Publication: Yahoo!Xtra

First reported 22 mins ago - Updated 22 mins ago - 2 reports

Man seriously injured in Coromandel assault (Newstalk ZB)

A 23-year-old Pukekohe man has serious injuries in his neck after being attacked with a glass outside the Tui Lodge in the Coromandel early this morning.Police say the offender fled straight after the assault, but say it was likely to be an alcohol fuelled ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - 22 mins ago]

Entities: Assault, TUI AG, Alcohol, Arrests

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 43 mins ago - 2 reports

Female suicide bomber injures 18 in Russia (AAP)

A female suicide bomber has blown herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan, injuring at least 18 people.Two children and five police officers were among those wounded, authorities said on Saturday.The attacker was later identified as a widow ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Suicide Bomb, Russia, Makhachkala, Police, Bomber

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 4 reports

Stretch of highway partially reopens in South Waikato

State Highway One, the scene of an horrific incident at Lichfield near Putaruru yesterday, is now open to one lane along a five-kilometre stretch.A woman was allegedly kidnapped and dragged along the highway behind a vehicle.She suffered critical injuries, ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - 3 hours ago]

Entities: District Court, Police, Kidnapping

First reported May 25 2013 - Updated 4 hours ago - 2 reports

Cold showery southwesterly flow to affect NZ (Fuseworks)

A very cold showery southwesterly flow is expected to affect the country on Tuesday. Snow showers are expected to fall to near sea level in Fiordland, Southland and Otago. Significant snow accumulations are expected and a severe weather advisory has been ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - 4 hours ago]

Entities: New Zealand

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 3 reports

INTERPOL International Criminal Police Organization

Interpol refuses Russian search request on dead lawyer's boss (AFP)

LYON (AFP) - International police agency Interpol has pressed the delete button on all the information it has on the former employer of late lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, saying a Russian search request for him was of a "political nature".Magnitsky died in ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Bill Browder, INTERPOL International Criminal Police Organiza..., Arrest Warrant, Hermitage Capital Management Ltd

First reported May 25 2013 - Updated 6 hours ago - 2 reports

Traffic diversion after serious assault near Tokoroa

Police investigating the serious assault at Lichfield, Tokoroa area examining the scene on SH1.This will affect traffic in the area. There will be a stop/go in force on SH1 as well as a diversion via Vospers Rd and Kinloch Rd, Lichfield. This will last ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Assault, Investigation, Police

First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 3 reports

Four arrested after Auckland pub robbery

Four people have been arrested following the overnight armed robbery of an Auckland pub.The group held up the Whitehouse Tavern in the South Auckland suburb of Rosehill about 11pm on Saturday, police say.Officers en route to the scene saw the four leaving ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Auckland, Robbery, Armed Robbery, White House, Police

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 2 reports

Syria rebels fight on as peace talks pressure mounts (AFP)

DAMASCUS (AFP) - Syrian rebels kept up resistance Saturday to a massive assault on a strategic central town as pressure grew on the opposition to attend a peace conference after the regime agreed to do so.The main opposition National Coalition has met ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Syria, Hizballah, Peace Talks, Hassan Nasrallah

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated 14 hours ago - 3 reports

Autopsy to ID West Coast fire victim

A person killed in a fire in a shed in a West Coast town is expected to be identified following an autopsy.Emergency services were called to the blaze on Kaniere Road in Kaniere, just east of Hokitika, about 4.20am on Saturday.One person died in the fire, ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Autopsy, Police, Fire Safety

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated 17 hours ago - 3 reports

Pair grilled after UK fighter jets escort Pakistani plane (AFP)

LONDON (AFP) - Two men arrested on a Pakistan International Airlines plane after fighter jets were scrambled to escort it to a London airport remained in custody Saturday for questioning by the police.The men were detained on suspicion of endangering ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - May 25 2013]

Entities: Fighter aircraft, London, Manchester, United Kingdom

First reported May 25 2013 - Updated 22 hours ago - 3 reports

Ministry upholds ban on commercial landings of marlin (Newstalk ZB)

A ban on commercial landings of marlin caught within New Zealand waters has been upheld.It follows intensive talks between the Ministry for Primary Industries and both recreational fishers and the fishing industry.Commercial fishers said throwing away ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - 22 hours ago]

Entities: New Zealand

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 8 reports

Queenstown blaze now contained (Newstalk ZB)

A fire at a Queenstown bar and restaurant has been contained.The blaze is believed to have extensively damaged Fat Badger Pizza and the popular World Bar on Shotover Street.Businesses were evacuated, leaving hundreds lining the street this afternoon. ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - May 24 2013]

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"It's just that the circumstances around this incident seem to have caught everyone's attention which is pretty tragic. There's a lot of tragic things that happen everyday which go a little bit unnoticed."

Kidnapping charges laid over the South Waikato dragging incident [Published Yahoo!Xtra - 44 mins ago]

"Such incidents go against the democratic values of our country. Government will take firm action against the perpetrators of violence of any kind" he said in a statement

Death toll in Indian Maoist attack rises to 23 (AFP) [Published Yahoo!Xtra - 55 mins ago]

"Unemployment is higher than the national average, more people are surviving on benefits, power prices have gone up and thousands of locals have bought a one-way ticket to Australia."

Labour Leader welcomes Ikaroa Rawhiti candidate [Published Yahoo!Xtra - 1 hour ago]

" We could see 1 or 2 cm about the city maybe. If the ground is a bit wet this can cause snow to not be able to settle well so could be another factor reducing possible settling amounts, so while snow may fall to sea level there is a slim chance not much may settle but up to 1 or 2cm is possible by the looks late afternoon / evening"

Weather: Fridge door slowly opening [Published Yahoo!Xtra - 2 hours ago]

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