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Private security operatives ordered to leave country
Guards linked to Blackwater given seven days to leave after US court rejects charges.
Strike brings services to standstill over cuts
Workers shut down schools, grounded flights and walked out of hospitals yesterday to protest against austerity measures brought on by the nation's staggering debt.
Opposition would be hit if inmates denied vote, reform group says
Labour and Maori Party strongholds will be hit if prisoners are stopped from voting, a prison reform group says.
PM defensive after video reveals GST flip-flop
John Key has defended a proposed rise in GST after a Herald video revealed he had ruled it out in 2008.
<i>John Armstrong</i>: Key's growth package just tax cuts in disguise
Wait patiently for three months for the real oil in the Budget before passing judgment on the Government.
Italy, the land of pasta, pizza ... and hamburgers
Italy's Agriculture Minister and the Slow Food movement battle over the McItaly burger - made of Italian beef, Asiago cheese and artichoke spread.
Rudd wants rise in drinking age
Kevin Rudd would like to see the drinking age in Australia raised from 18 to 21 years.
Quake researcher jailed in Beijing
A Chinese man has been jailed following his investigation into poorly built schools after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.