Bollywood star and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is expecting a baby with her husband Abhishek Bachchan.

Lady Gaga is being sued for $5 million (NZ$6.2 million) over her charity wristbands.

Frank Liew discovers the history and hysteria of a Tokyo sumo wrestling tournament.

Mandarins are delightfully easy to grow. Justin Newcombe extols the virtues of these little spheres of Vitamin C.

Stephen Fleming will accompany John Key to cricket-mad India for free-trade negotiations.

Derek Cheng samples some toe-curling cuisine on the streets of the Philippines and Malaysia.

Once-solid financial securities are losing their safe status.

This fabulous summer arts festival offers a creative, entertaining range of events.

Kirsten Warner's cycle trip in Bali takes in a volcano, the mysterious 'cat fox' and kopi luwak.

In rural Nepal, where the going rate for a healthy orphan is US$6000 ($7449), about 600 children are missing.

Car engines have almost always come with even numbers of cylinders. Four, six, eight, 10; even the occasional two-cylinder.

The impacts of the global financial crisis hit are ingrained in our communities.

Impoverished surfer Sam wants a useful ride - but doesn't want to drop more than two grand on it.