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Donald Rumsfeld, the two-time US defence secretary who was one of the main architects of the Iraq war, has died at the age of 88.

University of Canterbury and an American museum have discovered separate linens are from the same ancient shroud.

US Catholic bishops are on a potential collision course with President Joe Biden after voting to commission a document that may call for him to be barred from Holy Communion.

The world's largest meat processing company has been targeted by a sophisticated cyberattack that is being blamed on hackers based in Russia.

In today's sports news - Another draw for Black Sticks women, Brentford promoted to EPL, and Sharks, Giants and Nuggets win in NBL.

Tony Stamp assesses the high energy electro pop of Japanese band CHAI on their third album WINK, an electrifying collection of psychedelic jams from Saharan guitar maestro Mdou Moctar, and the latest…

A Ryanair plane flying from Greece to Lithuania has been diverted to Belarus, with the country's opposition figures saying it was done so a dissident journalist on board could be arrested.

The mobile payments company Pushpay has almost doubled its full year profit, as donations surged on its platform during the pandemic.

Sir Lewis Hamilton says the conviction of a former police officer for the killing of George Floyd "marks a new dawn in the fight for racial justice".

Opinion - The unprecedented conviction of police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder and manslaughter of George Floyd is testament to the hard work of Black Lives Matter organisers and protesters.

Chicago officials on Thursday released to the public a graphic body-camera video showing a policeman shooting and killing a 13-year-old boy while he appeared to be raising his hands in an alley.

Mulan was shot in New Zealand and China, and received criticism for filming in the region of Xinjiang, where Chinese authorities are believed to be systematically abusing Muslim minorities.

Simon Morris reviews a long-awaited adaptation of a Kiwi classic and two Black American history lessons.

US President Joe Biden has criticised the lifting of mask requirements in the states of Texas and Mississippi, calling it "Neanderthal thinking".

Simon Morris sees a documentary about the war exploits of five Hollywood greats and finds the Golden Globes rather underwhelming by comparison.

Chadwick Boseman was posthumously named best actor in a drama film for his performance in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.

Hollywood stars will be dressing in their finest slippers and gathering in their living rooms later for the 78th Golden Globe Awards.