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Fiji police say villagers have reported houses being blown away as Cyclone Tomas moves slowly over Fiji's northern island of Vanua Levu. It has already claimed one life. Audio

A series of aftershocks has hit Chile as the country's new president Sebastian Pinera was sworn in.

Further analysis of last Sunday's tsunami in New Zealand shows waves of 1.9 metres reached the port of Lyttelton. Gisborne had the second highest, at 1.7 metres.

A curfew in Chile's second city, Concepcion, has been extended as troops struggle to contain looting and restore order after a powerful earthquake.

The president of Chile has announced emergency measures to deal with the destruction caused by a devastating 8.8 magnitude earthquake.

The New Zealand Air Force's elite Red Checkers flying squad has been grounded again following another safety incident during a training session. Audio

News that the US economy grew by more than expected in the fourth quarter helped Wall Street shares to close a little higher on Friday. However, lower housing sales and a large loss posted AIG…

An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 struck near the city of Concepcion, Chile, early on Saturday. A state of catastrophe has been declared.

Stocks in the United States jumped more than 1% in early trading on Wednesday after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress that interest rates will remain at record lows for an extended…

Stocks in the United States fluctuated on Thursday, but are currently up. European markets were also up.

Stocks in Europe and on Wall Street are up on Tuesday, lifted by a number of strong corporate results. Both Kraft Foods - the new owner of Cadbury - and drugs firm Merck reported a rise in quarterly…

US stocks advanced on Thursday after news of an agreement by the European Union to help Greece end its debt crisis, which is expected to foster stability in the region.

US investors became unsettled after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke outlined plans for dismantling the bank's economic support measures and indicated that interest rates may soon start rising.

SAT. AM (CHECK SCORING DETAILS IN THE MORNING). The 24 year Robert Gates from Florida is in unfamiliar territory as the halfway leader at the New Zealand Open golf championship, his ...

Stocks on Wall Street edged up on Monday as investors believe Ben Bernanke will be reconfirmed as chairman of the US Federal Reserve.

Police are not ruling out a possible connection between an arson and an aggravated robbery in the central Hawke's Bay town of Waipukurau.

The NZX 50 opens at 3190 on Monday after falling 35 points, or 1%, on Friday.

The United States is sending an extra 4,000 troops to Haiti to help in the relief effort after last week's magnitude 7.0 earthquake.

Stocks and the US dollar rose on Tuesday on evidence that economies around the world are improving. Housing is gaining strength in the Unuited States.

Protesters angry at inaction on climate change gained access to a private area of the stock exchange building on Wellington's waterfront on Monday morning. They left when asked to go.

There's been a large sell-off of stocks in the United States after Greece received another credit downgrade and a forecast from FedEx fell short of expectations.

North Shore mayor Andrew Williams has been criticised for sending what have been described as "aggressive" and "obnoxious" late-night text messages to senior political figures.

Stocks are flat on Wall Street where investors are concerned about companies and nations being able to meet their debt commitments.

For the first time in Australian politics women have taken the top two leadership positions in a government. Kristina Keneally and Carmel Tebbutt now head the New South Wales state government.

Court staff are taking rolling strike action on Monday, aiming for maximum disruption and leaving some courts without front-line workers.