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Police trawling records after skeleton discovery - TVNZ
"I turned and looked up the beach and saw the skull," the woman, who did not wish to be identified, said. "I went in for a closer look and it was pretty obvious what it was so I went straight home and called the police." Police will today work through ...
Syrian rebels kill seven pro-Assad militiamen - TVNZ
They are not enough to revive the market," said one shopkeeper who declined to give his name. In the old city of Damascus, shops, bakeries, restaurants and cafes were open as usual this week. Some were full and others were almost empty.
Affco uses 'big brother' tactics - meat workers - TVNZ
Pickets, who refused to be named, said they feared retribution from the company if and when they go back to work, claiming many new cameras had been installed in the past year, and particularly this year. They said the increased camera use had ...
Picasso,Mondrian paintings stolen from Greek gallery - TVNZ
"It all happened in seven minutes," said a police official who declined to be named. To mislead the guard, the thieves activated the gallery's alarm system several times before breaking into the building at 4:30 am (0230 GMT). ...
Mexican authorities close in on notorious drug lord - TVNZ
The shipment may have been intended for Guzman given that several others belonging to him had been seized there, one official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. Islas said the haul, which was intercepted on its way from Peru to Guatemala ...
Syrian shopkeepers warned against strike - TVNZ
They will see it as a sign you are against the regime and the consequences would be bad," said one man from Homs, who asked not to be named. Activists say about 4600 Syrians have been killed during nine months of protest and violent state suppression. ...
Two confirmed dead after Mexico quake - TVNZ
Since then, nothing has been comparable," said a building manager in central Mexico City, who declined to give his name. The epicenter of the quake was in the southwestern state of Guerrero and was 40 miles deep, the US Geological Survey reported. ...
Fury erupts in Pakistan over NATO attack - TVNZ
A Western official and an Afghan security official who requested anonymity said NATO troops were responding to fire from across the border. It's possible both explanations are correct: that a retaliatory attack by NATO troops took a tragic, ...
Possible peace talks between Pakistan and Taliban - TVNZ
We will see if there is a breakthrough," said the senior Taliban commander, who asked not to be identified. "Right now, this is at the South Waziristan level. If successful, we can talk about a deal for all the tribal areas," he said, referring to ...
Council 'shut out' on cathedral - TVNZ
The Christchurch City Council has been frozen out of discussions over the future of the ChristChurch Cathedral, a source close to the process says. It has also emerged that the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) has no specialist heritage ...
Woman 'fabricated' Bieber baby claims - TVNZ
While Yeater's pal - who asked not to be named when showing TMZ.com the messages - complied with her request, they still had another incriminating text she hadn't asked them to delete, reading: "Would you please stress to Robbie how important it is for ...
Subdivision's 'ransom' tactics not new - builders - TVNZ
One Hamilton builder, who declined to be named, said Cyndicate Property Group Ltd's design review committee methods were "bordering on extortion". The Waikato Times yesterday carried the story of Don and Sue Rutter, who lost their Bexley house in last ...
Blackadder: hold off on Guildford judgement - TVNZ
A witness, who did not want to be identified, said: "He was just driving like a crazy like a headless chook - he was over the limit to be honest." Guildford then allegedly punched one man at the bar who asked if he needed help. ...
Guildford in hiding after drunken assault - TVNZ
A witness, who did not want to be identified, said: "He was just driving like a crazy like a headless chook - he was over the limit to be honest." Guildford then allegedly punched one man at the bar who asked if he needed help. ...
US declares intent to focus on Asia-Pacific region - TVNZ
A senior State Department official said China recognised a US role in the region. "We are a fact on the ground in the Asia-Pacific region and I think China recognises that and seeks to work with us," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Listeria death toll reaches 25 in US - TVNZ
"Our operation will not resume until we have done everything in our power to ensure the safety of our products," said a woman who answered the phone at Jensen Farms but declined to give her name.
Complaints mount over Remuera prostitutes - TVNZ
An Ascot Avenue resident, who declined to be named, believes a brothel has been operating on her street for about four months. "It's bringing in unsavoury characters at all hours and it's just not pleasant at all." She says residents were alerted to ...
Secret panel can put Americans on 'kill list' - TVNZ
The officials insisted on anonymity to discuss sensitive information. They confirmed that lawyers, including those in the Justice Department, were consulted before Awlaki's name was added to the target list. Two principal legal theories were advanced, ...
Outcry at 'failed' response to Kenya kidnappings - TVNZ
A third hotel owner who declined to be named said he was contacted by the Kenyan navy to ask if they could borrow his speedboat. He passed on intelligence from the private plane to the army until they launched their own aircraft. ...
Turkey expels Israeli ambassador - TVNZ
Israel will work to mend ties with Turkey, a government official said, after Ankara expelled the Israeli ambassador and suspended military agreements with the Jewish state, deepening a feud between the two former allies. Turkey's announcement came on ...
Mubarak to return to court - TVNZ
"Tantawi's testimony would help the court determine whether Mubarak gave orders to Interior Minister Habib al-Adli to fire at protesters or whether Adli was acting independently," one member of the defence team, who asked not to be named, said. ...
Police warn armed gang could kill - TVNZ
One of the gang's victims, who did not want to be identified, told ONE News they came into the bar he works in dressed as St John ambulance workers before making off with cash. He said it was all over in less than two minutes. ...
Horrifying conditions at boarding houses revealed - TVNZ
She did not want to be identified. "It's really cold and damp and it's got that smell, that musky smell from the carpet," she said. She said the bathroom is dirty and run down, and does not like her son to use the unisex showers. ...
Christchurch snow overnight July 25, 2011 - Source: James Ball photography - TVNZ
A Pak'n Save Moorhouse employee who did not want to be identified told ONE News he could not even get his car out of the driveway to get to work. Now he says he and others have been told to take leave or lose a day's pay. "Single income families ...
No Twitter for Chinese artist Ai - source - TVNZ
"The key thing is these two conditions - the media and the Internet," a source close to the family said. Ai has freedom of movement within Beijing, but before he "goes out, he needs to report his whereabouts to them" for a year, the source said, ...