COMMENT: She won people over from Paris to London. but it wasn't all glamour for Ardern.

COMMENT: 'Mein Gott!': Angela Merkel's verdict on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Country reliant on world trade and therefore a bellwether for health of global economy.

Ardern's visit could be a welcome reprieve for Merkel.

Merkel could teach Ardern a trick or two about dealing with Trumpesque egos around her.

PM invites Macron to New Zealand - it would be first visit by a French President.

Female engineer and mother explains the technology behind her invention.

Driver of vehicle took his own life after killing three others and injuring 26 in Munster

Serge and Beate Klarsfeld are horrified by the state of affairs in Europe and beyond.

Mayor urges young people to make friends and try new experiences.

Merkels' weaker position at home will make it harder for her to broker compromise abroad.

Three pensioners say their human rights are being breached by pension deductions.

Graham Reid gets up close to big planes in Germany.

Potentially life-threatening Arctic storm has sparked fear across the UK and Europe.

A dog named Lima gets a say in whether Merkel can form a new Government in Germany.

Immigration NZ has finished as inquiry into whether Kim Dotcom can be deported.

Talks are underway, South African newspaper claims.

Councils could get more money to lower bus and train fares by getting people out of cars.

German Chancellor has to find place in Cabinet for critics of her migration, EU policies.

COMMENT: Barrier that divided Berlin created a state of mind that was harder to dismantle.

Police in Germany are hunting for two 'witches' after a teen ended up with bad burns.

Repeated moves to buy equipment that could be used for nuclear weapons were uncovered.

Underneath a popular German tourist area is a bizarre new club for the mega-rich.

Monkeys forced to breathe diesel exhaust fumes for 8 hours to prove they weren't toxic.

Jennifer Simms is one of 25 contestants vying to win a Discovery Channel internship.

Before there were sophisticated dummies, humans would participate in crash tests.

Tourist Robin Schwarz is over the moon to have his vehicle back after it was stolen.

Chancellor's reign may soon be coming to an end.

The top passports for travellers revealed, along with least helpful