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Ban on flights from Yemen to UK
Direct flights from Yemen to Britain will be banned as a key part of new anti-terrorist measures following the failed attempt to blow up a transatlantic airliner, Gordon Brown announced yesterday.
Bomb plot 'ringleaders' were freed from Guantanamo
Yemeni officials say hundreds of al-Qaida members could be living in the country.
Eight things to watch out for as year unfolds
Sick of surprises, Bloomberg News columnist Matthew Lynn offers a few more wild guesses for the business world in 2010.
Late-night drama as veto threatened
The Copenhagen agreement had been expected to commit countries to deep cuts in carbon emissions. In the end, it fell short.
NZ gas-cut plan rated better than climate leader's
A report by three top climate think-tanks says efforts planned by NZ to cut greenhouse gases stack up better than the EU's.
Christmas lights can kill - researchers
Many lights designed to adorn Christmas trees could cause serious injury or death, according to secret tests revealed today.
US shares slide as shoppers spend less
Shares on Wall Street have edged lower as US consumers held back on purchases at the start of the holiday shopping season.
World facing 'catastrophic six-degree rise' say scientists
Scientists claim the world is now firmly on course for the worst-case scenario in terms of climate change, with average global temperatures rising by up to 6C
Govt accused of $50bn ETS blunder
A report out today says the government's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) could cost twice as much as originally estimated.
UK gets tough on foreign skilled workers
Gordon Brown has announced tough new rules on student visas and cut the number of skilled foreign workers allowed into Britain.
Everyone in 'a tizz' over Paris - Harawira
Hone Harawira says the only adverse comments he's had about leaving Brussels to sightsee in Paris have been from the media.
Harawira skips EU meeting for Paris jaunt
"How many times in my lifetime am I going to get to Europe? So I thought, 'F*** it, I'm off. I'm off to Paris'," Maori MP Hone Harawira said.