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A scathing report on legal aid has found there could be 200 or more lawyers rorting the system, some are corrupt and should be struck off. Audio

There's growing hope that the global fight against AIDS has reached a turning point. Audio

The performer Sting has used his latest visit to Brazil to urge the government there to listen to the Amazon Indians who oppose a new hydro-electric dam in the region. Audio

Palermo in Sicily is famous as a mafia stronghold - but now a new tourist service there is offering to meet your holiday needs - hotel, restaurants and car hire - using only firms that refuse to pay… Read more Audio

In Australia new job training programmes are underway to bring indigenous Australians back into the cattle industry in the Northern Territory. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

A group of leading nuclear experts have delivered a strong warning about how Britain is managing its vast stockpile of nuclear material. Audio

Much of the contents of the Iraqi national museum are to be made available online via Google from January next year. Audio

A new report about the working lives of Australians has revealed thousands of workers have been forced into part time employment. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The Swiss government has said it sees no reason to appeal against the decision of a Swiss court to grant bail to the film director Roman Polanski. Audio

Questions are being asked about security at the Whitehouse after it was revealed that a couple gatecrashed a state dinner last night. Audio