The target had no idea what was about to burst in on him. He was on his computer, which held thousands of child sex files.

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.

Aussie anti-immigration campaigner Pauline Hanson has put her Queensland home on the market - but not for everyone.

The French government will enact a law next month to ban the burqa, or full-body veil.

A baker who sexually harassed his female assistant must pay her $19,000.

It is not a completely far-out scenario that the genetic sequence of all newborn babies may one day be collected by default, writes Dita De Boni.

An NZ watchdog says Fiji's new media decree targets members of the public as well as journalists and editors.

Japan will lay five charges against anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune, for boarding the Shonan Maru II in the Southern Ocean in February. His lawyer says the situation is potentially very serious.

Remember feminism? The 70s movement led to huge social change but is the women's rights movement still relevant in the era of Lady Gaga?

The Police Association says the United Nations Human Rights Committee is out of touch, after it criticised police adoption of Tasers.