According to some estimates, one in five Chechen marriages begins when a girl is snatched off the street and forced into a car by her future groom.

A holiday with her daughter Sasha in Spain has landed the US' first lady in the middle of a political tempest.

Hartlepool, on England's northeast coast, has a magnificent marine heritage.

Kiwi's teaching career in ruins after he was found guilty of inciting two former pupils to behave in a sexual way on a webcam.

World shares have fallen on unexpectedly bad US jobs data.

New Zealand's answer to Gordon Ramsay is making waves in Sydney's food scene. Nicky Pellegrino reports.

A NZ-born woman has been killed after falling 200m down a cliff during a dream holiday.

Susan Buckland tries a tasty slice of village life on an Italian island coveted by Genoans, Catalans and now tourists.

Amid highs and lows, this angel was faithful to the All Blacks, writes David Leggat.

'I, the two girls from Rome and Berlusconi were in the bed,' escort Maria Teresa De Nicolo told an Italian newspaper.

US equities fell overnight, as house sales, factory orders and consumer spending fell short of expectations.

No visit to Cardiff would be complete for a New Zealand sports fan without a pilgrimage to The Angel Hotel.

Two London-based writers offer their tips for successfully negotiating the city by bike.

The great question of our modern times is, surely, where do people from Amsterdam go for their stag nights?

Overseas award gives Taranaki manufacturer confidence to expand into European market.

The two surviving daughters of multiple-infant killer Dominique Cottrez describe her as a doting mother who selflessly devoted herself to her family.