The scientist who invented DNA fingerprinting in 1984 can't help but see the lighter side of the technology and says it has acquired an entertainment angle now, given the high-profile cases it is used...

Washington, July 6 : American singer songwriter Sheryl Crow boosted U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama's spirits, when she offered to perform for the Senator on the campaign...

London, July 6 : The concentration camp established for Jews and other non-Aryans at Auschwitz by German dictator Adolf Hitler's Nazis was without doubt a place of horror, but for camp officers and staff, there were pleasurable activities like sunbathing, going on picnics, music sessions and putting up decorations....

Prime TV staff were left red-faced today when a segment of pornography appeared during its mid-afternoon Grassroots rugby programme. The segment, supposed to be screening on Sky TV's...

New clothing guidelines for customers by The Bank of New Zealand, has been welcomed by staff as a positive and necessary move towards increased security in the face of growing robbery rates. The...

The businessman behind yesterday's march on crime against Asians says he has a vigilante group of up to 300 members training in martial arts to protect their community against street thugs. And...

Wayne Smith believes Ma'a Nonu has the potential to be the best second-five in the world. Springbok Jean de Villiers, Wales' Gavin Henson and possibly Riki Flutey, who has just been named in...

A chill wind was blowing through the world champion Springboks today after their nine months of rugby sunshine was blacked out. A run of 13 successive test wins was halted by the 8-19 loss to the...

Techplus, a leading regional technology solutions provider has launched Tyrelok Safety Bands, the world's first fail-safe aluminium wheel protectors for buses and heavy motor vehicles, at the Jeddah...

Gospel singer Timothy Wright was critically injured Friday night in a crash in central Pennsylvania that killed his wife and a wrong-way driver who hit their vehicle, police...

When word got out that I had tickets to the Seattle Chamber Music Society's Summer Festival, I suddenly became very popular. Everyone I asked was eager to attend a concert with me. Friends of friends...

"Kit Kittredge: An American Girl" This G-rated movie is based on one of those cute if wildly overpriced American Girl dolls, but don't hold that against it: This is a sweet story of 1930s girl...

July 6, 2008 June 8 - Courtney Young knows how to carry a love tune. Jami Turner's groom burst into song at their reception, serenading his new bride and their guests with Frank Sinatra's...

The body of 14-year-old boy has been found on a Taupo sports field. Police named him as Malcolm Leonard Karaitiana-Nicoll, from nearby Waitahanui. He was a student of Taupo nui a Tia College. ...

July 6, 2008 -- He said *** "She is definitely cool by my standards." She said *** "I expected someone totally crunchy and earthy." [but] he wasn't like that at...

July 6, 2008 -- ONE year ago, I was e-mailing Super Preppy with an invite to a swanky penthouse party for July Fourth and nervously dropping $800 at Banana Republic in my attempt to try to find...

Jacob Javits Center, 655 W. 34th St.; 888-FANFEST The first pitch at this year's All-Star Game won't be thrown till July 15 at Yankee Stadium. But you can get yourself psyched for the game...

July 6, 2008 Wren, 28, and Marchesano, 31 March 22 - When Toni Marchesano and Patrick Wren met as friends in 2002, they never guessed they'd be married six years later. The pair officially...

July 6, 2008 The trailer for "Meet Dave," Eddie Murphy's latest movie, is most remarkable for what it doesn't feature: namely, Murphy in a fat suit or in drag, or both. Instead,...

oirs of a Geisha" isn't. The Japanese courtesans are played by Japanese, not Chinese, actresses; and its director (Mika Ninagawa) is a Japanese female, not an American male (Rob Marshall)....

July 6, 2008 ADMIT it: With the July 18 release of "The Dark Knight" so close - and yet so far - you're breaking out in night sweats. With Christian Bale in that tight suit, Maggie...

Fabulous Flashcast, the leading service for children in Los Angeles, specializing in kids under 5, is leading the fight in shutting down fraudulent consumer complaint sites, set up to Extort money...

When Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney began filming the story of drug-addled US journalist Hunter S Thompson at the late author's funeral, he says it was one of his "greatest...

A unique collection of British royalty memorabilia amassed over half a century by a household family servant sparked an international bidding frenzy that doubled its value when it went under the...

After a nine-year hiatus in which one project fell over due to a big fat Hollywood success, Auckland filmmaker Athina Tsoulis has finished her second feature, Jinx Sister. Athina Tsoulis could have...

A punter who took a $5 easybet ticket on last week's Pick Six will go down in the record books as one of the luckiest winners ever after he scooped the pool of $211,496.50. People throughout the...

A taxi driver has spoken of his night of terror after he was attacked by two knife-wielding teens leaving him with 50 stitches in his face. Last week Sunday News revealed cab companies were calling...

So, we decided to develop an integrity survey that covers what Malaysians think about themselves. This survey is how Malaysians really feel, how we see ourselves. This is the health check of the...

ACHIEVEMENTS of the south-west indigenous community will be featured on the big screen next week and everyone's invited to enjoy the show.The Framlingham community will hold an indigenous film night...

Steve Harmison dismisses Michael Vaughan. Photograph: John Giles/PA At last a series to savour. In recent times contests between England and South Africa have been compelling and close-fought, and...

The music droning through the relatively muted mezzanine level of Planet Hollywood, fittingly, is Bob Dylan's "Everybody Must Get Stoned." The ring the fighters use for public workouts stands next to...

Former Highway 61 biker Geoff Knight is off the mean streets and on the road to success as an opera star. The one-time patched member of the gang's Christchurch chapter won the lead role for a...

Will Smith wears his 'Hancock' costume for his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith in the bedroom. The Hollywood star has confessed he dons the tight fitting leather outfit - worn by his superhero...

he was glad his son stood up to him. "I think it's cool, mate," he said. "I don't hold any grudge against him or anything like that. "He saw something that he...

A man tore the head from a controversial waxwork figure of Adolf Hitler on the opening day of Berlin's Madame Tussauds museum, police said. Just minutes after the museum opened, the 41-year-old...

A stranded orca whale hitched a ride across Auckland to safer seas yesterday, accompanied by the son and grandson of the late ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau. The 3.4m juvenile female whale beached...

Quick to boom, quick to bust. Areas where prices skyrocketed during the housing boom are now seriously at risk of sharp falls in the property slump, says property researcher Rodney Dickens. The...

People who do not have a mortgage on their home could be financially better off if they sold their property and rented instead. This would be particularly true for people with higher value...

LOGANTON, Pa. (AP) — Gospel singer Timothy Wright was critically injured in a crash in central Pennsylvania that killed his wife and a wrong-way driver who hit their vehicle, police said. ...

This past week I've been reading sensational headlines (and by that I don't mean really well-written headlines) about Asian vigilantes. Oooh. Race. Crime. Violence. This piqued my interest,...

The All Blacks cemented themselves as the No 1 rugby team in the world by beating the reigning world cup champions 19-8 in Wellington last night to vault ahead of South Africa on the International...

Roads throughout the central North Island and lower South Island remained closed this morning, as an icy blast continued to sweep across the country. Snow fell to low levels around the country, and...

No-commission real estate shops touted as a cheaper alternative to paying traditional real estate agents are in crisis as the property market slumps. A dramatic fall-off in new listings, and a...

READINGTON —The Hunterdon County Department of Parks and Recreation'S 23rd annual "Music under the Stars" free concert series continues from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays through August 14 at Deer Path...

That's more like it. The Wallabies, inspired by an exceptional performance from five-eighth Matt Giteau, last night enjoyed their biggest win over France when they obliterated the visitors in the...

TradeMe is being sued for an undisclosed sum in damages by an importer who claims it did not do enough to prevent counterfeit versions of his goods being sold in online auctions. The case is being...

Mike Hosking and Kate Hawkesby-watchers would have dined out on the TV stars' cosy meal at plush restaurant Mikano on Wednesday night. "They weren't showing open affection towards each...

The woman at the centre of sexual violation allegations against four members of the England rugby team says she is willing to answer questions from the British judge heading a rugby union...

A person has died during a police pursuit in Palmerston North early this morning. Sergeant Marc Clausen said police were pursuing a vehicle along Featherson Street around 1.55am, after it was...

IN TROUBLE: Brad Thorn prepares to lift Springbok captain John Smit in a tackle that sparked a brawl and has led to the All Blacks lock being...