Israel announces 1,600 new homes for east Jerusalem, threatening to overshadow the US vice-president's visit.

Northern Ireland's assembly backs a key measure to devolve the highly sensitive issues of policing and justice from London.

Dutch bishops order an inquiry into alleged sexual abuses of children by Catholic priests, threatening a new scandal.

Seven people are arrested in the Irish Republic over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist for depicting the Prophet Muhammad.

A Nigerian Christian group accuses the army of ignoring warnings of attacks, as communal tension remains high near Jos.

A New Zealand family are among about 17 foreigners expelled from Morocco for trying to convert children in a home they ran to Christianity. Chris Broadbent, 35, his wife Tina, 33, and their two sons, William, 2, and Samuel, 1,...

A High Court jury considering whether two South Auckland caregivers are guilty of the manslaughter of an intellectually impaired woman they cared for went home last night after hearing Justice Pamela Andrews sum up. Joseph Proude,...

Hollywood star Sam Neill says a priceless resource is at stake as opponents line up to try to prevent cubicle dairy farming in the South Island's iconic Mackenzie Country.Neill, a star in blockbuster films such as Jurassic Park...

An emotional hospital-bed email has revealed how the heroics of a Kiwi soldier who saved the lives of two comrades under heavy Taleban gunfire were inspired by his fallen commander.British Army rifleman James McKie, 29, who is...

The mother of a baby girl who died after being found face down in a bath was regularly visited by Child Youth and Family which gave her advice on how to provide a "safe and loving home" for her twin daughters.The Herald has...