A World War Two paratrooper who survived being shot four times in the conflict died on Remembrance Sunday while the Last Post played at 11am.

VW has reached an agreement with US regulators to fix or buy back 80,000 vehicles with tainted diesel engines .

Anna Leask drinks in the mysterious aura and ponders the what, why, who and how of ancient wonder Stonehenge.

This guy was fed-up with paying tax, so he found a bit of empty land and created his own country. There's just one little problem.

This guy was fed-up with paying tax, so he found a bit of empty land and created his own country. There's just one little problem.

Do you want to disappear, grab a nice cold pint, and forget about the US election? We've found the perfect place, but getting there is no mean feat.

On November 11, 1918, at 11am Germany and the Allied forces signed an armistice to end four years of brutal battle, marking the end

The All Blacks will wear poppies when they play Italy on Sunday.

The best moments from The Glenlivet live stream with Master Distiller Alan Winchester. Source: OfficialTheGlenlivet on YouTube.

COMMENT: Professor Christoph Schumacher warns a disintegrating EU could be a threat to global security.

The NZ Herald wasn't the only paper around the world to go big with the US election coverage.

Kevin Pilley takes a slice off the old French stick and learns how to handle his bread.

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.

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

A bombshell hit London this week: Mark Carney, the most powerful man in the British economy, will only be in his job until mid-2019.

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny has warned British PM Theresa May that the upcoming Brexit talks may prove "quite vicious".

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.