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Nigerian slaughter shatters fragile balance
Jos has become an explosive fault line between the country's Muslim-dominated north and predominantly Christian south.

Farmers brace for snow
Farmers are bracing themselves for another dumping of snow and motorists are being warned to take care as another low moves over NZ.

'Very wet' cold snap coming as school holidays end
A band of cold and wet weather is set to cover the country from tomorrow.

Snow storm likely to cost farmers thousands
This week's snow storm could have killed up to 200 lambs on each Hawkes Bay hill country farm affected, Federated Farmers says.

Napier-Taupo road to remain closed
Police say the Napier-Taupo highway will stay closed until all of the abandoned cars have been removed.

Snow-hit highways to reopen
Two major highways may re-open this afternoon after unseasonal heavy snow in the last two days stranded motorists for two nights.

NZer watches drunk Aussie crushed by train at Oktoberfest
A NZ man was walking with an Australian along a train track when the accident occurred.

Confusion, excitement – Samoan drivers switch sides
This morning I drove out of my house on the right hand side of the road, and returned on the left, in the same country, in the same car.

Death row organs used for transplants
Chinese government has admitted that two thirds of all organs used in transplants in the country are taken from executed prisoners.