No suspect in custody after reports of shooting at Brown University
Brown University campus, where there is an active search for a shooter. Photo: SCOTT EISEN/AFP At least two…
Belarus pardons Nobel Prize laureate among 123 prisoners freed
Belarus has freed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, key opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova and dozens of other…
Five suspects arrested over alleged plot to plough a vehicle into a Christmas market crowd
According to authorities, he had called for an attack to be carried out on a Christmas market in…
The House: Parliament gets urgent on voting rules, climate targets
The Electoral Amendment Bill was given the urgency treatment for its second reading and committee stage. Photo: VNP…
Homicide investigation underway after body found at Tauranga address
“However, we would like to hear from anyone who might have information about this incident or those involved.”…
Dick Van Dyke celebrates 100th birthday, reflects on a life of ‘magnificent indulgence’
Best known for the popular musicals Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the actor has over 80…
Human Rights Review Tribunal rejects discrimination claim after job interview cancelled
First published on The job interview was terminated before it began, when the interviewer realised she’d briefly dated…
Thailand vows to keep fighting Cambodia after Trump ceasefire claim
A damaged bridge after Thai military strikes in Pursat province, amid clashes along the Cambodia-Thailand border. Photo: AFP…
Harness racing driver out of coma
Nathan Williamson. PHOTO: ODT FILES A Southland horseman is out of a coma after a fall during a…
Trump vows retaliation after US troops in Syria killed in IS ambush attack
By Maher Al Mounes and Daniel Stublen, AFP US troops patrol Syria’s Hasakah province on 14 June 2023.…
Brown University active shooter: Campus in lockdown as police search
“Lock doors, silence phones and stay hidden until further notice,” it said in an initial emergency alert. We…
Sex offender Nathaniel Mahoney handed 5-year supervision order by High Court
Corrections lawyer Anselm Williams submitted that Mahoney’s past conduct showed a “pervasive pattern” of behaviour. An ESO allowed…