Four people, including two American tourists, were taken to hospital after a double-cab utility crashed on State Highway 8 south of Omarama about 3pm yesterday.
For Egyptians worn down by a tumultuous military interregnum, the first opportunity to choose their leader freely looked as much like a poisoned chalice as a triumph of democracy.
University A produced its best performance of the season when it overwhelmed Kaikorai at the University Oval.
Southern centre Apelu Alapati's try in the 70th minute helped Southern retain the Jack Hore Memorial Trophy, and bank a valuable bonus point, when it defeated Pirates at Hancock Park.
At least 22 al Qaeda-linked militants and 12 Yemeni soldiers were killed in clashes and air strikes overnight during a US-backed offensive against insurgents in the south of the country, officials say.
Jennifer Lopez has topped the annual Forbes list of the 100 most powerful celebrities in the world, taking over from fellow pop singer Lady Gaga and beating out media mogul Oprah Winfrey.
Some big scores have been run up in the Highlanders 1st XV competition today, with a couple of teams carding 50 points or more.
A United Nations-backed court convicted former Liberian president Charles Taylor of war crimes and crimes against humanity, the first time a head of state has been found guilty by an international tribunal since the Nazi trials at Nuremberg.
The bloody conflict in Syria spilled across two tense borders when gunfire from government forces killed a cameraman in Lebanon and wounded at least six people in a refugee camp in Turkey, authorities said.
A tropical storm is building in the Pacific and threatens to dampen the beginning of the Easter holiday - but forecasters say New Zealanders should expect a fine, warm weekend before it arrives.
Workers restoring a 19th-century mansion in the Russian city of St. Petersburg have discovered a vast trove of silver and jewellery hidden in a secret compartment.
An elephant called Baby did not want a bath.
Queen Elizabeth II has become a wedding crasher.
Police say four Swiss and one French citizen have been confirmed killed by a massive avalanche in northern Norway.
Italy passed the Six Nations rugby wooden spoon back to Scotland when they beat the visitors 13-6 at Rome's Stadio Olimpico.
France have shrugged off a poor first-half performance to draw 17-17 at home to Ireland in the Six Nations, ending its hopes of a Grand Slam and leaving Wales alone at the top of the standings.
A woman is in a critical condition in hospital after her car collided with a truck carrying a 21 tonne container in Hawkes Bay.
A powerful storm system that produced multiple reports of tornadoes has lashed the US Midwest, roughing up the country music resort city of Branson and laying waste to small towns in Illinois and Kansas. At least nine people were killed.
Samoan first five Tusi Pisi headlines the new-look Hurricanes side named today for the 2012 Super 15 season.
A fight among inmates led to a prison riot in northern Mexico that killed 44 people, a security official says.