacts.

World Press Photo winner cleared by 'forensic examination'

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:30:00 +1000

CAN a news photograph be enhanced without distorting the truth - and, if so, how much distortion is acceptable before the picture becomes a fake?

France to tax smartphones to 'protect' French culture

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:30:55 +1000

FRANCE plans to impose a small tax on smartphones, tablets and computers as a way of financing and protecting French cultural activity.

Technology set to locate lost ancient city of Ciudad Blanca

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 +1000

LEGEND has it that somewhere beneath the forest canopy lies the ancient city of Ciudad Blanca – and now archaeologists think they may have found it.

Eerie images show forgotten Paris apartment 70 years on

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:13:30 +1000

EERIE new images have emerged of a French apartment abandoned at the outbreak of World War II and left untouched in the seven decades since.

Richard Branson dons stewardess' outfit after losing bet

Tue, 14 May 2013 08:00:00 +1000

SIR Richard Branson might think again before making a bet with a fellow billionaire.

Woman thrown off plane for singing 'I Will Always Love You'

Tue, 14 May 2013 06:35:50 +1000

AN American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after a passenger refused to stop singing Whitney Houston’s song 'I Will Always Love You'.

School at centre of US shooting to be torn down

Mon, 13 May 2013 07:00:00 +1000

THE future of tighter gun restrictions in the United States may be unclear, but at the site of last year’s school massacre, action could be at hand.

Sharif expected to beat Imran Khan in Pakistan election

Sun, 12 May 2013 18:00:00 +1000

FORMER Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to claim a landslide victory in what will be the first shift from one elected government to another in Pakistan.

Man wears drink after refusing to pucker up for Kiss Cam

Fri, 10 May 2013 10:15:58 +1000

MOST American men know the drill. If you're at a sporting match and you end up on Kiss Cam, pucker up and lay one on your lady!

Olympic sailor killed after Artemis overturns in San Fran Bay

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:30:00 +1000

BRITISH sailor Andrew Simpson has been killed in a training accident on the Swedish America's Cup challenger Artemis on San Francisco Bay.

Cleveland kidnapping accused appears in court, bail set at $8m

Fri, 10 May 2013 06:09:38 +1000

A CLEVELAND man accused of kidnapping three women before raping and imprisoning them for over a decade has appeared in court.

Share their stories to help endangered reporters' vital work

Fri, 10 May 2013 06:00:00 +1000

NOUR al-Khal was a resourceful, smart and brave Iraqi journalist. In 2005, she was taken from the street by armed men and shot.

Mystery sea creature video causes online stir

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:27:52 +1000

A MARINE creature which washed up on a New Zealand beach caused a stir with footage of the creature being posted online.

Freed captive home at last – but the healing may take years

Thu, 09 May 2013 06:11:14 +1000

AMANDA Berry, whose dramatic escape after more than a decade in captivity has captured the attention of the world, has returned home to her family.

Seeing red: Outrage over salon's ginga sign

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:31:59 +1000

A NEW ZEALAND hair salon's advertising ploy has outraged some red-heads who say the joke has gone too far.