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Finland's Jari-Matti Latvala completed a comfortable victory at the season-ending Rally of Britain after title-winner Sebastien Loeb crashed out in a head-on collision with another car. Latvala began…

Finland's Jari-Matti Latvala has taken over the lead from Citroen driver Sebastien Loeb on the third and penultimate day of the season-closing Wales Rally. Loeb, who won his record eighth...

Shares in General Motors have tumbled after the company reported a fall in profit due to losses in Europe and South America.

The youngest Wallaby Brian Ford, who played one rugby Test in 1957, has died. The only man to play for Australia at a younger age than current star James O'Connor,...

A 25-year-old man who died in Whanganui on Tuesday night has been named as Yusef Zurich.

Police in Whanganui have begun a homicide inquiry into the death of a 25-year-old man, who they believe was fatally injured in a fight.

Ford reported a dip in profits with losses in Europe and Asia, but fared better in the United States with vehicle sales up 14% to $US18 billion.

Penrhyn politician, Tini Ford, appears to be the runaway winner of the mayoral vote in the small Cook Islands community. Mr Ford has been mayor on a previous occasion. The...

The United States has pulled its ambassador out of Syria because of concerns for his safety.

The French driver Sebastien Loeb has won the Rally of Spain to move eight points clear of closest championship rival Mikko Hirvonen with one race of the season remaining. Bidding...

The Ford driver Mark Winterbottom won a controversial Australian V8 Supercar race at the Gold Coast as Holden's Jamie Whincup extended his championship lead. Winterbottom secured his first win of...

Heavy rain has been drenched southern regions of New Zealand, closing roads and causing slips.

A woman who lost a relative in the Christchurch earthquake has questioned advice GNS scientists gave authorities in the lead-up to the tragedy. Audio

Four Caribbean football officials have been banned, including one for 18 months, for their part in a cash-for-votes scandal in the run-up to this year's FIFA presidential election. Two other...

Holden's Garth Tander has won his third Bathurst 1000 V8 Supercar endurance race despite a big challenge by defending champion Craig Lowndes. Tander, whose co-driver Nick Percat wins the race...

The New Zealand veteran racing driver Greg Murphy has won the Top 10 Shootout to take pole position for Sunday's Bathurst 1000. Murphy, a four-time Bathurst winner, clocked the fastest...

Ford says it has agreed in principle to a four-year pay deal with the United Auto Workers union.

A teenager still on his `L' plates is set to become the youngest driver ever at the V8 Supercars Bathurst 1000. 17-year-old Cameron Waters, who is still a learner driver...

The American Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has condemned an attack on US diplomats in Syria in which the ambassador was pelted with stones and tomatoes.

The New Zealand IndyCar driver Scott Dixon has pulled out of next month's V8 Supercar race on the Gold Coast. Dixon was due to share the driving duties with fellow...

The Cook Islands have included a handful of players with NRL experience in their squad to take on the Kiwis in Rarotonga next month. Among the 18-man lineup is Sydney...

An Auckland car dealership on the route taken by Rugby World Cup fans to get to Eden Park stadium has been ordered to take down a sign reading "Go the All Blacks". Audio

Ford's factory drivers swapped positions at the head of the field on the second full day of Rally Australia on the New South Wales North Coast. Mikko Hirvonen began the...

In the wake of the All Blacks' Tri-Nations defeat on Saturday, armchair critics are asking whether the All Blacks are hardy enough mentally to go all the way in the Rugby World Cup. Audio