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Exporters are beginning to feel the fallout from the European debt crisis, which has sent global markets into a tailspin. Audio

Last year at age 92 Dame Vera Lynn found herself at number one on the British charts and now she's releasing a new album. Audio

A member of one of Britain's most well-known acting families, she came to fame in one of the best known films of the sixties Georgie Girl. Audio

Early visitor numbers to the World Expo in Shanghai have been much lower than the organisers predicted. Audio

Some Fiji commentators say the interim government could be poised to pass another decree, this time governing how its citizens will be known to the outside world, and within Fiji itself. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Britain's political leaders are making their final push to win over wavering voters just three days before the general election. Audio

To Bangkok now where there are signs that the deadly political crisis that has gripped the capital for more than a month may be close to a resolution. Audio

Less than three weeks after ash from a volcano in Iceland caused a major shutdown of European airspace, Ireland has reimposed flight restrictions because of ash being blown south. Audio

A man who inflicted a number of serious injuries on his three-month-old son, including broken bones and bleeding in the brain, is tonight starting a six-year jail term. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The Iranian president's scathing criticism of countries which possess nuclear weapons has prompted a walk-out by some delegates at a United Nations conference. Audio