The Yemen beach volleyball team have blamed a loss at the Asian Games on bikini-clad Chinese cheerleaders.

New Zealand golfer Mark Brown is quietly confident of upsetting his more fancied rivals and capturing the Hong Kong Open.

England's good form of 2010, winning seven of 10 Tests, comes with a mixed report card.

A competitor in the golf event at the Asian Games had a first round to forget shooting a whopping 58 shots over par.

Bill Clinton is to appear in a comedy film about the debauched antics of a group of friends in Thailand, according to reports.

Brendon McCullum scored a test best 225 to ensure the second test with India ended in a stalemate.

Watch Kiwi Karl Loo's video of the shocking 30-story apartment complex fire, two blocks from his home, which left 42 dead.

Herald political columnist John Armstrong reports from Apec, where Prime Minister John Key has warned of the possibility of imminent "currency wars" if trade imbalances are not dealt with.

The economic recession and increasing awareness about environmental and ethical concerns have spurred many in the fashion industry to look more closely at its image.

John Key has told his Japanese hosts at Apec that NZ only wants Japan at talks on a regional free trade agreement if agriculture is on the table.

A Sufi shrine is also the resting place of a famous concubine, writes Jim Eagles.

Sapporo, the capital of Japan's second largest and northernmost island, is turned into a crystalline winter wonderland during Yuki Matsuri.

A man allegedly killed his girlfriend and left her body to decompose in an Auckland apartment for up to 3-1/2 weeks, the High Court hears.