BMW Oracle have won the eagerly-awaited opener of the 33rd America's Cup, beating defending champions Alinghi by almost 4 km.

NZ has for the first time designated four international terrorist groups which are not listed by the United Nations, John Key says.

The Spanish government said that 125,000 people registered as unemployed last month, taking the jobless total to around 17.5 per cent of the working population.

Sending children as young as 9 overseas for six months is a growing trend in the UK, where it's seen as one of the best ways to learn a second language.

Spanish star Penelope Cruz has her own double feature this awards season with a new Pedro Almodovar film and a singing and dancing role in the Hollywood musical Nine.

Two women were injured by bulls escaping from the Spanish set of Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz's new movie. Photo / AP

Boyzone star Stephen Gately died after choking on his own vomit following a drinking binge, according to UK reports.

New Zealand has been named the 20th best country for quality of life by a UN report on migration and development.

A man in his 30s was gored to death during a bull run in the eastern Spanish town of Massamagrell over the weekend.