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

Prime minister John Key was a guest of the French President, Francois Hollande at the Bastille Day commemorations in Paris Chris Froome was allowed to keep the yellow jersey after the Tour de France race jury ruled he lost his bike in unfair circumstances.

America is "not even close" to where it needs to be in terms of resolving issues between police and their communities, President Barack Obama said after a meeting Wednesday with community activists, politicians and law enforcement officials.

This afternoon on NZ Herald Focus a new dinosaur has been discovered in Argentina, a man wielding a machete has been shot by Police in Rotorua, and Andrew Little exposes the housing crisis as being much wider than just Auckland.

Boris Johnson talks to the media briefly on becoming Foreign Secretary, and on Theresa May.

A series of explosions have rocked the Brussels suburb of Saint-Gilles as fire ripped through several parked cars. Source: 9

The new British Prime Minister Theresa May has made Boris Johnson, the former London mayor who led the Brexit campaign, foreign minister. Another day and another wild weather warning - 140 kilometre winds and more heavy rain is heading our way.

A 'smarter than the average' bear became trapped in a Subaru in Colorado, despite the owner claiming all the doors had been shut. Local police were called in to free the cunning creature.

David Cameron left 10 Downing St. on Wednesday for the last time as Britain's prime minister, making the short trip to Buckingham Palace to tender his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II after declaring that leading the country was "the greatest honour of my life."

Helen Clark is profoundly competent. Competence aside, she still faces a very merky, messy and secretive appointment process at the UN

As temperatures soared in Rome, the city's zoo made sure its residents stayed cool with treats encased in ice

An American was injured by a bull during the penultimate run of the annual festival

Theresa May took the reigns today after six years of a David Cameron premiership

Source: UN / Al Jazeera

36 year old Nick Marshall was shot dead by police in Hamilton last night as they carried out a search warrant relating to the supply methamphetamine and firearms. Central New Zealand is bracing for more gale force winds and rain as a wintry storm bears down on the

Source: Youtube / Clem Newell

President Barack Obama says the shootings of five Dallas police officers would appear to have exposed the "the deepest fault line of our democracy" but that Americans must reject such despair.

At least 20 people died and dozens were injured when two passenger trains collided at high speed in southern Italy. Bernie Sanders has endorsed Hillary Clinton’s campaign for the White House at an event in New Hampshire.

Dallas Police Chief David Brown confirmed Monday that he and his family are receiving death threats in the wake of last Thursday's killing of five police officers. He also said the country is asking its police officers "to do too much."

A shooting at a county courthouse in the US state of Michigan has left three people dead including the attacker and one other injured, local media reported Monday.

Two bailiffs were shot dead, and the gunman is the third casualty. Local ABC News affiliate said a man being taken to prison grabbed a deputy's gun and started shooting.

Meet Theresa May - the woman set to become Britain's next leader as the country plots its exit from the European Union

Theresa May is chosen as the new leader of the Conservative Party and UK prime minister. Golfers, Jordan Speith, Jason Day, Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy have all opted out of the Rio Olympics.

A world where women can be some or all of the most powerful leaders on earth is the kind of world I want to live in.

It's a laughable theory and David Icke gets laughed out of most places he visits. But the British man and former BBC reporter also has a growing, loyal base of believers.

David Cameron has been caught appearing to sing a little tune as he re-entered Number 10 after announcing Theresa May would be Prime Minister by Wednesday evening (Thursday NZ time).

This afternoon on NZ Herald Focus new statistics are showing that more Australians are coming here than New Zealander’s are going there and the man blackmailing women by posting naked photos of them online.

Source: Facebook/GoTrip. Lau, who was travelling on the tuk tuk with his new wife at the time, happened to be filming his journey back to his hotel and managed to capture the entire ordeal. The footage has now been submitted to the local police as evidence.

Eddie Hall just keeps breaking records. The English strongman stunned the crowd at the World Deadlift Championships over the weekend by becoming the first man in history to deadlift 500 kilograms (1,102 pounds).