Pomp and ceremony joined with a mutual love of rugby in John Key's one-day visit to Paris.

Nato and Afghan security forces are trying desperately to round up some of the 475 escaped Taleban prisoners.

Sherpa mountaineer Nawang Gombu, the youngest member of the climbing team that first scaled Mount Everest, has died.

The Malaysian authorities are at the centre of an increasingly heated row after it emerged that 66 Muslim boys identified by teachers as "effeminate" had been dispatched to a special camp to discourage them from becoming gay.

Public signs aimed at tourists illustrate a lot about China, writes Phil Taylor.

The Japanese government is worried that some may discriminate against people who lived near the Fukushima nuclear plant.

The licences of at least 14 Indian commercial airline pilots have been revoked by the country's aviation authorities.

Kenny Rao gets a second shot at proposing today after fearing his $27,000 engagement ring was lost in the Christchurch earthquake.

NZ firm sees growing market for green energy technology.

Auckland supermarkets are selling baby milk formula to Chinese exporters thousands of cans at a time while rationing them to other shoppers, unbeknown to authorities.

The Green Party has called on the Govt to stop food imports from Japan.

Sammy Wong, the husband of former Cabinet Minister Pansy Wong, is under investigation by the Auditor-General. Late last year Labour MP Pete Hodgson called for an inquiry into Mr Wong's use of tax-funded travel perks.

It is important to remember the two incidents were fundamentally different, writes Michael McCarthy in The Independent.

Chat sessions with monks provide a rare insight into their lives, says Kate Roff.