Wedged between the Far East and the Mediterranean, Turkey offers a wealth of culinary delights that are too often under-rated.

If anyone can be credited with the return of so-called 'real' clothes to the catwalk then it is the British-born designer, Phoebe Philo.

4G mobile phones are set to disrupt households' cable television - and possibly their neighbours' sets as well.

Spanish winemaker Telmo Rodriguez has seduced a Kiwi distributor with his ravishing reds.

Archaeologists have gained an unexpected benefit from global warming.

Sarkozy has back to wall as spread of al Qaeda terror group in France's ex-colonies hits region.

As violence recedes, many people wantto have contentious murals removed from everyday life.

More than three decades later, Stuttgart court hearing revisits one of Germany's most devastating political murders.

The country may have to suffer the indignity, like Greece, of asking for a bailout to keep it afloat.

A Queenstown man who went to Britain to get married was turned away at London's Heathrow airport as he didn't have the appropriate visa.

An al Qaeda plot to launch co-ordinated terror attacks in Britain, France and Germany involving shooting sprees on civilians has been uncovered in Pakistan.

Summer is coming and it's time to get creative with your outside space. Viva speaks to Danish furniture supremo Anders Noorgard about the hottest trends in outdoor luxury.

Greg Henderson might not be flying British Airways again after his world road championships preprations were stalled by a lost bike.

My nana loved her occasional sherry. It sat on a highly polished mahogany side table in a splendid crystal decanter, with an elaborate stopper on top.

Daniel Vettori has warned against complacency as the Black Caps headed to Bangladesh today for a five-match ODI series.

Dan Carter has been accused of asking for "crazy money" by Toulon rugby club owner Mourad Boudjellal.

Mergers and acquisitions dominated activity on Wall St, with almost US$10 billion of deals announced as the S & P 500 Index held near a four-month high.