Gunmen broke into a drug rehabilitation centre, lined people against a wall and shot 17 dead in Mexico. Photo / AP

A Sri Lankan reporter has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for writing articles critical of the government's military operations.

Aussie octogenarian skydives to honour young New Zealand pilot who saved his life in World War II.

Protests over scheme offering financial incentives for men to marry widows.

New Zealand's decision yesterday to send the SAS back to Afghanistan came as the top US general there warned that the Taleban are gaining the upper hand.