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Burqa banned in Belgium
The first European ban on the wearing of the Islamic burqa in public is poised to come into force in Belgium.
Train crash passengers speak of horror
A commuter train ran a stop light during morning rush hour and collided head-on with another train in a Brussels suburb overnight.
Train collisions 'should not be possible'
Crash investigators will want to know how two Belgian commuter trains came to collide head on.
Scientists read the minds of the living dead
Scientists have succeeded in reading the mind of a man thought to have been lacking all awareness after a traumatic head injury.
Susan Boyle tops YouTube's 2009 hit list
Susan Boyle, Smashproof and body-painted cabin crews capture Kiwis’ imaginations.
NZ ranked 20th in UN quality of life survey
New Zealand has been named the 20th best country for quality of life by a UN report on migration and development.
84-year-old's skydive honours Kiwi war hero
Aussie octogenarian skydives to honour young New Zealand pilot who saved his life in World War II.