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Hundreds of customers queued outside Apple stores in Asia and Europe to buy an iPad 2 tablet computer amid fears of shortages.
A strong earthquake killed at least 65 people in New Zealand’s second-biggest city, Christchurch, with more casualties expected.
Attempts to rescue 29 men — including a South African — trapped in a New Zealand coal mine suffered a new setback on Tuesday.
Efforts to rescue 29 men trapped in a New Zealand coal mine faced more agonising delays on Sunday when authorities said they would drill a new shaft.
New Zealand rescuers had still not made contact with 29 trapped miners on Saturday, almost 24 hours after an explosion ripped through a colliery.
An explosion rocked a remote colliery in New Zealand on Friday, trapping 27 miners underground, the company and local authorities said.
Aftershocks and winds buffeted Christchurch on Sunday as a clean-up got under way after the country’s worst earthquake in 80 years.
Authorities declared an overnight curfew for Saturday after a major earthquake hit New Zealand’s second biggest city, Christchurch.
New Zealand and Australia cancel tsunami warnings after an earthquake struck the South of New Zealand, causing minor damage but no injuries.
National Party leader John Key swept to power in New Zealand’s election on Saturday, toppling a nine-year-old Labour government.
Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, who staged a bloodless coup in 2006, expelled New Zealand’s ambassador on Thursday saying he was interfering in Fiji’s domestic affairs.…
