Robin van Persie is the centre-forward of a team that has reached the World Cup final.

Lance Armstrong acknowledged this year's Tour is one of the toughest ones he'll tackle

An historic day for the Dutch and Uruguay left Brazilian fans to wonder what might have been.

Paris Hilton's publicist says she wasn't smoking dope in South Africa - it was "a complete misunderstanding".

When asked in an interview about receiving a 'blood diamond' Naomi Campbell stormed out - but she won't have the same option open to her when she appears in The Hague.

Now that the FIFA World Cup is in the knockout phase, Michael Brown reviews 'The Best Of' after the end of the tournament group phase.

Photos of the FIFA World Cup fans from South Africa and around the world.

Nicolas Anelka's foul-mouthed tirade at the French coach dominated overnight news at the WC.

Photos of the action between Netherlands and Japan at Durban Stadium, Durban, South Africa.

The Royal Dutch Medical Association has adopted the view that the circumcision of underage boys violates their human rights.

Ruben van Assouw joins a list of more than a dozen known examples of sole survivors from air disasters.

The Netherlands has gone into mourning over the deaths of at least 61 Dutch citizens among the 104 people on a plane that crashed in Libya.

A study into the health effects of using mobile phones will take 20 or 30 years to complete.

For the next six months a bright, young Auckland lawyer will work for the International Criminal Court at the Hague.