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The Brazilian judge who ordered the deportation of convicted murderer and paedophile Phillip John Smith back to New Zealand a year ago has been dismissed from office, Smith's lawyer says.

Organisers of the climate talks in Paris say a final draft text has been agreed after nearly two weeks of intensive negotiations.

Murderer and paedophile Phillip John Smith is seeking to have charges against him dismissed amid allegations the Brazilian judge who deported him was suffering from dementia.

The IOC is confident next year's Rio Games will not be compromised by the political turmoil and economic downturn in Brazil.

The final rugby sevens qualification tournaments for the Rio Olympics have been confirmed for June next year.

Renault will return to Formula One as a constructor next year after signing key contracts to acquire the struggling Lotus team.

Brazil has rebounded from their surprise loss to the New Zealand women's football team, with a 5-1 win over the Football Ferns in Cuiaba.

United States officials investigating corruption at football's world governing body FIFA have charged 16 more officials.

The New Zealand women's sevens team have won the plate competition at the Dubai leg of the World Series after being beaten in Cup quarter-finals by Australia.

A New Zealand-led study comparing the sky-rocketing price of cancer drugs shows massive discrepancies in costs between countries. Audio

Fiji and Russia caused major upsets on day one of the Women's Sevens World Series opener in Dubai.

Convicted murderer and sex offender Phillip John Smith has been denied parole.

The New Zealand women's rugby sevens team will be chasing a fourth straight World Series title and a psychological edge ahead of the Olympics when the series starts in Dubai tonight.

There are conflicting reports about the immediate future of the seven-billion US dollar Vale nickel plant at Goro in New Caledonia.

Leaders from across the globe will try and tackle one of Earth’s biggest problems: global warming.

The Football Ferns have claimed New Zealand's first win over Brazil on their home territory, beating the hosts 1-0 in the opening game of their two-match series in Sao Paulo.

A mosquito-borne disease that has spread to the Pacific Islands is now reported to damage unborn children.

Brazil plans to sue two mining companies for $NZ8 billion in damages caused by the burst of a dam which killed at least 13 people and polluted a major river valley.

The captain of the New Zealand women's football team says after five months apart her team needs to gel if it's to threaten Brazil on Sunday morning in Sao Paulo.