Pacific
Husband kept wife prisoner 22 years
A WOMAN waived her right to anonymity to ensure her ex-husband's name could be published as he was jailed to 24 years for sex and violence charges.
Woman celebrates her mastectomy
A WOMAN who had a mastectomy hopes to help remove the fear and mystery about the operation by celebrating it in a picture exhibition online.
No roof, water, power in typhoon hospitals
THIS woman is forced to stay by her husband's bed, unable to eat or go to the bathroom because she is manually working a pump to keep him alive in post-typhoon Philippines.
Little relief amid apocalyptic rubble
A RUN-down, single-story building with filthy floors has become Tacloban's hospital after last week's typhoon. It has little medicine, no facilities and few doctors. What it is not short of is patients.
Anarchy rises as aid dribbles in
'IT'S survival of the fittest': Desperately needed food, water and medical aid is trickling into devastated Tacloban as thousands jam into the damaged airport.
PNG grenade attack 'kills 34'
AS MANY as 34 people have been killed in a remote part of Papua New Guinea after a grenade was thrown as part of a tribal war.
Please don't send shoes to typhoon victims
YOU'VE seen the devastation on TV and want to help. But before you clear out your cupboards, there's one thing they need more than your shoes and teddy bears.
Jackie refused to wipe off blood
HER pink suit and white gloves were caked with her husband's dried blood but the more people told Jackie Kennedy to change, the more adamant she became.
Typhoon horror: quake hits Philippines
A 4.8-MAGNITUDE earthquake has struck near San Isidro in the Philippines as hunger, thirst, and exposure threaten to take a fresh toll among Haiyan's victims.
Hitchhiker taken on horror ride
A BACKPACKER hitchhiking in New Zealand got a ride he won't forget after being picked up by a man who led police on two pursuits in a stolen car.
NZ 'bad boys' sons of celebrity, cop
ONE is the son of a minor celebrity. Another is the son of a cop. Together, the 'Roast Busters' have dodged charges for alleged rape and online bullying.
'Facebook rape' scandal enrages NZ
A GROUP of teenage boys who have been getting underage girls drunk, having sex with them and naming them on the internet have been let off by New Zealand police.
Balloon crash pilot had pot in system
THE pilot of a hot-air balloon that crashed in New Zealand killing all 11 people on board had cannabis in his system, a report says.
Chilling photo: Moment a paedophile was caught
A PHOTOGRAPH captures the moment police arrest a convicted paedophile in a guest house with a half naked eight-year-old boy.
Tragic climbers' farewell text
THE woman who died trapped on a New Zealand mountain managed to send a farewell text message to her father before succumbing to the elements with her partner.
Cat survives crossbow to the head
A CAT in New Zealand is lucky to be alive after being shot in the head with a crossbow.
'Vampire' dad eats young daughter
A MAN, described as a vampire, allegedly murdered his three-year-old daughter by biting her neck, eating her flesh and drinking her blood.
PNG rocked by powerful quake
A POWERFUL earthquake measuring magnitude 7.1 has rocked Papua New Guinea. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
Philippines quake toll rises to 107
RESCUE workers are racing to reach isolated communities on a popular Philippine tourist island hit by a huge earthquake, as the death toll climbed to 107.
Mayor embroiled in sex scandal
AUCKLAND Mayor Len Brown has admitted to an affair after his former lover revealed details of their tryst to a political blog.
UK quashes NZ murder conviction
IN AN unusual intervention, Britain's Privy Council has quashed the conviction of a New Zealander found guilty of murdering his wife and daughter.
US pushes trade talks despite shutdown
TALKS on a Pacific trade pact are forging ahead despite the absence of President Barack Obama due to the US government shutdown.
'Climate refugee' fights to stay in NZ
A MAN who says rising sea levels make it too dangerous to return to Kiribati is fighting to convince New Zealand judges he's a climate refugee.
Royals let us take photos, says Key
AFTER been dubbed a "galloping colonial clot", New Zealand Prime Minister John Key hits back at the suggestions he breached royal protocol.
UN calls for 'transparent' Fiji elections
UN CHIEF Ban Ki-moon has called on Fiji's strongman Frank Bainimarama to make sure elections promised next year are transparent and democratic.
Man critical after bar stool crash
A 62-YEAR-OLD man is in a critical, but stable condition in Auckland City Hospital after crashing on motorised bar stool.
Sri Lankans still dream of Aussie asylum
POOR Sri Lankans are undeterred by Prime Minister Tony Abbott's tough measures to halt asylum seekers arriving on boats.
Stop the bros: Fewer Kiwis move here
SEEMS our New Zealand bretheren have made their choice, bro. They're staying home, with fewer moving to Australia.
Swastika drawn on stolen shaved cat
A CAT has been abducted and a swastika shaved on its back. The cat's owner does not think it's racially motivated.
Third death in PNG trekker attack
A THIRD man has died from injuries suffered during a bloody ambush on Australian and New Zealand trekkers in Papua New Guinea.
Aussie victims set up trust fund
AUSSIE survivors of a machete attack in Papua New Guinea set up a trust fund for the local porters injured in the ambush.
Rudd 'top strategic thinker': US official
KEVIN Rudd may have had more influence in shaping US policies in Asia than any foreigner since Singapore's founder Lee Kuan Yew during the Vietnam War era, a US government official says.
Kiwi writer is Booker favourite
TWENTY-eight-year old Kiwi author Eleanor Catton is tipped as the favourite after the six finalists for the prestigious Booker Prize were announced.
Inquest seeks prank nurse's history
JACINTHA Saldanha's family have been asked to provide her medical records to the inquest into her death following the royal prank call.
'Too fat' chef given visa reprieve
AN obese South African threatened with deportation from New Zealand because of his weight has been granted a nearly two year reprieve.
New volcano 'bigger than Britain'
GEOLOGISTS say they've uncovered a volcano that is the biggest in the world and rivals the greatest in the Solar System.
Stranded skiers safely off NZ mountain
A BREAK in the weather has allowed more than 300 skiers stranded on New Zealand's Mt Hutt to make their way down from the ski field.
NZ softens stance on exiled Fiji
NEW Zealand's PM John Key says he is willing to give concessions to Fiji over its new constitution if it means the country has a fair election.
Kim Dotcom to launch NZ political party
THE Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has announced he will launch a political party in New Zealand to contest next year's elections.
Syria peace conference set for January 22
Mon Nov 25 23:20:21 EST 2013 UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says Syria's warring sides will finally meet for the long-elusive Geneva II peace negotiations.
Tiananmen leader denied in bid to return
Mon Nov 25 23:13:18 EST 2013 THE exiled second most wanted student leader from the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests has been stopped from returning home.
Bomb attacks in Iraq kill 5 troops
Mon Nov 25 22:30:53 EST 2013 A SUICIDE car bomb and another bombing near Baghdad have killed five members of Iraq's security forces.
Almost 90% of Indons want harsher action
Mon Nov 25 20:18:13 EST 2013 ALMOST one in 10 Indonesians support military action against Australia in response to recent spying revelations.
More gases erupt from Indonesian volcano
Mon Nov 25 20:09:42 EST 2013 SIX new eruptions have sent lava and searing gas tumbling up to 1.5 kilometres down the slopes of Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra.
Thai protesters occupy finance ministry
Mon Nov 25 19:48:54 EST 2013 DEMONSTRATORS intent on ousting Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Sinawatra have stormed the finance ministry and threatened to seize other buildings.
Pro-West Ukrainians to blockade govt seat
Mon Nov 25 19:00:21 EST 2013 PRO-WESTERN Ukrainians are planning to blockade the seat of government in Kiev, hoping to force an historic pact with the EU.
Taylor Swift wins AMA artist of the year
Mon Nov 25 18:48:40 EST 2013 TAYLOR Swift has been voted American Music Awards artist of the year for a third time as fans celebrated the women of pop music.
25 missing, 1 dead in China ship sinkings
Mon Nov 25 18:05:14 EST 2013 STORMY seas have caused two ships to sink off China's east coast. Twenty five crew are missing in total and one has been found dead.
Scientists make breakthrough lamprey find
Mon Nov 25 17:25:15 EST 2013 A NEW Zealand scientist has for the first time discovered a lamprey spawning site in the southern hemisphere.
US man's hunt for daughter leads to Qld
Mon Nov 25 15:37:13 EST 2013 AMERICAN Benjamin Todd has lived a parent's worst nightmare for 20 years; he is now reaching out to the daughter who was spirited away to Australia.
Katy Perry to open American Music Awards
Mon Nov 25 13:41:14 EST 2013 KATY Perry will open the American Music Awards and Miley Cyrus will close it, but Taylor Swift is expected to win the artist of the year gong.
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Blood and horror on the Black Cat track
IT was supposed to be an exhilarating trek across PNG. But it ended with seven Aussies stumbling terrified from the jungle.