New Zealand
Youth charged with arson over bushfire
A 14-year-old youth will appear in court charged with arson after a huge fire north of Wellington forced over a hundred people to evacuate their homes.
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Samoan PM denies aid rort claims
Samoa's Prime Minister says journalists are making up stories of corruption and aid diversion.
Double murderer shamed by victims' families
A man jailed over the brutal murders of two young women, including the mother of his two children, hung his head as the victims' families vilified him.
Drunk police officer twice legal limit when pulled over
A senior policeman stopped for erratic driving was so drunk he had to lean on his car for support, court papers say.
Man pleads guilty to double murder
A 28-year-old man has admitted the slaying of two women in the Porirua suburb of Titahi Bay.