Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and actor Leonardo DiCaprio are an unlikely pairing of figureheads in the fight to save the tiger.

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.

A cruise is a gentle way to discover the bustle of China, writes Pamela Wade.

The official media guide for the Asian Games provides some interesting, yet wrong, explanations for events.

Rescuers are racing to reach 28 men trapped in a coal mine in southern China.

New Zealand golfer Mark Brown is quietly confident of upsetting his more fancied rivals and capturing the Hong Kong Open.

England's good form of 2010, winning seven of 10 Tests, comes with a mixed report card.

A competitor in the golf event at the Asian Games had a first round to forget shooting a whopping 58 shots over par.

Bill Clinton is to appear in a comedy film about the debauched antics of a group of friends in Thailand, according to reports.

Five months after Irish No 8 Jamie Heaslip brazenly kneed the All Blacks captain in the back, McCaw barely recalls the incident ahead of presumably their next encounter

Watch Kiwi Karl Loo's video of the shocking 30-story apartment complex fire, two blocks from his home, which left 42 dead.

Herald political columnist John Armstrong reports from Apec, where Prime Minister John Key has warned of the possibility of imminent "currency wars" if trade imbalances are not dealt with.

A new species of lizard has become a legend in its own lunchtime after being identified by scientists from the menu of a Vietnamese restaurant.

The economic recession and increasing awareness about environmental and ethical concerns have spurred many in the fashion industry to look more closely at its image.

John Key has told his Japanese hosts at Apec that NZ only wants Japan at talks on a regional free trade agreement if agriculture is on the table.

A Sufi shrine is also the resting place of a famous concubine, writes Jim Eagles.