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Bahrain sentences four to death for killing policemen
A Bahraini court has sentenced four men to death for killing two police officers during the pro-democracy protests.
Harsh crackdown on Shia worshippers in Bahrain
Sunni-Shia hostility in the Muslim world is likely to deepen because of the demolition of Shia holy places in Bahrain.
Libyan city falls to anti-goverment forces - reports
Libya's second largest city, Benghazi, has fallen to anti-government forces after a crack army unit defected to the opposition and clashes spread to the capital, Tripoli, residents and news reports say.
Gaddafi's son warns of civil war
The son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has appeared on that country's state-owned television to make a statement denouncing the current civil unrest.
Middle East unrest doesn't equal revolution - professor
The wave of protests across the Middle East and North Africa don't yet constitute revolution and real democratic change may be decades away, Auckland University associate professor Stephen Hoadley says.
Anger over British-trained Arab police
Anger is growing over the relationship between authoritarian Gulf governments and the British military and police.
Power of brutality and its limits
Lessons from an extraordinary uprising - for protesters and police alike.
Gaddafi sweats as protest fever reaches Libya
Clashes between protesters and security forces left dozens of people injured in Libya today.
Golf: Kiwis struggle in Bahrain
New Zealand golfer Danny Lee carded a two-under par 70 to lie six shots off the pace at the Volvo Championship in Bahrain.
Parade for All Whites to celebrate achievements
Prime Minister John Key will kick off a parade to honour the All Whites in Wellington next Wednesday.
NZ skipper absent as Iran seizes yacht crew
A New Zealander was preparing to skipper a yacht in an international race when the boat was seized by Iranian authorities in territorial waters.