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Newsreader orders 'revenge killing' of TV channel boss, court told
A newsreader in Cyprus has been accused of hiring a hitman to murder a TV station boss after he sacked her.

Justice ministry slams three strikes changes
Changes to the Govt's three strikes justice policy risk breaching NZ's Bill of Rights, the Justice Ministry warns.

Wearable clothes - a novelty for fashion week
Stylish, wearable clothes which do not demand a model's body or a film star's lifestyle: that was what several designers delivered at London Fashion Week yesterday.

NZ films take major prizes at film festival
NZ films have won three of the six major awards in the Generation section of the Berlin International Film Festival.

Longest-serving 'chained wife' breaks free after 48 years
Susan Zinkin divorced her husband in 1962 but was forbidden from looking for new love for almost 50 years.

Toyota recall: Is Corolla next?
New Zealand's favourite car - the Toyota Corolla - should not be affected by the steering problems reported in the United States, says a Toyota spokesperson.

French guilty of selling fake Pinot Noir
A group of French winemakers have been found guilty of selling fake Pinot Noir to the US.

Tablets, smartbooks fit somewhere between PCs, smartphones
Do you really need a device that isn't quite a PC and isn't quite a smartphone?

Emotional Lady Gaga sweeps Brit Awards
Flamboyant chanteuse Lady Gaga has swept the boards at the Brit Awards, winning three categories.

Susan Boyle embraces fame
Singer Susan Boyle has revealed that she is 'not the scared person' she was when she first found fame.

Train crash passengers speak of horror
A commuter train ran a stop light during morning rush hour and collided head-on with another train in a Brussels suburb overnight.

UK man speechless after scooping Britain's largest-ever lottery prize
Skydiving enthusiast shocked to learn of $126m win.

Train collisions 'should not be possible'
Crash investigators will want to know how two Belgian commuter trains came to collide head on.

MeeGo: Nokia, Intel join smartphone forces
Nokia and Intel are combining the software they've each been developing for smart phones, tablet computers and other internet devices.