A new record has been set in the Middle Eastern equivalent of our scrap over pavlova with Aussie - with a ten ton batch of hummus

Under the gaze of the Israeli army, one man is building an extraordinary hotel.

Increases in terror attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan triggered a spike in the number of civilians killed or wounded there last year.

Our small country has a long record in world peacekeeping.

Herald blogger Dita Di Boni says building genuine self-esteem in young girls is never an easy task.

Guy Sainsbury came across a group of people who had seen a vehicle 80m down a bank, and decided to look around the area himself.

Israeli troops have shot dead four Palestinians in the last 24 hours.

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

Dubai is flashy, showy and ambitious but it's still too self-conscious, writes Stuart Dye.

A drug thought to be used by Kiwis as a substitute for ecstasy could be banned in Britain after being linked to two deaths.