News Archive

A 16-year-old boy is being questioned by police after a steam roller was stolen from a northern suburbs primary school damaging property at the school and at a nearby home overnight.June 6, 2009, 11:30 am

Busy beavers were on Friday blamed for a train derailment that spilled more than 20,000 litres of diesel fuel into the Ottawa River, which supplies the Canadian capital's drinking water.June 6, 2009, 11:30 am

US President Barack Obama renewed a historic commitment to Israel with a solemn visit to a former Nazi camp on Friday, but urged all Middle East parties to make sacrifices for peace.June 6, 2009, 11:30 am

A 38-year-old arsonist has been sentenced to death for starting a blaze in the Los Angeles area in 2006 that killed five firefighters.June 6, 2009, 11:30 am

English Premier League club Manchester City have signed a new dealJune 6, 2009, 11:18 am

Former New Zealand rugby league and rugby union international Matthew Ridge has fractured his pelvis and hip after being pinned to a wall by a car in New Zealand.June 6, 2009, 11:15 am

US deaths linked to the swine flu virus have risen to 27, with most of the country now hit by the outbreak, health officials say.June 6, 2009, 11:15 am

France sent a nuclear submarine on Friday to hunt for the black boxes lost when an Air France jet carrying 228 people plunged into the Atlantic, as Airbus warned pilots about a possible cause of the tragedy.June 6, 2009, 11:15 am

Coach Pim Verbeek says the Socceroos will go all out for a win despite needing just a pointJune 6, 2009, 11:14 am

Police industrial action has been called off after the union yesterday urged its members to accept an 8 per cent pay rise over two years.June 6, 2009, 11:00 am

Military veterans from Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Britain have won clearance to sue Britain's Ministry of Defence for radiation exposure during nuclear tests in the 1950s.June 6, 2009, 11:00 am

NEW YORK (Billboard) - After numerous delays, Hasidic reggae artist Matisyahu's third studio album, "Light," will hit stores August 25.June 6, 2009, 9:34 am

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "American Idol" champion Kris Allen will sing the U.S. national anthem on Sunday before the second game of the NBA finals, pairing the winner of TV's top-rated talent show with U.S. professional basketball's biggest series.June 6, 2009, 9:33 am

The Netherlands stunned England by four wickets in the opening match of the Twenty20 World Cup.June 6, 2009, 9:31 am

Henry has fended off talk of Mils Muliaina switching to centre to ease the AB's injury crisis.June 6, 2009, 9:24 am

Roger Federer said experience helped him survive the second five-set thriller of the French Open as he battled past Argentine Juan Martin del Porto in the semi-finals.June 6, 2009, 9:18 am

Stephen Donald says France will make the ABs pay for anything but their best.June 6, 2009, 8:48 am

The All Blacks will be out and about meeting their fans this year.June 6, 2009, 8:44 am

Stephen Donald says the All Blacks will be made to pay for anything but their best in their season-opening test.June 6, 2009, 8:42 am

The All Blacks will be out and about meeting their fans this year, with a wide range of activities planned in and around the New Zealand cities hosting All Blacks' test matches.June 6, 2009, 8:36 am

Head coach Graham Henry has fended off suggestions captain Mils Muliaina could be switched to centre to ease the All Blacks' midfield injury crisis. The All Blacks confirmed on Friday that Richard Kahui would miss the remainder of the 2009 rugby season with a serious shoulder injury.June 6, 2009, 8:30 am