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Thaw and storms opened channel to North Pole
PARIS - A warm summer and late storms in the past few months briefly opened a channel in the Arctic ice big enough to allow a ship to sail to the North Pole, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Wednesday.The agency said satellite...

Microsoft to launch Xbox HD DVD player

More kids have cellphones

Microsoft unveils wireless keyboard

All eyes will be on Cowan tonight

Kelleher benched on return for Waikato

Five Canadians arrested in Australian drug bust (Reuters)
Reuters - Five Canadian men were arrested after cocaine worth A$35 million ($26 million) was found hidden inside computer equipment, in what was believed to be Australia's fifth-largest illegal drugs seizure, police said on Thursday.

UN summit meant to fix Ivory Coast future fails (Reuters)

Reuters - A U.N. mini-summit convened to set a future course for the peace process in divided Ivory Coast flopped on Wednesday when the West African nation's president carried out a threat to boycott it.

Hungarian protesters vow to keep up pressure on PM (Reuters)

Reuters - Hungarian protesters vowed to keep up pressure on Thursday for leftist Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany to resign after his admission he lied to voters to win elections in April sparked mass protests.

Police still seeking stolen Hotere drawing
Police are still trying to trace a Ralph Hotere drawing that a Dunedin man has been convicted of stealing.The drawing, Black Window , valued at $18,000, was the subject of a long-running court case that ended in Dunedin yesterday.A...

Grand Theft Auto fan charged with car theft

Cup medal beats cash

Forget the rest, Harbour best

RFU's clearance of Robinson not supported

Business as usual in Bangkok's red light district (AFP)

AFP - When troops seized power in the middle of the night, Bangkok's infamous Patpong red light district did not blink. And hours later it was business as usual at Spanky's Bar and the Electric Showgirls.

Brazilian steps down in campaign plot (AP)
AP - The manager of the Brazilian president's re-election campaign stepped down Wednesday amid allegations he was involved in a plot to link a leading opposition politician to a corruption scandal.

Nations discuss new deadline for Iran (AP)

AP - The nations seeking to halt Iran's nuclear activities are working out a new deadline for the Islamic republic and have authorized the European Union's foreign policy chief to go anywhere at any time to meet Tehran's top nuclear negotiator.