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Caviar farm will satisfy Gulf's growing appetite

The desert city of Abu Dhabi is the newest location for a vast caviar farm that dwarfs its global competitors.

Ruling paves way for Iraq killings inquiry

Paul Holmes: No place here for burqa

Culturalism, schmulteralism: Mask wearers want no part of the West except our privileges, according to Paul Holmes.

Neo-Nazis ditch skinhead image in bid to entice voters

Despite a less aggressive image the violence committed by these extremists continues to increase dramatically.

Paul Thomas: I'll take boring over US loony extremes

Biggest economy wouldn't default over politics, would it?

Syria accused 'crimes against humanity' for Tel Kalakh attacks

Hamas cuts male hairdressers

Deported journalist's father thanks supporters

Obama's dead! Fox's Twitter hacked

Hackers broke into Fox's Twitter account, posting updates saying President Barack Obama had been assassinated.

NZ ministry yet to contact jailed NZ journo

Subaru asked to back Saudi Arabian women

A group campaigning for an end to Saudi Arabia's ban on women drivers is calling on Subaru-maker Fuji Heavy Industries to pull out of the kingdom.

Overworked maids endure abuse

Regime bares fangs at Turkey

Apple's Palestinian app dumped after Israeli request

NZ reporter arrested in Yemen

Love triangle Kiwi jailed in Dubai

A New Zealander has been jailed in Dubai for having consensual sex with two women, both of whom have also been jailed.

Muslim woman wins prison appeal

A Muslim woman's successful appeal against a jail sentence has again raised concerns.

Stephen King: Economic future not worth the paper it's written on

Once-solid financial securities are losing their safe status.