New Zealand Headlines From NZHerald.co.nz
LA building explosion kills one
LOS ANGELES - Fire officials are now saying only one person died and a second is in critical condition after an explosion that destroyed part of an industrial building in South Los Angeles.A tampered gas line is suspected of causing...
US Government split over offshore drilling safety bill
WASHINGTON: The House of Representatives has approved a bill to boost safety standards for offshore drilling and remove a liability cap for oil spills, but a partisan fight in the Senate will likely delay action on a response to the...
Bank robber still sought
Police haven't yet captured a man who robbed the Onehunga National Bank on July 23. Wearing no mask or disguise, he threatened staff with a machete. The large, bearded Maori man had to use a chair to climb up and over the...
Man critical after stabbing
A man is in Auckland Hospital with critical injuries after what appears to have been a stabbing northwest of Auckland this morning.Police were called shortly after 4am to an address on Shelly Beach Rd in the tiny settlement of...
Bangladesh lifts its rag trade pay 80pc
DHAKA: Bangladesh has raised minimum monthly wages for its millions of garment workers by about 80 per cent after months of violent protests over poor pay and conditions, a Government minister said yesterday.Garment workers in...
Free rent a lesson for school
Fancy a three-bedroom house rent free in a rural paradise?The tiny Otago community of Maniototo is rallying around to save their local school, right down to paying the rent on a family home.Paerau School has a roll of just...
Iranian with stoning sentence 'tormented'
LONDON - An Iranian woman whose sentence of death by stoning was lifted earlier this month says she's grateful for the international support she's received, but remains heartbroken at the separation from her children and tormented...
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