Two men have been accused of a "hate crime" for allegedly kidnapping two men before ordering them out of town.

The British man whose wife was murdered while the couple was on honeymoon in South Africa last month has been arrested.

The three suspects in the killing of a honeymooning tourist in South Africa appear in court.

A Swedish woman on honeymoon with her British husband has been killed in Cape Town.

George Baker is an evil man and should only be let out of prison in a coffin, says the father of the teenager he killed four years ago.

A woman who admitted trying to snatch a baby from a Christchurch hospital is now four months pregnant, a court was told today.

In his first interview Josef Fritzl said his dream was to "look after my wife again because she was always loyal to me."

Sarkozy has back to wall as spread of al Qaeda terror group in France's ex-colonies hits region.

Police are appealing for information after two girls reported separate abduction attempts in Christchurch on Saturday night.

Christchurch police are hunting a man who tried to lure a 10-year-old girl into his car on a busy residential street over the weekend.

New Zealanders have been warned against showing their Kiwi colours at the Commonwealth Games.