Ok, if you want keep the same table relation, try this one.
<cfquery name = "xyz" datasource="zbz">
select a.id as groupid, a.newstitle, b.generalcategory, c.region, d.learningsegment, e.businesssector
from news a, gc b, re c, ls d, bs e
where a.id = b.nid and b.nid = c.nid...