Have you ever thought about the history sitting in your gadget drawer?

The bassist - who was previously engaged to supermodel Naomi Campbell and later split from Susie Smith, his girlfriend of 10 years, months before they were due to marry - had a son with an unnamed French woman early last year.

If you're fascinated by the extraordinary creativity of the ancient Greeks, who 2500 years ago laid the foundations of Western civilisation, then this is the perfect book to take on a pilgrimage to modern Greece.

Growing problems for New Zealanders trying to obtain British visas will be up for discussion in talks with British ministers this week. From April, the number is to be limited to 21,700 a year, compared to about 28,000 in 2009.

Isaac Hindin Miller reports from Italy's style capital on the latest in winter menswear fashions.

The headline numbers on the profitability of America's biggest banks are fuelling optimism that the US economy is continuing to improve.

Central Coast Mariners secured a 2-0 win in Sunday's low-key A-League NSW derby clash with a depleted Newcastle Jets.

Gaudi's unfinished Sagrada Familia was a challenge New Zealander Mark Burry took on and won.

The wealthiest man in Spain has announced his imminent retirement from fashion giant Inditex, parent company of the Zara chain.

To his clients, Terry Freeman had all the trappings of a multimillionaire City of London trader.

Equities in Europe and on Wall Street rallied after Portugal's successful bond sale eased concerns about the euro-zone's debt crisis.

A politician is under pressure to resign after becoming the first sitting MP in Britain to be convicted of expenses fraud.

Stocks on Wall Street were up as investors' confidence was underpinned by better-than-expected US earnings and international support for Europe's debt.