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Subaru asked to back Saudi Arabian women
A group campaigning for an end to Saudi Arabia's ban on women drivers is calling on Subaru-maker Fuji Heavy Industries to pull out of the kingdom.
Bin Laden: From pious teen to the 'personification of evil'
The most intense manhunt in history finally caught up with Osama bin Laden.
Bahrain sentences four to death for killing policemen
A Bahraini court has sentenced four men to death for killing two police officers during the pro-democracy protests.
Harsh crackdown on Shia worshippers in Bahrain
Sunni-Shia hostility in the Muslim world is likely to deepen because of the demolition of Shia holy places in Bahrain.
Memos show link between oil and Iraq invasion
New documents have raised questions over Britain's involvement in the Iraq war.
Nervous Saudis take hard line on 'day of rage'
Saudi Arabia announced it would ban all protests and marches.
Oil, gold prices soar on Libya turmoil
Investors flocked to oil and gold on world markets overnight amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, with violence in Libya gathering steam.
Court rules its 'ok' for men to beat wives
A court in the United Arab Emirates has ruled that a man can beat his wife and children as long as no marks are left.
Coffee concept sold to Saudis
Esquires has struck a "dream" deal with a Saudi Arabian sheikh ...
Key among seriously wealthy emirs, kings and presidents
Prime Minister John Key has been ranked in a list of the top 20 wealthiest leaders in the world.
How much freedom is too much?
Herald blogger Dita Di Boni says building genuine self-esteem in young girls is never an easy task.
Iran could start arms race - Clinton
Hillary Clinton told Saudi college students that if Iran gets a nuclear weapon it could trigger a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.
Fonterra completes $45m Saudi deal
Fonterra says it has completed the acquisition of a Saudi Arabian milk company.