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Brazil and Mexico have both summoned the American ambassadors over allegations that the US government spied on those country's presidents.

The World Bank's top economist says Europe's banks and slowing growth in emerging economies are key dangers to the recovering global economy.

The Central Bank of Brazil has raised its interest rate to 9% from 8.5% in an attempt to rein in inflation.

The All Whites will compete in a Four Nations competition in Saudi Arabia next month, ahead of their final World Cup qualification playoff in November. The tournament will include New...

The Rio de Janeiro anti-doping laboratory which was to be used for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics in Brazil has had its right to test samples revoked. The...

The New Zealand motor racing driver Scott Dixon will line up second on the grid for tomorrow's latest IndyCar round in Sonoma California. His team-mate Dario Franchitti of Scotland...

The first batch of nearly one million tickets for next year's Fifa World Cup in Brazil have gone on sale over the internet. At least 300,000 of the tickets that...

The Tahiti Football Federation says it accepts the result of a failed doping test at the Confederations Cup in Brazil. The player returned a positive test for tuaminoheptane after Tahiti...

Politicians in Britain are calling on police at Heathrow airport to explain why they detained the Brazilian partner of an American journalist for nine hours under terror laws.

Jose Mourinho made a winning return to Stamford Bridge as Chelsea beat promoted Hull City 2-nil in their opening English Premier League football match. Frank Lampard had a penalty saved,...

Volkswagen is to stop producing the Kombinationskraftwagen - known to generations of New Zealanders as the trusty old Kombi van commonly used as a camper.

England's fought back to beat oldest football rivals Scotland 3-2 in a friendly at Wembley. Scotland scored first through James Morrison on 11 minutes, though it was a soft goal...

Tier two rugby nations will play a record total of 20 test matches in this year's November window. Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, Russia, USA, Canada, Romania, Japan, Uruguay, Portugal, Georgia, Chile,...

Qualifying for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil will be much harder for New Zealand than four years ago because of the different path they face, All Whites coach...

The veteran All Whites goalkeeper Mark Paston has announced his retirement from international football. The decision to retire means Paston won't be a part of the intercontinental playoff against…

The striker Shane Smeltz is in doubt for the All Whites' football World Cup qualifying games later this year after undergong hip surgery. Smeltz, who plays for Perth Glory and...

The football governing body FIFA says a Tahiti player failed a doping test at the Confederations Cup in Brazil. FIFA did not identify the player or details of the violation.

A Tahitian international footballer has been provisionally suspended for a positive doping test at the recent FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil. He's been banned for an initial period of 30...

His Qatari football club El-Jaish has confirmed that Ecuador striker Christian Benitez died of a heart attack. Benitez had died suddenly in Qatar on Tuesday at the age of 27.

Pope Francis said on Monday that gay people should not be marginalised but integrated into society. Audio

The Tahiti beach soccer team is approaching the end of a marathon tour of Europe as they continue to fine-tune their preparations for September's World Cup in Papeete. The Tiki...

More than three million people are estimated to have attended a Mass led by Pope Francis on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro at the end of the Catholic youth festival.

About two million people are on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro for the last evening of World Youth Day with Pope Francis.