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Stop humiliating me, traveller pleads
A NZ citizen of Middle Eastern origin says he is discriminated against by Customs officials who interrogate every time he returns home.
PwC sued, London employee felt like 'prostitute'
Accountant sues top city firm PricewaterhouseCoopers for record £40 million claiming her managers ruined her career and made her 'feel like a prostitute'
Tsvangarai accuses Mugabe of party persecution
Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has accused President Robert Mugabe, of persecuting his party, MDC group, after a high-level EU delegation called for Zimbabwe's two main political parties to work together.
McCully: We can't force Fiji to hold elections
Foreign Minister Murray McCully says NZ won't impose further sanctions on Fiji.
Maori TV to show Chinese Govt video - after Kadeer documentary
Maori Television insists it is not bowing to pressure over the screening of two separate programmes about China tonight.
Journalist jailed for criticising Sri Lankan govt
A Sri Lankan reporter has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for writing articles critical of the government's military operations.
Country divided over gay adoption issue
Readers of nzherald.co.nz are clearly divided over the call this week for gay and lesbian couples to be given rights to adopt children.
Judge: Time to let gay couples adopt
The acting head judge of the Family Court has called for gay and lesbian couples to be given rights to adopt children.
Women outraged by 'humiliating' marriage scheme
Protests over scheme offering financial incentives for men to marry widows.