Heavily armed police boarded a Malaysia Airlines flight after it returned to Melbourne.

12-year-old Malaysian girl's dress came down to her knee. Officials called it 'seductive'.

Palm oil labelling is on the agenda at a high-level ministerial meeting tomorrow.

The flight was delayed for more than 48 hours because of a mechanical fault.

Passengers are stranded as all nearby accommodation is booked out for Adele.

Thai wine importer JW Sam shares his top picks for what to see and do on tropical Borneo.

Video has emerged of a man claiming to be the son of the slain, estranged half- brother of North Korea's leader, who says he is lying low with his mother and sister.

French sailors Jean-Pierre and Paulette van Hille have returned to Tauranga after 20 years to continue their long love affair with New Zealand. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

French sailors Jean-Pierre and Paulette van Hille have returned to Tauranga after 20 years to continue their long love affair with New Zealand. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Malaysia will cancel visa-free entry for North Koreans, as diplomatic ties between the two countries fray further.

Alleged North Korean agents used VX, one of the world's deadliest nerve agents, to assassinate the elder half-brother of Kim Jong-un.

Kim Jong Nam led a life of loneliness and fear and seclusion, rejected by his father, orphaned by his mother, stuck in a shadowy exile.

North Korean leader's half brother was killed by VX - one of the most toxic chemical warfare agents.

There was a break-in at the hospital morgue where Kim Jong Nam's body is being held.

Airbus is making a play to replace NZ's ageing Hercules by showing off its big military airlifter this week in a bid to woo the public and Defence chiefs.

This is the extraordinary footage that allegedly shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half-brother being attacked by two women.

As Pyongyang vows to ignore the result of a post mortem on Kim Jong-un's assassinated brother, his dying words have been revealed.

The older brother of Kim Jong-un has been assassinated at an airport. This is why the North Korean dictator might have wanted him dead.

Lucy Douglas checks into Pangkor Laut Resort, Malaysia.

A Swiss national is the fifth person to be convicted of involvement in suspicious fund inflows of more than $1 billion.

The major obstacle to a Palestinian state is not settlements.

A former US crash investigator believes that Boeing will take the lead in a new privately funded search for missing MH370.

With global growth under pressure, the outlook for the export-dependent region is faltering.

To the sound of 200-300 voices chanting "live, live, Israel, resolution go to Hell", Hawke's Bay pastor Nigel Woodley stood outside

Danica Weeks says it is 'farcical' relatives have been forced to search for wreckage from the lost Malaysia Airlines flight.

In Malaysia, Anna Dudding finds a supreme way to get away from everyday life.

Eli Orzessek makes a pilgrimage to the Batu Caves and then retreats to the sanctity of the mall.

COMMENT: The navies of the United States, Australia and Canada are joining New Zealand's earthquake relief effort.

Helicopters from US and Malaysia will help out in Kaikoura, says PM John Key.

The NZ Herald wasn't the only paper around the world to go big with the US election coverage.