The rich and famous - and some sex-starved sailors, had a great time until Vesuvius roared, writes Derek Cheng.

The US has levelled an extraordinary threat against Russia admitting it has laid the groundwork for a devastating cyber assault against the country.

The King and Queen of Netherlands are in Wellington.

Let's just say a lot of stars are keen to show a lot of skin this MTV EMA season.

A shocking video has emerged capturing a mass brawl on board a Ryanair jet in which an elderly woman was hit on the head.

Trying to learn the Russian alphabet during long days in a train compartment was unfortunately no help when advice was ignored, writes Natasha Harris.

Ireland have beaten the All Blacks in Chicago and social media is going nearly as mad as the Irish fans at Soldier Fields stadium.

Eltham teddy bear involved in international kidnapping case. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The Catalan capital may be more famous for Gaudi and tapas, but it has dozens of great bookshops, too.

Is Brussels sprouting a new reputation as the cool capital of Europe? Michael Lamb took the tour ...

A young Kiwi entrepreneur has put his study skills to the test and set up a business to help other students pass their exams.

Tick off another destination on your bucket list with a stopover en route to Europe, writes Caroline Berdon.

The number of British Jews applying for German citizenship has gone up exponentially this year.

From playing a small role to becoming a major attraction, Hobbit actor John Callen experiences Hobbitcon's buzz.

Russian submarines have been detected in the Irish Sea as tensions rise between Moscow and Britain over the Kremlin's aggression in Syria and Eastern Europe.

Lara Woods writes of how her mum Carolyn got entangled and ended up losing everything.

There is a house in western Germany that looks like a typical child's drawing. Unlike a structure born from a child's imagination, though, this was a house of nightmares.

A passenger on board the Monarch flight said a man had set fire to his hands with lighter fuel.

This ultimate pub crawl covers 24,727 pubs across 45,000 kilometres and would take three years to complete - that's a lot of drinking.

It's easy to bask in the luxury yacht club philosophy of Sea Dream, finds Richard Lawson.

New Zealand edged out Singapore as the easiest country for doing business in the World Bank's latest rankings.

A search for intelligence on Uncle George takes Phil Vine deep inside the headquarters of East Germany's tyrannical Stasi.

Glorious scenery, quaint pubs, perfect drives, wonderful hiking - Kerry has it all, says Simon Horsford.

Farmers in the Netherlands have little appetite for state support, despite low prices.

Vladimir Putin's armed fleet heads for Dover as Moscow moves ships from the Mediterranean in 'Operation Sea Fist'.

Copenhagen has 320km of dedicated cycle lanes. Free bikes are available from 110 locations throughout the city.

Skifield says the hazard did not exist when its morning inspection was done.

Detectives have reopened an investigation into the murder of two 11-year-old boys who were beaten and buried alive on a rubbish dump in Liverpool 36 years ago.

Four people were killed and 14 injured when a balcony collapsed in Angers, western France, during a housewarming party, local authorities and media said.

Bureaucratic bungling blamed for man wanted on sex offences in UK being able to gain NZ citizenship.