1Megaupload Kim Dotcom is furious that a US court will still not return computer data seized during the raid on his mansion. Today he marched alongside hundreds of people at a symbolic funeral service for commercial-free public broadcast channel TVNZ 7 in Auckland. The channel will be closed down at midnight tonight.
2A 3 News investigation has uncovered a huge increase in the biosecurity inspection of shipping containers entering NZ.
3The International Criminal Court is set to launch a premliminary investigation into the NZ Government's antenatal screening tests for Downs Syndrome. Does screening for Downs Syndrome devalue the lives of those people living with Downs?
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5Over 200 people are reported to have died in the past 24 hours in fierce fighting in Syria. There are also claims of a massacre of up to 60 civilians in Damascus.
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7German Chancellor Angela Merkel has agreed to a bail-out of Spain's banks after coming under pressure from other European leaders.
8The Independent Police Conduct Authority wants detoxification centres set up to reduce the number of deaths of drunk or drugged people while in Police custody.
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10A Chinese mother forced into an abortion after seven months of pregnancy has spoken of her anguish, and brought the issue of China's forced abortions into the international spotlight.
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