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Boy hit by airgun pellet at school sports day
Two Wellington College pupils have been referred to Youth Aid after another student was shot in the temple with an air pistol.

Macquarie Group expects rise in profit
Macquarie Group is picking profits may rise by a tenth in the second half of the year as markets recover from the global financial crisis.

Fenech likes Burgess
South Sydney great Mario Fenech needed just 20 minutes to liken new Rabbitohs recruit Sam Burgess to decorated ex-New Zealand captain Mark Graham.

If you think Europe's debt woes are all Greek to you, they're not (McClatchy Newspapers)

Brown stands firm as Afghan toll passes Falklands (AFP)

Mexico arrests 2 reputed leaders of Tijuana cartel (AP)

Tel Aviv "savior" accused of enslaving women (AP)

Chrysler pledges $550M to build Fiat 500 in Mexico (AP)

Deutsche Bank looks set to take stake in Craigs Investment Partners
New Zealand’s wholesale and retail investment banking scene looks set for another shakeup with German lender Deutsche Bank expected to purchase a stake in local share broking firm Craigs Investment Partners

Carter no longer 'corset bimbo'
Helena Bonham Carter is thrilled she's no longer the "corset bimbo sex symbol".

Rugby honours Fred Allen's 90th
Fred Allen, the only unbeaten All Blacks coach, is marking his 90th birthday with a civic reception hosted by the Mayor of Auckland.

Brotherhood leaders detained
Thirteen senior members of the Muslim Brotherhood have been arrested in Egypt. The movement was outlawed in 1953, but its members have many seats in parliament.

Public transport fares tipped to rise
Some public transport fares in Wellington could rise by up to 50% in September. Bus passengers will be hit the most.

Business owners still cautious - ASB survey
The latest quarterly survey by ASB Bank has found business owners are still cautious about the economic recovery, with more than half saying they will not sell their business in the next five years as a result.

Super Bowl: Dejected Manning apologises for intercepted pass
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning has apologised for the pass which cost his side Super Bowl XLIV

Cricket: Fast bowler Andy McKay may get Test call up
Wellington pace bowler Andy McKay is starting to dream about facing Australia after seemingly cementing himself in the Black Caps' one-day line-up

Top Canadian military official charged with murder (AP)

UK's Iraq inquiry turns focus to Bush officials (AP)

New Orleans party turns to hangover
"Amen". Such was the banner headline in the Times-Picayune newspaper today, and such was the feeling that infuses America's most bewitching, most blighted and most beloved city after the magical night of 7 February 2010, when the...

Man dies from crash injuries
A man has died in hospital after a two-car collision near Palmerston North this morning.

Tower looking to buy
Tower has more than $100 million to spend on acquisitions. Chairman Tony Gibbs says the listed insurer is actively looking.

Dairy herds rise - sheep numbers fall
Latest agricultural statistics have confirmed the extent to which dairy cattle numbers have increased at the expense of the sheep population as more properties are converted to dairy farming.

Cancer risk expected to ease
The Ministry of Health expects a smaller proportion of the population to get cancer in the coming decade.