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Three Kiwi Francophiles share what it's like to get past France's tourist veneer.

Fear that the debt crisis in Europe is spreading has sent investors running for the exits, hammering both global equities and the euro.

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White blonde is having something of a fashionable resurgence. Harriet Walker dyed her hair to see what the fuss was about.

Over 100 people are missing after a passenger boat sank in the Volga River. Emotional reunions were plentiful as the shaken survivors returned to dry land.

Booker Prize winner Alan Hollinghurst is not noted for his prolific output, so a new novel is always a great event. And his latest could be his best yet.

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Despite a less aggressive image the violence committed by these extremists continues to increase dramatically.

New Zealand war heroes in their 90s ended up paying to attend commemorations in Europe.

Biggest economy wouldn't default over politics, would it?