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Hummus wars: Lebanon goes one up
A new record has been set in the Middle Eastern equivalent of our scrap over pavlova with Aussie - with a ten ton batch of hummus
Luxury resort in the middle of a war zone
Under the gaze of the Israeli army, one man is building an extraordinary hotel.
South Asia becomes centre of violence
Increases in terror attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan triggered a spike in the number of civilians killed or wounded there last year.
<i>Anzac Heirs:</i> Cool heads in hotspots
Our small country has a long record in world peacekeeping.
Dad discovers son's body two days after crash
Guy Sainsbury came across a group of people who had seen a vehicle 80m down a bank, and decided to look around the area himself.
Palestinian youths shot dead
Israeli troops have shot dead four Palestinians in the last 24 hours.
UK 'ran renegade torture unit in Iraq'
Fresh evidence has emerged that British military intelligence ran a secret operation in Iraq which authorised degrading and unlawful treatment of prisoners.
Dubai: Desert rose all petal, no stem
Dubai is flashy, showy and ambitious but it's still too self-conscious, writes Stuart Dye.
Britain set to ban NZ's new killer party drug
A drug thought to be used by Kiwis as a substitute for ecstasy could be banned in Britain after being linked to two deaths.