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NATO forces say 23 rebels killed in new clashes (AFP)

AFP - The NATO-led force in Afghanistan has said it has killed 23 insurgents in new clashes and had wound down an anti-Taliban mission in the west of the country after meeting little resistance.

Mexican gov. threatens striking teachers (AP)
AP - The governor of Oaxaca state warned 70,000 striking teachers on Saturday that they would be replaced and lose their pay unless they immediately returned to work.

Saudis put damper on reports alleging bin Laden death (AFP)

AFP - The Saudi government has put a damper on a French newspaper report alleging that Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had died several weeks ago, saying in a statement that it "has no evidence to support" the contention.

The town that rose like a phoenix from the ashes
Should you be in Napier on a certain weekend any February or July, you could believe that you'd entered a time machine and had been whisked back 70-something years.Out of the rubble that was the town centre after a major earthquake...

In Pharaohs' footsteps, Egypt eyes new gold-mining era (AFP)

AFP - After a 2,000-year lapse, Egypt is looking to again acquire a gold-mining industry by revisiting ancient deposits of the precious mineral that symbolised the glory of the Pharaohs.

NATO kills 23 insurgents in Afghanistan (AP)
AP - NATO aircraft have killed 23 suspected insurgents in southern Afghanistan, the military alliance said Sunday.

Solving a problem you didn't know you had: OpenDNS
Blog: I ran into OpenDNS CEO David Ulevitch at the Stirr mixer a week ago, and he did a good job of pitching me on his product,...

Beauty of nature in gardens of delights
A walk in New Plymouth's Pukekura Park, is like an oxygenating plunge into forest, ferns, flower beds and groves of azaleas, roses, magnolias and rhododendrons.Taranaki's volcanic soil and climate does wonders for its gardens....

Banks cutting out brokers
HSBC says cutting all ties with mortgage brokers is a purely economic decision. Chief executive officer Norman Wilson says the New Zealand banking market has become so competitive that it now has the tightest profit margins in the...