Israel staged its 60th birthday bash with fireworks, air force flyovers and a great sense of pride Thursday, but also with uncertainty about its future and doubts about prospects for peace with the Palestinians.
Across the country, Israelis held barbecues in backyards and public parks, and were entertained by parachute jumps and a Bible quiz.
Israel at [...]
It epitomised the hippie dream of free love and easy living in the Sixties. Songs, films and books mythologised it. But with the advent of powerful new strains such as skunk, cannabis is increasingly associated with feral youth, psychosis and violent crime. As the government prepares to reclassify the drug, is its decision borne of [...]
Daniel Radcliffe, the actor behind the boy wizard Harry Potter, is hunting for a mystery Australian girl who cast a spell on him at a film awards party, Australian media have reported.
Radcliffe, who started playing Potter in the popular Harry Potter movies when he was 11, has often spoken about not being able to find [...]
The companys 10-seater Chieftain Piper plane hit the tarmac at 8.40am after a 29-minute flight.
It has been three years since a commercial service has run between Invercargill and Dunedin.
Flights between the cities stopped when Origin Pacific withdrew its service in 2005, before the company folded.
Mainland Air plans to run a return service three days a [...]
The Highlanders are in South Africa at the moment preparing for a three-game stint in the republic.
The southern franchises South African challenge will start with a showdown against defending champions the Bulls in the early hours of Sunday morning (NZ time).
If the Bulls were ever ready for the picking it is now %26mdash; they have [...]
The small organisation isnt used to handouts and sparkling new equipment so you can imagine, when the Invercargill Licensing Trust agreed to spend $12,000 on five new boats for the club, a touch of excitement developed.
The club members %26mdash; who had previously trained and played in dated boats %26mdash; now have top-of-the-line equipment in which [...]
The development followed the police ruling out the possibility that Marie, 15, had run away. She has been missing since Saturday, April 5.
The head of the inquiry into her disappearance, Detective Senior Sergeant Virginia Le Bas, confirmed last night that a cordon had been placed around the divers and a police photographer taking pictures of [...]
The development followed the police ruling out the possibility that Marie, 15, had run away. She has been missing since Saturday, April 5.
The head of the inquiry into her disappearance, Detective Senior Sergeant Virginia Le Bas, confirmed last night that a cordon had been placed around the divers and a police photographer taking pictures of [...]
The contracts range from $174,000 for the No1-ranked player down to $72,000 for No 20, and though the seedings are not made public the blockbusting one-day batsman would probably slot just below the middle.
Crickets bad boy said he was %26quot;stoked%26quot; at being on NZCs payroll and when asked whether he was happy with his ranking [...]
Their inclusion was expected, as all have been picked for the tour of England beginning next month.
NZC have taken a punt on big-hitting Ryder, 23, who made his limited-overs international debut against England this year, averaging 49 in five matches.
The burly 23-year-olds promising career was soured after he punched a bar window in a late-night [...]
