Simon Sebag Montefiore tells Stephen Jewell about writing ‘the greatest story ever told’ and why the history of Jerusalem is the story of the world.

Middle East tension poses a threat to the delicate global recovery.

Higher fuel prices are likely to mean lower profit margins and lower real wages.

Food writer Leanne Kitchen has had an enviable career, including writing a new cookbook, which took her to delicious Turkish nooks and crannies.

Investors flocked to oil and gold on world markets overnight amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, with violence in Libya gathering steam.

There is also nothing moderate about a government instituting a system of torture against political dissidents.

Libya's second largest city, Benghazi, has fallen to anti-government forces after a crack army unit defected to the opposition and clashes spread to the capital, Tripoli, residents and news reports say.

The son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has appeared on that country's state-owned television to make a statement denouncing the current civil unrest.

A high-flying banker from NZ has denied having sex with two women caught in a love triangle that went violently wrong.

Clashes between protesters and security forces left dozens of people injured in Libya today.

The Egyptian military has reinforced its efforts to try to return the country to normal.

A Kiwi in Egypt says it's becoming clear Hosni Mubarak's resignation was a military coup, and wonders how keen the military will be to create a real democracy.

Dan Shanan is a trustee of the Documentary Edge Festival.

Cellphone entrepreneur tries again, with venture targeting emerging markets.

United States news organisation CNN International has released its top 10 places to propose to a loved one on Valentine's Day.