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Iraqi prime minister says its possible US forces may be asked to stay in Iraq longer than planned. Audio

Thousands of Iraqi refugees are expected to cast their ballots in the crucial Iraq election already marred by violence. Audio

The veteran shearer who has taken out the title for those aged 65 and over at the Golden Shears is putting his win down to clean living and a happy marriage. Audio

The US arms giant, Lockheed Martin, says it will try to re-employ New Zealand army support workers when it takes over a $145 million logistics contract in June. Audio

In the first ruling of its kind in the world, an Australian Court has concluded that taking the anti-arthritis drug Vioxx doubled the risk of heart attack and it wasn't fit to be used for the relief… Read more Audio

More than a thousand people are stuck on ships trapped in ice in the Baltic Sea off Sweden's East coast. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The completion of Queenstown's ambitious, $2 billion Kawarau Falls development nows looks shaky after the company building the final two stages of the complex was placed into receivership. Audio

The chief executive of the Whanganui District Health Board has admitted she gave wrong information about a radiologist's workload. Audio

There's shock in a North Melbourne suburb after a three year old Indian boy disappeared from a house yesterday afternoon and turned up dead by nightfall. Audio

The Wellington Phoenix head into this weekend's soccer play-off against the Newcastle Jets as favourites. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio