Murray McCully said the 2011 World Cup "may be the last time our small country of 4 million people can afford to host a rugby world cup".

For the spectators and the players, the Hong Kong Sevens is still the holy grail or the series, drawing die-hard fans from around the world.

The Amazing Race should introduce penalty points for disrespect and obnoxious behaviour, says Scott Kara.

An x-ray illustrates in shocking detail how a Chinese boy was stabbed through the head after a row over a video game.

Fresh evidence has emerged that British military intelligence ran a secret operation in Iraq which authorised degrading and unlawful treatment of prisoners.

Japanese lawyers are lined up to defend incarcerated anti-whaling protester Peter Bethune, but an environmental group still hopes Japanese authorities will send him home.

A village which hosts tourists on its own terms fascinates Winston Aldworth.

Japanese media have expressed frustration at a NZ activist's anti-whaling protests, with one top newspaper accusing him of terrorism.

The leader of Australia's Green Party is backing a campaign to free anti-whaling protester Peter Bethune.

The place where the body of Pol Pot, the former Khmer Rouge leader, was unceremoniously burned in a pile of rubbish is set to be the latest location from Cambodia's dark recent history to be transformed into a tourist spot.

A group of six New Zealanders will this year attempt to jet-ski from London to Auckland, via Sydney.