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Silk Road: Tracing the path of ancient footsteps
Jim Eagles travels a well worn path through a historic landscape and finds plenty of remnants from its fascinating past still in place.

Efficiency at the flick of a switch
Many countries are moving ahead with smart-grid technology, but New Zealand is lagging a little way behind.

The stolen brides turned into Stepford wives
According to some estimates, one in five Chechen marriages begins when a girl is snatched off the street and forced into a car by her future groom.

Let them eat tapas? Michelle Obama faces holiday fury
A holiday with her daughter Sasha in Spain has landed the US' first lady in the middle of a political tempest.

Hartlepool, County Durham, England
Hartlepool, on England's northeast coast, has a magnificent marine heritage.

Naomi Campbell's diamonds seized in war crimes case
The supermodel's legal team accept she may have broken the law when she received three unfinished diamonds as a gift.

NZ teacher in UK guilty of inciting children sexually
Kiwi's teaching career in ruins after he was found guilty of inciting two former pupils to behave in a sexual way on a webcam.

Kiwi woman killed in 200m cliff plunge in Slovenia
A NZ-born woman has been killed after falling 200m down a cliff during a dream holiday.

Profile: Justin North (+recipes)
New Zealand's answer to Gordon Ramsay is making waves in Sydney's food scene. Nicky Pellegrino reports.

US shares up on pleasing jobs data
Stocks in the US advanced as better-than-expected expansion in private-sector jobs and the nation’s services sector eased some of the recent heightened concerns.

Italy: Sardinia on toast
Susan Buckland tries a tasty slice of village life on an Italian island coveted by Genoans, Catalans and now tourists.

Cardiff: Glory and shame forever linked
Amid highs and lows, this angel was faithful to the All Blacks, writes David Leggat.

Berlusconi faces another sex scandal
'I, the two girls from Rome and Berlusconi were in the bed,' escort Maria Teresa De Nicolo told an Italian newspaper.

World stocks slump on outlook
US equities fell overnight, as house sales, factory orders and consumer spending fell short of expectations.

The Angel Hotel, Cardiff
No visit to Cardiff would be complete for a New Zealand sports fan without a pilgrimage to The Angel Hotel.