NZ has for the first time designated four international terrorist groups which are not listed by the United Nations, John Key says.

k.d. lang marks 25 years of music with a greatest hits collection.

Even budget travellers in Italy can afford to factor in some luxury, writes Peter Bills.

There is still 18 months to go - but sharp homeowners are already queuing up to rent out their properties during the Rugby World Cup.

Belfast's murals are testimony to the depth of division between the city's Protestant and Catholic communities.

Scientists have succeeded in reading the mind of a man thought to have been lacking all awareness after a traumatic head injury.