The Tall Blacks have been eliminated from the basketball world championships after losing to Russia this morning.

Serbia are the first team into the quarter-finals at the basketball world championships in Istanbul, Turkey.

The Tall Blacks have knocked over the highly-ranked French in a big upset at the world basketball championships.

New Zealand eliminated Canada from the basketball world championship with a win at Izmir, Turkey, today.

NZ striker Shane Smeltz has signed a two-year contract with Turkish Super League club Genclerbirligi.

The Tall Blacks have lost their second match at the Basketball World Championships in Turkey, going down to Spain.

New Zealand has suffered a first-up loss at the World Basketball Championships in Turkey, going down to Lithuania.

The Tall Blacks will come up against a familiar face in their opening game at the basketball world championships.

NZ scientists have recreated the face of a 2500-year-old Turkish peasant with technology they hope could be used in court in coming years.

With the leadership of Recep Erdogan, Turkey is once more becoming a powerful player in the Middle East.

Israel has said it will not accept a UN plan for a multinational investigation into the lethal commando raid on an aid flotilla.

Former New Zealand prime minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer has been suggested to lead an inquiry into the raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla a week ago.

Six days after Israel's bloody assault on an aid flotilla that left nine foreign protesters dead, nobody can recount precisely what happened.

Israeli forces seized a Gaza-bound aid vessel peacefully and without meeting resistance on Saturday.

A crash between Red Bull's two cars put paid to Mark Webber's chance of winning the Turkish Grand Prix.