nzherald headlines Switzerland: A line of sights I've always dreaded the schlep of getting to ski resorts, particularly the transfer from the airport. All that lurching around hairpin bends with the heating on full blast as the vehicle crawls up the mountain is enough to turn anyone... Clarke dumps Bingle, agent demands A$1m for story - report Australian cricket vice-captain Michael Clarke has called off his wedding and ended his relationship with Lara Bingle, the Sydney Morning Herald is reporting today.A friend of Bingle's, believed to be a DJ, was about to sell... Air NZ mercy mission saves man's life A Gisborne man who was left without essential medication when his luggage went missing on a Pacific Blue flight to Rarotonga says he owes his life to rival airline Air New Zealand.Liver transplant patient Robert DeLong packed... Cartoon : A late scratching in the Auckland Cup? Court doesn't believe atom smasher will destroy Earth BERLIN - A German woman has failed in a bid to force her country's government to halt experiments at the world's largest atom smasher which she feared would lead to the Earth's destruction.Germany's highest court, the Federal... Sounds bylaw may see ferry price rise A proposed increase of safety fees for boats using the Marlborough Sounds has been strongly opposed by people saying ferry customers will have to bear the brunt of the price rise.The controversial bylaw is yet to be passed by... Runaway Prius sparks investigation EL CAJON, California - The United States government sent investigators to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway, and Toyota said it wanted to interview the driver as the besieged automaker dealt with a high-profile... 3D TVs hit US electronics stores NEW YORK - Samsung and Panasonic will start selling 3D TVs in US stores this week, inaugurating what TV makers hope is the era of 3D viewing in the living room.Samsung announced Tuesday that it is selling two 3D sets. Combined... Mandatory pet chips, insurance eyed LONDON - A chip for Spot? In a country where guns are tightly controlled and even carrying a kitchen knife can bring prison time, some thugs use dogs to menace their victims.Now, the British Government is proposing that dog owners... Sideswipe : Look familiar? Rodney Hide and "The Hood", the arch-villain from Thunderbirds. Thanks Graham from Torbay. * * * A two-vehicle crash in Florida Keys was caused by a 37-year-old woman driver who was shaving her bikini area while a passenger... | 
