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Abolish Bahrain's monarchy, chant Shia Muslims
Bahrain's Shia Muslims ran in their tens of thousands back into Pearl Square in the centre of Manama.
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Film a royal triumph
Critics may be questioning its historical accuracy but Peter Conradi, co-author of the book that sparked the Oscar-nominated The King’s Speech, argues the main point is the relationship between friends.
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Queensland: Discovering Cloncurry
This little-known Outback town holds a lot of Australian history, writes Carrie Berdon.
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Renowned historian Binney dies
Respected New Zealand historian Dame Judith Binney has passed away, 14 months after receiving serious head injuries after being hit by a truck.
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DB ordered to pull 'Black Budget' beer ads
DB Breweries has been ordered to withdraw TV and online ads from its current campaign featuring Arnold Nordmeyer's infamous late-1950s "Black Budget" and the company's DB Export Beer.
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Appetite for destruction
Some Aucklanders may have been surprised to see a demolition expert supporting the campaign to save three historic St Heliers houses from the wrecker’s ball.
![Libya: Cyrene's rise and fall](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Libya: Cyrene's rise and fall
It’s appropriate that a city whose wealth was partly due to a locally grown aphrodisiac should have its rises and falls.
![England: Everest moment at Oxford track](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
England: Everest moment at Oxford track
Lesser-known Iffley Rd matches Wimbledon for its contribution to British sporting history, writes David Leggat.
![Libya: Apocalyptic landscapes mask prehistoric carvings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Libya: Apocalyptic landscapes mask prehistoric carvings
Jill Worrall visits the carvings of Wadi Methkandoush, which have been incised into the rocky walls of a valley about 400km due south of Libya's capital Tripoli.
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Dunne: Waitangi Day has been hijacked
Waitangi Day has been "hijacked by the angry few" and all of NZ needs to reclaim it, Peter Dunne says.
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Harawira proud of nephew's protest
Controversial Maori Party MP Hone Harawira has defended a protest by his nephew as Prime Minister John Key entered Te Tii Marae for Waitangi celebrations today.
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PM keen to work with Maori Party
Prime Minister John Key has told iwi gathered at Te Tii Waitangi marae for Waitangi weekend celebrations that he wants to work with the Maori Party again after the election.
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Tense start to Waitangi celebrations
Waitangi weekend celebrations have started with mild controversy this morning as one of the men charged with assaulting Prime Minister John Key at Waitangi in 2009 protested his entry to Te Tii Marae.