Wellington - Next month's New Zealand general election might not be the predicted sure thing for the conservative opposition National Party, an opinion poll released Thursday night indicated.

Although the Nationals remained well ahead of the Labour Party, which has led minority coalition governments for the past nine years, the Greens, who are seen as certain potential partners for Labour, are showing their biggest level of voter support in five years, the TV3 poll found.

The Nationals are backed by 45.1 per cent of committed voters while Labour is supported by 37.4 per cent. But the Greens are on 8.8 per cent, which with Labour would produce a virtual tie in the election on November 8.

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London, Oct 23: Scientists are hoping that India’s Chandrayaan-1 lunar mission will help solve the riddle of whether the Moon is an alien body that collided with the Earth, or is part of the Earth that was broken off after a collision with another body.

According to a report in The Times, a camera on board Chandrayaan-1, which will take X-ray images of the Moon’s surface, may provide the answer to this riddle.

Manuel Grande, a British lunar scientist from Aberystwyth University, has helped to design the European Space Agency’s instrument.

“After the Apollo landings, people thought they knew a fair bit about the Moon - they''d seen people walking around up there,” Grande told The Times.

Sydney, Oct 23: The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have revealed that a search of Dr Mohamed Haneef''s apartment shortly after he was arrested from Sydney last year had found some “jihadist” materials, including a brochure from a proscribed terror organisation and an inflammatory lecture by an al-Qa''ida-linked preacher.

The revelations are contained in the Federal Police''s submission to the Clarke inquiry, which was published on the Internet today, reported news. com. au.

The AFP also revealed that investigators had found a brochure from an organisation the AFP said was "prescribed in a number of countries".

New Delhi, Oct. 23 : The successful launch of Chandrayaan-I, India''s maiden unmanned mission to the moon, has elated people across the spectrum in the country, as it lent a fillip to India’s emergence as a super power in science and technology.

The jubilation was felt loud n’ clear in the national capital on Wednesday when cutting across party lines, political leaders, students and others applauded the efforts of Indian scientists.

"We are extremely happy with the success achieved in this milestone space programme and we warmly congratulate all the scientists and everybody who was involved in the project. More strength to India''s space programme," said Brinda Karat, member of Politburo, Communist Party of India (Marxist).

Istanbul, Oct 23: An archaeological dig at the Augustus Temple in the Ulus area in Turkey is re-examining historical evidence that was uncovered almost a century ago, in an attempt to bring a wealth of new history to light.

According to a report in Today’s Zaman, the dig was sparked by the need for certain factors at the historical site: a new detailed plan of the site, refurbishment of broken or damaged pieces of the building and restoration of the site.

Within this framework, the archeological dig at Augustus will allow experts to examine historical evidence that was uncovered almost a century ago.