A female shepherd is trampled and then butted into the ground after her flock was spooked by a car.

As part of its settlement, VW pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and using false statements to import cars to the U.S.

German automaker Volkswagen plans to admit guilt to settle investigations in regards to its emissions cheating scandal.

Crew Consulting founder Tom Sweeney explains why his firm is based in Dunedin and what it's like being an owner.

An insect has put a nasty end to a German tourist's hike in the Whanganui National Park.

The operation followed intense criticism of the police for failing to protect hundreds of women from being sexually molested, mostly by North African men, at the start of last year.

Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf has become a bestseller in Germany again, 92 years after it was first published.

Here are five unlikely black swan events that might catch everyone unawares in the coming year.

Thousands of Italians take to social media to congratulate the two police officers who finally put a stop to Berlin attack suspect Anis Amri's escape through Europe.

The prime suspect sought in the deadly attack on a Berlin Christmas market was the subject of a terrorism probe in Germany earlier this year.

Policeare desperately hunting a "violent and armed" suspect, as the Berlin attack exposes gaping holes in Germany's security system.

Europe has recently witnessed the emergence of a worrisome new type of militant attacker, according to experts: "underage terrorists."

German police have said they cannot be certain the man in custody is responsible for the attack, as they scour the truck's log for clues.

A deadly truck crash in Berlin has sparked warnings that Australia needs to do more to prevent terrorists carrying out copycat acts on home soil.

Berlin police storm disused Tempelhof Airport used as refugee camp in the wake of Christmas market attack, while truck driver identified as young Pakistani.

An Australian woman has told of the terrifying moment she saw a truck plough into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin, killing 12 people and injuring 48 more.

We were warned. A month ago, Islamic State told the world there would be sickening attacks during the holiday season.

Recent events in Berlin and Ankara are "unsettling", Prime Minister Bill English has said.

The New Zealand Government this morning issued a travel advisory to Kiwis in Berlin in the wake of today's Christmas market attack.

Kaitaia-based Highway Patrol constable Darren Critchley thought his working day was over at four o'clock on Wednesday afternoon but it was only just beginning...

A boy dubbed "The Kindergarten Bomber" is accused of planting a nail bomb near a Christmas market in Germany.

A German cannibal killer stands in his sandals and socks in the basement where he murdered and chopped up a willing victim he had met online.

CCTV footage shows a man kicking a woman in the back, sending her flying eight steps down a flight of stairs.

Speeding motorcyclist killed fellow rider when he cut a blind corner, court told.

If you think 2016 is a mess, just wait until you see what's next. A toxic mix of potential disasters could send Europe into a death spiral.

More than half a century after he was sent to a Nazi concentration camp, Bob Narev got a surprise payment from Europe.

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 .

The sunshine and the sea - and the chance to catch up with other "gap year" students from back home in Germany has made Osnabruck's

After nearly 50 years together, a husband is jailed for life for the strangulation of his wife. Greg Bruce discovers how an ordinary relationship went so horribly wrong.