Elton John says he's been sober for 20 years, since shortly after the death of an Indiana teen with Aids who the musician credits with inspiring him to turn his life around.

Auckland couple offered vouchers after finding blood in a Burger King meal.

Buying kidneys and other organs is illegal but authorities cannot stop people going overseas on "transplant tourism" trips.

There are about 500 people waiting for a kidney transplant in NZ as some Kiwis use the internet to buy organs from third world countries.

Life insurers are asking people seeking insurance if they have sex with prostitutes.

Homophobia is on rise in Uganda as the government seeks an Anti-Homosexuality Bill and the minister for ethics and integrity insists that it will be every citizen's duty under new laws to denounce anyone they suspect of being gay.

Following the marriage of President Jacob Zuma to his fifth wife, the Independent looks at the arguments for and against polygamy.

The week-long "Out of the Closet" wardrobe sale will raise money for the Elton John Aids Foundation.

Tall, dark and handsome, Glenn Mills was a smooth talker dubbed the "HIV Predator".

The man accused of intentionally infecting men and women with HIV could be forced to give a DNA sample.

Seven more alleged victims come forward after the publication of a photo of a man accused of deliberately infecting people with HIV.