The Independent's Yasmin Alibhai-Brown on the shocking realities of human trafficking.

As John Key prepares for a White House visit next week, New Zealand's Pacific role is growing in value.

Joelle Thomson ventures to Africa to party with elephants feasting on marula fruit.

This haunting, Booker-short-listed novel follows a young South African man identified only as Damon. Yes, just like the author.

Little is known about the migration of the cuckoo.

Culturalism, schmulteralism: Mask wearers want no part of the West except our privileges, according to Paul Holmes.

Assistant coach says tough decisions inevitable when building strongest possible side to challenge Reds.

It's not the change to history that makes us nervous, it's having to wait to see what it is.

James Anderson heads for the ancient city in the desert of utter remoteness.

The new Transformers film is better, says its director, and not just because it's embracing 3D technology - it's more intriguing. Sandy Cohen reports.

Rebels manufactured some atrocity evidence against Gaddafi and his troops, investigators report.

Once-solid financial securities are losing their safe status.

In rural Nepal, where the going rate for a healthy orphan is US$6000 ($7449), about 600 children are missing.