New Zealand's top court takes Kim Dotcom appeal
New Zealand's highest court ruled Thursday that it will hear an appeal by Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom and three colleagues as they seek to avoid ...
New Zealand to sell stake in 2nd power company
New Zealand will sell a minority stake in a second power company this year as part of a plan to balance its books. The government on Thursday ...
HK transgender woman wins legal battle to marry
Hong Kong's top court granted a transgender woman the right to marry her boyfriend Monday in a watershed ruling that falls short of allowing same-sex ...
Huawei founder gives first ever media interview
During 26 years at the helm of Chinese tech giant Huawei, founder Ren Zhengfei has never once agreed to be interviewed by a journalist. Until Thursday
New Zealand raises $1.4B from power company sale
New Zealand's government says it has raised more than a billion dollars from the contentious sale of a 49 percent stake in a state-owned power company
Women's shelter boss, mayor vouch for Mike Tyson
Who can Mike Tyson turn to for a character reference? The mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey, for one, and the leader of Nevada's largest shelter for ...
Giant rubber duck makes splash in Hong Kong harbor
A six-story-high rubber duck is making a big splash in Hong Kong. Crowds watched the inflatable duck being pulled by tugboat across Victoria Harbor ...
Baby food shortage in Europe due to China demand
Yong-Hee Kim still can't believe that in a prosperous country like Germany, powdered baby formula would ever be rationed and that she would have to ...
China becomes New Zealand's top export market
China's thirst for quality milk has seen it become New Zealand's top export market for the first time. Neighboring Australia had long been New ...
China, 15 other Asian nations to start trade talks
China and 15 other Asia-Pacific nations will kick off the first round of free trade talks next month to create one of the world's largest trading ...
Cheers and Maori song as NZealand OKs gay marriage
The halls of Parliament echoed with a traditional Maori love song after lawmakers made New Zealand the 13th country in the world and the first in the ...
NZealand is 13th country to legalize gay marriage
Hundreds of jubilant gay-rights advocates celebrated at New Zealand's Parliament as the country became the 13th in the world and the first in the ...
Antarctic team digs deep to predict climate future
Nancy Bertler and her team took a freezer to the coldest place on Earth, endured weeks of primitive living and risked spending the winter in Antarctic ...
Everest mountaineer George Lowe dies at 89
George Lowe, the last surviving climber from the team that made the first successful ascent of Mount Everest, has died at age 89. Mary Lowe said ...
Passing reference in 'Argo' rankles New Zealand
Thirteen minutes into the Oscar-winning movie "Argo," CIA agent Tony Mendez asks supervisor Jack O'Donnell what happened to a group of Americans when ...
Antarctica concerns grow as tourism numbers rise
Across most of Earth, a tourist attraction that sees 35,000 visitors a year can safely be labeled sleepy. But when it's Antarctica, every footstep ...
New Zealand suffering biggest drought in 30 years
Dairy farmer John Rose has sent more than 100 of his cows to the slaughterhouse over recent weeks as a severe drought browned pastures in New ...
New Zealand gay marriage bill passes critical test
New Zealand lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill allowing same-sex marriage Wednesday, all but assuring that it will soon become law.
New Zealand to sell stake in state power company
New Zealand announced Monday it will sell 49 percent of a state-owned energy company and list the shares on the country's stock exchange in about ...
Loved ones salute New Zealand dad killed by shark
About 150 friends and family of a man killed in a shark attack wrote messages to him in the sand Thursday and stepped into the water at a New Zealand ...
Large shark kills man in New Zealand; beach closed
A shark possibly 14 feet (4 meters) long killed a swimmer near a popular New Zealand beach on Wednesday, then disappeared after police attempting to ...
World's postal services struggle with lower demand
Sandra Vidulich is so excited about the leather boots she ordered through Amazon that she rips open the box in front of the postman and tries them on.
Royal penguin stranded on New Zealand beach dies
A royal penguin that became stranded on a beach more than 1,000 miles from its sub-Antarctic home has died at a New Zealand zoo. The penguin was ...
Christchurch marks 2nd anniversary of deadly quake
The New Zealand city of Christchurch is commemorating the second anniversary of an earthquake that destroyed thousands of homes and killed 185 people.
New Zealand plans logo-free cigarette packs
Strict against smoking already, New Zealand plans to make tobacco companies remove their logos from cigarette packs but will wait until a challenge ...
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