Prime Minister Julia Gillard yesterday moved to calm the nerves of an Australia she believes is afraid of the future, mapping out a conservative route through the political centre that sheds many of the aspirations of the left.In…

Officials say a helicopter has crashed into Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour and its two pilots and 11 passengers have been rescued.Hong Kong police spokesman Horace Chan says two of the 13 on board suffered light injuries. Chan said…

The death toll in Mexico from flooding caused by former Hurricane Alex has risen to six, authorities say.Nuevo Leon state Civil defence Director Jorge Camacho said the victims died in and around the northern city of Monterrey.President…

NEW YORK – Children often ask the question “Who am I?” as they come of age, but that’s nothing like the identity crisis now confronting the sons and daughters of four couples accused of spying for Russia.Over a turbulent…

MEXICO CITY – A top drug gang enforcer says he ordered the killing of a US consulate worker because she helped provide visas to a rival gang in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, federal police said.Jesus Ernesto Chavez, whose…

LOS ANGELES – Three executives at a Los Angeles cuddly toy maker have been arrested on suspicion of laundering millions of dollars for Mexican and Colombian drug traffickers.US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said…

The first day Abby Sunderland was stranded in the Southern Ocean, Australia’s rescue agency chartered a jet to fly over the area where her emergency beacon was activated.The 11-hour flight cost an estimated AU$110,000(NZ$135,800).The…

The mysterious disappearance of a former presidential candidate is stoking fear in Mexico that nobody may be safe from relentless kidnapping and rampant drug violence.Diego Fernandez de Cevallos was reported missing over the weekend…

Europe’s busiest airport is set to close this afternoon (NZ time) as a dense cloud of volcanic ash drifts across England from Iceland, aviation authorities said.The airspace over London’s Heathrow Airport will be closed at 1am…

A small plane crashed into a house in Florida today – but amazingly, no-one was seriously injured, either on the plane or in the house.A spokeswoman in Clearwater city says the plane hit the roof of one house and landed in the…