Window displays aren't just for gawking
10 min ago Department stores battle each other for window supremacy in a race to increase foot traffic.
Girl, 9, waterboarded by parents
6:07 PM Parents in US accused of torturing child for getting out of bed to get a cup of water and eating frosting.
Deputy killed 3 relatives then himself
A US man admitted to killing his wife, daughter and granddaughter before taking his own life, police say.
Putin boasts of hypersonic missiles
Vladimir Putin rejects the new missiles are a violation of a key nuclear treaty.
Elon Musk unveils underground tunnel
Tunnel is a test to prove technology works and has potential to cure traffic.
Karl Stefanovic fired on honeymoon
Aussie broadcaster has "stepped off" troubled breakfast show Today, which he co-hosted for 14 years.
$1.6m for doppelganger prisoner
New law compensates US man after he served 17 years in jail for robbery committed by his double.
Can of Coke solves murder
Matching DNA on a Coke can a US man threw in the rubbish solved the murder of a young woman nearly three decades ago.
Glitter bomb to prank thieves
A glitter bomb revenge package, with fart spray, unleashes on US parcel thieves.
Flynn sentencing postponed
Federal judge accuses US President's first national security adviser of selling out his country.
Jailed for cocaine on cruise
Andre Tamine was "not merely a drug mule" and was "integral" to the drug operation into Australia.
Karl Stefanovic fired on honeymoon
Aussie broadcaster has "stepped off" troubled breakfast show Today, which he co-hosted for 14 years.
Jailed for cocaine on cruise
Andre Tamine was "not merely a drug mule" and was "integral" to the drug operation into Australia.
Trump Foundation to shut down
US President Donald Trump's charitable foundation has reached a deal to dissolve while he fights allegations he misused funds.
De Niro labels Trump a 'nightmare'
The actor also called US President "a New Yorker who I never would want to meet".
$1.6m for doppelganger prisoner
New law compensates US man after he served 17 years in jail for robbery committed by his double.
Can of Coke solves murder
Matching DNA on a Coke can a US man threw in the rubbish solved the murder of a young woman nearly three decades ago.
Kids taught 'boys can have periods too'
UK council advises teachers that lessons on menstruation "must be inclusive of all genders".
Climate change: 'The gap is big'
The consensus ultimately achieved by countries at the recent UN climate change meeting was a major diplomatic success.
Brexit vote in mid-January
Proposed vote on Britain's divorce agreement with the EU will be held the week of January 14.
Brexit's false promise
OPINION: On Brexit, British PM Theresa May is fond of saying “our future is in our hands”. But that is a delusion.
Psych a no-show at inquest
Last professional to treat Hans Dalton before he was found dead in a Samoan prison cell refuses to give evidence.
Kiwi 'forced' into water drum
Auckland man who drowned in Samoan prison had history of psychosis, but was a "well man" when he died, expert says.
Charges over AUT grad's death
Three men arrested in Samoa after alleged beating of former Auckland student outside a nightclub.
Crash victim's body coming home
Body of Michael Kemp, who died in Cook Islands, to be flown home to his family this weekend.
Forced labour for sportswear
Behind locked gates, Chinese ethnic minorities are sewing sportswear that can end up in the US.
Up to a million held for 're-education'
Pakistani men whose Uighur wives are held in Chinese re-education camps struggle to reunite.
Food 'poisoning' kills 11 in India
Three people have been arrested after 11 died of suspected food poisoning following a ceremony in southern India.
Scores hurt in Japan blast
More than 40 people injured in explosion at restaurant in northern Japan, police say.
A mum's leap of faith
She needed to get her daughter safe and out of the country, fast. A stranger helped, then disappeared - until 15 years later.
4400-year-old tomb discovered
"Exceptionally well preserved" wall drawings and 45 statues in newly-found Egyptian tomb - and more discoveries expected.
Actress charged over revealing dress
Egyptian star Rania Youssef facing trial next month charged with public obscenity after she wore a scantly-clad outfit to a Cario film festival.
Compelled to help others die
Sean Davison's wife reveals her husband may face a third murder charge in South Africa.
Israeli PM's son Facebook suspension
Facebook blocks son of Benjamin Netanyahu for 24 hours after the 27-year-old wrote offensive posts.
Saudis 'reject' US Senate resolution
Saudi Arabia 'rejects' US Senate resolution blaming crown prince for journalist's killing.
Fleeing Syria for NZ life
Radwan Loulou on the day his town was attacked and the importance of sign language for his brother.