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Air NZ crew encouraged test that led to crash - expert

Air New Zealand crew encouraged the pilots of an Airbus 320 to carry out tests minutes before the plane crashed off the coast of France, a specialist said.

Human error to blame for Air NZ crash - report

Experts for French prosecutors probing the crash of an Air NZ jet in 2008 agree with air safety investigations which blame human error.

Air NZ in France for Perpignan crash talks

All seven people aboard an Airbus A320 test flight died when it crashed in 2008. Air NZ said it could not confirm a report that an announcement would be made tonight regarding the crash.

Paris Fashion Week: Space travel and rock'n'roll

Paul Smith is music mad. Rock'n'roll is at the core of each one of his collections.

Paris Fashion Week: Smocks, shirts and summery shapes

Even the more outlandish pieces at Raf Simons only served to make the traditional seem even more covetable in the end.

Paris Fashion Week: It's all in the details

Despite a predominance of coats, the Dior Homme collection was practically weightless and no garment was without a quirk of design.

Paris Fashion Week SS2011: Kenzo

The latest menswear fashions, as seen on the runway in Paris.

Paris Fashion Week: Cooler than a polar bear's toenails

Isaac Hindin Miller writes from Paris Fashion Week where, despite the heat, the clothing is cooler than a polar bear's toenails.

Soccer: Wonders of the World Cup

Now that the FIFA World Cup is in the knockout phase, Michael Brown reviews 'The Best Of' after the end of the tournament group phase.