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New Zealand protesters burn camp after riot police move in
AFP, Published on 02/03/2022
» WELLINGTON - New Zealand anti-vaccination demonstrators set alight their own protest camp outside parliament Wednesday after riot police moved to end their weeks-long occupation of the legislative precinct.
New Zealand unable to keep supermarket attacker locked up: Ardern
AFP, Published on 04/09/2021
» WELLINGTON - The Islamic State-inspired radical responsible for a supermarket knife rampage in New Zealand was watched for five years and jailed for three before authorities exhausted all avenues to keep him detained, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern revealed Saturday.
IS-inspired attacker shot dead after New Zealand supermarket knife rampage
AFP, Published on 03/09/2021
» WELLINGTON - New Zealand police on Friday shot dead an Islamic State-inspired attacker after he injured six people in a supermarket knife rampage, despite round-the-clock surveillance by undercover officers.
Rival teams race to be first for winter summit of 'savage mountain' K2
AFP, Published on 06/01/2021
» ISLAMABAD - Dozens of mountaineers have converged on Pakistan's mighty K2 peak, vying to conquer one of the world's last major climbing challenges -- reaching the summit in winter.
Unarmed NZ cop shot dead during routine traffic stop
AFP, Published on 19/06/2020
» WELLINGTON: An unarmed New Zealand police officer was fatally shot on an Auckland street Friday, the force's first death in the line of duty for more than a decade, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern describing the attack as "devastating".
Eyeing US, New Zealand drops plans for armed police patrols
AFP, Published on 09/06/2020
» WELLINGTON: New Zealand police on Tuesday scrapped plans for armed patrols prompted by last year's Christchurch mosque shootings, after criticism the change would lead to a US-style militarisation of the force.
'Game of Thrones' cast defend final season at Comic-Con
AFP, Published on 20/07/2019
» SAN DIEGO - The "Game of Thrones" cast leapt to the defense of its much-maligned final season in front of a boisterous crowd at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, blaming the backlash on negative media coverage.
'Game of Thrones' storms back into Emmys race with 22 nominations
AFP, Published on 13/07/2018
» LOS ANGELES - Record-breaking fantasy epic "Game of Thrones" made a storming comeback Thursday to Hollywood's awards circuit after a year off, dominating this year's Emmy nominations with a whopping 22 nods.
Hollywood legend Brian De Palma to tackle Weinstein story
AFP, Published on 02/06/2018
» PARIS - "Scarface" director Brian De Palma is to tackle the story of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, the Hollywood legend told AFP.