Alleged North Korean agents used VX, one of the world's deadliest nerve agents, to assassinate the elder half-brother of Kim Jong-un.

Kim Jong Nam led a life of loneliness and fear and seclusion, rejected by his father, orphaned by his mother, stuck in a shadowy exile.

North Korean leader's half brother was killed by VX - one of the most toxic chemical warfare agents.

There was a break-in at the hospital morgue where Kim Jong Nam's body is being held.

Airbus is making a play to replace NZ's ageing Hercules by showing off its big military airlifter this week in a bid to woo the public and Defence chiefs.

This is the extraordinary footage that allegedly shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half-brother being attacked by two women.

As Pyongyang vows to ignore the result of a post mortem on Kim Jong-un's assassinated brother, his dying words have been revealed.

The older brother of Kim Jong-un has been assassinated at an airport. This is why the North Korean dictator might have wanted him dead.

In a plot fit for a spy novel, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un's half-brother has been killed in Malaysia.

A Swiss national is the fifth person to be convicted of involvement in suspicious fund inflows of more than $1 billion.

The major obstacle to a Palestinian state is not settlements.

A former US crash investigator believes that Boeing will take the lead in a new privately funded search for missing MH370.

With global growth under pressure, the outlook for the export-dependent region is faltering.

To the sound of 200-300 voices chanting "live, live, Israel, resolution go to Hell", Hawke's Bay pastor Nigel Woodley stood outside

Danica Weeks says it is 'farcical' relatives have been forced to search for wreckage from the lost Malaysia Airlines flight.

In Malaysia, Anna Dudding finds a supreme way to get away from everyday life.

Eli Orzessek makes a pilgrimage to the Batu Caves and then retreats to the sanctity of the mall.

COMMENT: The navies of the United States, Australia and Canada are joining New Zealand's earthquake relief effort.

A new report promised long-awaited answers about how the doomed flight went down but a veteran pilot says he's far from convinced.

The Malaysian diplomat convicted of indecently assaulting a Wellington woman has been deported after finishing his sentence.

Borneo appeals to us, satisfying a long time goal of being with orangutans, turtles, and animals.

COMMENT: Paul Thomas is from a remarkable family of eight boys and three girls. All eight boys served in the New Zealand army. Five saw active duty.

Up to 100 New Zealand soldiers' bodies could be brought home from overseas, after the Government confirmed it was reviewing its policy on repatriation.

Hundreds of Malaysians will risk being banned from travelling by their Government to attend a rally in Auckland next month calling for the resignation of their prime minister.

Malaysia Airlines did not meet its own rules for tracking the location of lost Flight MH370 while it was in the air, a new book has claimed.

A ship carrying palm kernel extract that's been barred from entering New Zealand for nearly a month should be sent back to Malaysia, says Damien O'Connor.

The world beneath its waters is the colourful attraction of this rough and raw tropical islet, writes Inger Vos.

The most significant piece of potential wreckage from the missing Malaysia Airlines plane has been found - and it could change everything.

Apparently you can even get a very ticklish fish foot massage and pedicure in Kuala Lumpur at Kenko on the fifth floor.

Air crash investigators are planning to dump replica Boeing 777 wing flaps fitted with satellite trackers into the Indian Ocean.