The body of a man with his hands and feet nailed to a wooden cross and a crown of thorns on his head was found in an abandoned Korean quarry.

Week of nostalgia covers antiquated monarchy, yesterday's terrorist and old political battles

It's silly and a little fake, but Kyoto's Movieland is also pretty fun, says Michele Hewitson.

Terrorist leader's al-Qaeda enterprise has been moribund for years, writes Gwynne...

A leaked diplomatic cable shows the US was deeply concerned with "inherent weaknesses" in NZ's terror laws.

If there is a day that a 'war on terror' can end, it might have been yesterday.

Pink dragons and magnificent history go side by side at Lanzhou, writes Jim Eagles.

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.

Fresh questions are being raised about New Zealand's elite SAS soldiers and their role in detaining prisoners and then handing them on to other forces who may have tortured them. At least three people, including one child, have reportedly..

Elizabeth Hurley turned heads at an Indian Premier League cricket match....

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The licences of at least 14 Indian commercial airline pilots have been revoked by the country's aviation authorities.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