Rob Gray finds that all you really need to ride around the world is a motorbike and a fair bit of determination.

Paris' Pere Lachaise Cemetery is a surprisingly charming part of the City of Love, writes Liz Light.

Kiwi rower Mahe Drysdale has overcome a back injury to reach the finals of the Henley Regatta.

Chefs from London to Loch Voll are growing their own produce, from bumper crops of carrots to unusual herbs they find difficult to source.

David Villa saved Spain once again, hitting both posts before sending his team to its first ever appearance in the World Cup semifinals.

Two French junior government ministers resigned Sunday after scandals involving spending state money on a private jet and thousands of Euros worth of cigars - all while France is struggling to bring down its deficit.

Despite a $20m pre-nup, Elin Nordegren could walk away from her marriage with US$100m and custody of the kids.

Anamarie Ewins wants to deliver another sporting milestone for New Zealand and become the first woman to row solo across the Tasman.

An historic day for the Dutch and Uruguay left Brazilian fans to wonder what might have been.

Paris Hilton's publicist says she wasn't smoking dope in South Africa - it was "a complete misunderstanding".

Uruguay has reached the World Cup semifinals as a distraught Ghana rolled over after a penalty shootout.

The Netherlands stormed into the semi finals by stunning five-time champions Brazil, who were reduced to 10 men in the second half.

France is in thrall at a dispute which has all the incendiary plot-lines of a great TV melodrama.

Equities slid overnight amid further signs of economic weakness in China, Europe and the US.

When asked in an interview about receiving a 'blood diamond' Naomi Campbell stormed out - but she won't have the same option open to her when she appears in The Hague.

The leggy Australian is drawing on her three-decade career as a supermodel to relaunch her television career.

Auckland-born Emilia Wickstead dresses the British Prime Minister's wife but her feet are firmly on the ground, writes Zoe Walker.

Air NZ has hit out at an aviation safety specialist's interpretation of what went on before an Airbus A320 crashed into the Mediterranean off France in 2008.

Air New Zealand crew encouraged the pilots of an Airbus 320 to carry out tests minutes before the plane crashed off the coast of France, a specialist said.

There are fears Spain's top tourist site could be endangered by a plan to build a high-speed rail tunnel just 4 metres away.