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Five hours of historic audio recordings of the 28th Maori Battalion from 1943 are now available online.

The US National Security Agency routinely shares raw intelligence data with Israel without first removing information about US citizens, according to the latest leak by whistleblower Edward Snowden.

Two top managers of the scandal-plagued Vatican bank resigned on Monday following the arrest of a high-ranking cleric with close ties to the financial institution. Director Paolo Cipriani and…

As the price of gold continues to tumble, the Australian owner of New Zealand's largest gold mine is considering cutting capital spending and imposing a wage freeze on its workers.

Threats to ban the media from the Samoa Parliament have escalated, as the speaker of the house accused a newspaper of misrepresentation. The Samoa Observer reports the speaker La'auli Leuatea...

A bill that would allow Guam's Civil Service Commission to hold closed-door sessions without requiring transcripts is drawing criticism. Introduced by Vice Speaker Benjamin Cruz, the bill states that…

A violin thought to be the one played by the band leader of the Titanic as it sank is genuine, according to a seven-year investigation by auctioneers.

Newly released documents from the United States' central bank, the Federal Reserve, suggest it underestimated the threat of a global financial crisis as the first signs emerged five years ago.

David Bain told a judge who wrote a report on his compensation claim that his family meant everything to him and he did not kill them.

A 200-year-old letter written by Napoleon Bonaparte in which he vows to blow up the Kremlin has been sold at auction for €150,000.

Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart says Australia's mining industry needs to cut its costs if it is to survive.

The Papua New Guinea police force says the Crimes Directorate is now going through recommendations reached by the Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the MV Rabaul Queen. The...

Vanuatu police have arrested a Senior Inspector, Ron Tamtam, who was wanted since last weekend. Senior Inspector Tamtam is among a group of top officers facing a charge of inciting...

Wednesday's headlines: Schoolgirl who had a rash at 3pm, was dead by 5pm; severe hailstorm in Christchurch; Govt accused of having ''covert agenda'' to impose user-pays education.

The President of the Fiji Trades Union Congress has joined with others to condemn the Fiji Labour Party and its practices. Daniel Urai says the party has lost its multi-racial...

Government lawyers have hit back over a claim the Crown acted in bad faith when Prime Minister John Key discussed the outcome of the Waitangi Tribunal hearing into water rights.

A court has heard a police statement made by the man accused of shooting Feilding farmer Scott Guy dead which contradicts trial evidence given earlier by the dead man's sister.

The Prime Minister has signalled the Government might not sign a deal with SkyCity to build a new convention centre until the Auditor-General's Office has finished its investigation into the matter. Audio