New Zealand aid agencies are poised to respond to a huge tropical cyclone that is bearing down on northern Tonga.

Retired US basketball star Dennis Rodman has apologised for comments he made about an imprisoned US missionary in North Korea during a television interview.

Built as a sanctuary to honour Asklepios, the Greek god of medicine and healing whose trademark snake and staff are the well-known international symbols of modern medicine today, the Asklepion's magnificent ruins are near the present-day Turkish city of Bergama.

Peace descends on a boisterous busload after a trip to an ancient healing centre in Turkey, writes Justine Tyerman.

OceanaGold plans to scale back its operations and is expected to axe more than 100 jobs at the Macraes goldfield in Otago in response to a falling gold price.

Australian author Walter Mason hopes his new book will change the way tourists view a country best known for its horrific recent history.

After decades of self-isolation, this secret country opens up, writes Tim Roxborogh.

There's much more to do in Macau than gamble, writes Brendan Manning.

Kim Jon Un's aunty has been appointed to a post in the North Korean Government just days after her husband was executed by firing squad.

Pandas and a soaring Buddha statue greet Harriet O'Brien on a visit to this Sichuan city.