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

Millions are being spent creating new grasses but the benefits remain uncertain.

Australia plans tough steps to to plug gaps at its entry points.

As Europe's E. coli crisis wanes, some experts are now warning of a looming threat: possible long-term kidney complications for many of the victims.

Pasta has conquered plates and bowls as the world's favourite food.

British anti-euthanasia campaigners accused Sir Terry Pratchett and the BBC of "cheerleading" for a change in legislation.

Lily Allen has taken her husband's surname - on twitter.

Kiwi shows fine form over weekend to extend championship lead.

Alastair Sloane looks at 40 years of Vorsprung durch Tecnik, or 'advancement through technology'

The battle between the heiress to the cosmetics empire and her estranged daughter has re-erupted.

A King's College student found dead near Auckland's southern motorway has been hailed as a...

Car engines have almost always come with even numbers of cylinders. Four, six, eight, 10; even the occasional two-cylinder.

The impacts of the global financial crisis hit are ingrained in our communities.

Kate Middleton allegedly had her bank account hacked by a private detective working for the News of the World.

Taxpayers are helping Kiwi musicians to take to the stage at this month's Glastonbury Music Festival in Britain.