What the international media is saying about North Korea's latest act of aggression.

New Zealand is adding its voice to international outrage over North Korea's artillery attack on South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island.

The disease has begun to infect residents of the capital's densely populated tent cities, where more than a million people are still living.

NZ is the third best country to live in the world, climbing 17 places in the latest United Nations' index aimed at measuring development.

After 18 years of debate and two weeks of talks delegates from 190 countries have agreed on a treaty to halt the mass extinction of species.

Leaders of the main moderate Palestinian factions have voted to oppose further negotiations while building continues in Jewish settlements.

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully has emphasised NZ's security and development role in the Pacific in a speech to the United Nations.

The world has seen major improvements in key areas like literacy, access to clean water and infant mortality, writes Gwynne Dyer.

Countries around the world should aspire to be as prepared as New Zealand for massive natural disasters like the Christchurch earthquake.

Rating: 3/5 Verdict: The un-Seeded Nick Cave rocks hard once more.