An Italian study backs up Alasdair Thompson's claim that women take more sick leave due to their periods, but experts say the reasons behind gender-related pay inequality go much deeper.

Ultra-luxury carmaker teams up with Toyota to produce a surprising runabout for urban drivers.

Grace Kelly has been dead for nearly three decades, but her shadow still falls across Monaco.

Managers at Sachsenhausen have started charging visitors for guided tours of the memorial site.

A chapel at the heart of a bestselling mystery novel captivates pilgrims, says Graham Reid.

The tone on Wall Street and Europe's equity markets remained positive overnight amid optimism the EU is making progress in its efforts to avert a Greek default.

Young New Zealand open-wheel racer Mitch Evans continues to impress in his first foray into Europe.

International fans will get taste of City of Sails and trails.

France's Loire Valley was the unlikely last home of an Italian Renaissance genius, writes P.K. Stowers.

It can be a good or a bad thing if you finish a novel wanting more. In the case of Sarah Quigley's The Conductor it's both.

Kiwi model Kylie Bax is expecting her third child after suffering a devastating miscarriage last year.

The New Zealand under-20 rugby team withstood a stirring challenge from England to land their fourth successive world title.

Floods, hurricanes, droughts - will climate change mean more wild weather ahead? That's a risk the insurance industry is taking very seriously, reports Peter Huck.

New Zealand musicians have secured a special place on the programme for the City of London Festival.

Comedian Jon Gnarr's irreverent campaign to be mayor of Reykjavik is now making a respectable political difference.

'Epidemic' of cheap synthetic opiate use sees Russian drug addicts slowly rot from the inside.