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<i>Paul Thomas</i>: Taking the high ground on drugs and war
It's all very well for Time magazine to wring its hands over the wretched women of Afghanistan, but what about innocent children in Massachusetts?
Media company told to get out of Fiji
News Ltd has one month to sell or close its local paper in Fiji, a spokeswoman for the country's interim government says.
Blogger says he didn't breach suppression orders
Cameron Slater denied he had identified people with name suppression on his blog when he appeared in court today.
South African media face censorship
The South African Government has been accused of resorting to censorship reminiscent of the apartheid era.
A symphony of sour notes
The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra makes beautiful music. But one musician, who fled the Soviet Union, has been forced out on flimsy grounds, while others question the APO's management style. Chris Barton reports..
Agonising wait for children to be freed
Three American hikers held in Iran for more than a year are pawns in a diplomatic game, say their families.
De Bres: Bleak outlook for Maori prison rate
Continuing discrimination against Asians needs to be addressed and the high rate of Maori imprisonment is bleak, Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres says.
Obama backs probe into Myanmar junta
Washington is considering tightening sanctions against the military rulers of Myanmar, formerly Burma.
Soldier's Facebook photos condemned
A former Israeli soldier has been condemned for mocking Palestinian prisoners on her Facebook page.
Increase in Taleban brutality against women
The Taleban have stoned a young couple to death in Afghanistan for 'infidelity'.
Controversial diamond auction brings Zimbabwe $2.6bn pay day
The gems come from the Marange fields where miners were massacred by soldiers and villagers have been beaten, raped and forced to work as virtual slaves.
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Why chastise Naomi?
Not very nice supermodel Naomi Campbell did human rights a service by drawing attention to Charles Taylor's trial, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown.
Iran teen faces death on sex charge
An 18-year-old Iranian is facing imminent execution on charges of homosexuality.
Wikileaks editor detained by US customs
A senior volunteer for Wikileaks in the US was detained as the FBI steps up its investigation into the leak of thousands of Afghanistan war secrets.