New Zealand authorities have released footage of the moment of an explosion at the Pike River mine that trapped 29 men underground.

After his wife’s car plunged into a river, Stacy Horton had an agonising decision to make: rescue her or their teenage son. His wife Vanessa had escaped from the car but was crying for help as she struggled to keep her head above water, while...

“Keep bouncing, make those breasts work,” Miss Kitka says. It’s 10am on a Saturday morning and I’m trying to get my nipple tassles to twirl. My burlesque teacher, Miss Kitka, or Rebecca Gale as her birth certificate reads, says...

Food riots which have struck several impoverished countries could spread with shortages and high prices set to continue for some time, the head of the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said. A combination of high oil and fuel...

North Korea threatened South Korea with destruction Sunday after Seoul’s top military officer said it would consider attacking the communist nation if it tried to carry out a nuclear attack. “Our military will not sit idle until warmongers...

Cricket: England has won the third test in Napier to seal a 2-1 series victory over New Zealand. Set 553 to win, the hosts were out for 431 shortly after lunch today, giving England a 121-run win. Young New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee top-scored...

The world’s economy is acquiring a new energy addiction: biofuels. Crop-based fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel are quietly becoming a crucial component of the global energy supply...