The world, in perspective.

A security guard who worked at Christchurch's One New Zealand Stadium over the weekend says the heat was unbearable and unsafe.

Six people needed medical treatment for heat-related incidents during Monday's NPC final.

Irish patients on waiting lists here who have sought treatment in hospitals abroad, under an EU Scheme, have been left waiting six months or more in some cases to get their money back from the HSE.

A woman being treated for Ebola in Nigeria has been medically evacuated to Switzerland, authorities say.

Russell Brand's former personal assistant told a court she saw women being mistreated by the comedian and quit working for him when she was "sick of him".

An abandoned Glen Eden home and a Mt Albert Kāinga Ora flat caught fire.

Again and again we see that if women demand respect, it is not long before men will find a way to blame men’s failure to show respect on the fact it was asked for in the first place.

The jury in Russell Brand's criminal trial has heard from a woman who claims the celebrity raped her at his London home in 2009 and treated her "like an animal".

The comedian and actor is on trial for charges including rape and sexual assault, which he denies.

A new report reveals the plight of North Korean workers at a drone factory in Russia. It also raised concerns that Pyongyang could gain hands-on knowledge of advanced weapons systems through the workers it sends there.

A new report reveals the plight of North Korean workers at a drone factory in Russia. It also raised concerns that Pyongyang could gain hands-on knowledge of advanced weapons systems through the workers it sends there.