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Teen who lived in plastic bowl dies

A Nigeria teenage girl who spent her life being carried around in a plastic bowl because her body stopped growing has died.

Israel bars New Zealand ambassador

Israel bars Kiwi ambassador from entering the country in further fallout from the UN Security Council's resolution to condemn settlements in occupied territories.

BP signs huge deal for African gasfields

BP has agreed its second huge deal in days with the energy giant revealing a near $1 billion investment in gas fields off Northwest Africa.

Kiwis visiting SA now need visa

Kiwis will now need a visa to travel to South Africa, matching New Zealand moves earlier this year.

'Dead' car crash victim alive in morgue

A man hit by a car in South Africa last week was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, and his body then placed in a refrigerator at a local mortuary.

7000-year-old lost city found in Egypt

An ancient Egyptian city and graveyard has been uncovered by archaeologists.

Dead backpacker had planned NZ trip

Elly Warren, from Melbourne, was expected to return to Australia on Monday before heading to New Zealand with her boyfriend for a holiday.

Botswana: Delta force

Safari tourism is big business in Botswana, writes Mike Munro.

Record numbers of migrants drowning in Med

The United Nations have said that at least 239 migrants have drowned this week in two shipwrecks off the coast of Libya.

Craig Busch: 'You cannot abuse a lion'

The Lion Man has hit back at new claims he abuses his animals at his big cat sanctuary in South Africa, saying "you cannot abuse a lion."

Room check: Les Jardins de la Koutoubia, Marrakesh

Courtney Whitaker stays at a luxurious hotel within Marrakesh's 13th-century kasbah walls.

How to plan your safari holiday

Seeing animals in their own environment is worth the hefty price, writes Rachel Muir.

Johannesburg's 'shanty town in the sky'

Once boasting a 14-story high pile of rubbish, this apartment tower made the journey from menacing to desirable.

Luxury entices tourists to Ethiopia

Once defined by images of famine, Ethiopia is now one of the most progressive nations in Africa, Sarah Marshall discovers.

Kiwi betting big on African bull

Stephen Jennings made his fortune in Russia but he's happy to be out and is eyeing a new prize.

Rich lister: Tax system favours the wealthy

He's worth just under a billion dollars, and he says NZ's overheated property market is exacerbating social divisions.

Prince Harry gets an HIV test: The results

Nervous smiles from Prince Harry as he faces one of his toughest tests.

Rich-lister Jennings settles defamation case

Kiwi-born businessman Stephen Jennings has reached an out-of-court settlement in his defamation case against Fairfax for a "substantial" sum.