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A Kitchen in Turkey
Food writer Leanne Kitchen has had an enviable career, including writing a new cookbook, which took her to delicious Turkish nooks and crannies.
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.
Irfan Yusuf: Terror myth clouds reality of Egypt revolution
There is also nothing moderate about a government instituting a system of torture against political dissidents.
Libyan city falls to anti-goverment forces - reports
Libya's second largest city, Benghazi, has fallen to anti-government forces after a crack army unit defected to the opposition and clashes spread to the capital, Tripoli, residents and news reports say.
Gaddafi's son warns of civil war
The son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has appeared on that country's state-owned television to make a statement denouncing the current civil unrest.
Middle East unrest doesn't equal revolution - professor
The wave of protests across the Middle East and North Africa don't yet constitute revolution and real democratic change may be decades away, Auckland University associate professor Stephen Hoadley says.
Dubai love trio deny sex charges
A high-flying banker from NZ has denied having sex with two women caught in a love triangle that went violently wrong.
Power of brutality and its limits
Lessons from an extraordinary uprising - for protesters and police alike.
Gaddafi sweats as protest fever reaches Libya
Clashes between protesters and security forces left dozens of people injured in Libya today.
Egyptian military calls for end to strikes, protests
The Egyptian military has reinforced its efforts to try to return the country to normal.
Will Egypt's military hand over power when time comes?
A Kiwi in Egypt says it's becoming clear Hosni Mubarak's resignation was a military coup, and wonders how keen the military will be to create a real democracy.
Success: Business banks on mobile money
Cellphone entrepreneur tries again, with venture targeting emerging markets.
Top 10 spots to propose
United States news organisation CNN International has released its top 10 places to propose to a loved one on Valentine's Day.
Motorsport: Courtney eager to race new Commodore
V8 Supercar champion James Courtney is ready to put his new red rocket into hyperdrive in Abu Dhabi this weekend.
Kiwi cameraman injured in riots in Cairo
New Zealand news cameraman Olaf Wiig has been hurt dodging a molotov cocktail in Egypt as he covered riots for Fox News.
Govt 'won't rule out' Egypt rescue mission
The Government has come under criticism for not doing enough to help New Zealanders stranded in Egypt as the upheaval rages on.
Al Jazeera off air as battle takes to airwaves
Egypt has shut down the Cairo operations of Al Jazeera as part of a crackdown against anti-government demonstrations.