NZ police defend their response after reports of a possible sighting of missing British girl Madeline McCann in a Dunedin shop.

Is this Madeleine McCann? A Dunedin security guard thought so, but Portuguese police declined to investigate.

The Independent's John Walsh speaks with the author of In Praise of Older Women as his erotic coming-of-age novel joins the ranks of Penguin Classics.

Man so enraged crew couldn't pay him on the spot that he ate his winning ticket.

A French anti-smoking campaign which showed teenagers having "oral sex" with cigarettes, has been abandoned.

Canada's crushing ice hockey victory over the Russians has given the host country something to smile about, after a frustrating first week.

Peter Bills explores the elegance of Venice on its intriguing and ancient Grand Canal.

35-year-old prisoner displays her resourcefulness with cutlery to escape from a prison in the Dutch city of Breda.

Linda Herrick refuses to let an accommodation blunder hinder her much-anticipated Parisian holiday.

A newsreader in Cyprus has been accused of hiring a hitman to murder a TV station boss after he sacked her.

Changes to the Govt's three strikes justice policy risk breaching NZ's Bill of Rights, the Justice Ministry warns.

Stylish, wearable clothes which do not demand a model's body or a film star's lifestyle: that was what several designers delivered at London Fashion Week yesterday.

NZ films have won three of the six major awards in the Generation section of the Berlin International Film Festival.

Scientists have found that a Spanish-style siesta after lunch makes it easier for the brain to store and retrieve short-term information.