Kiwis' disappearances linked

A NZ nurse who became a prostitute was one of several women who disappeared from Sydney's north shore in the 1980s, an inquest has heard.

Kiwi in $3m cocaine case

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18 min ago Kiwi accused of smuggling $A3 million ($NZ3.8m) worth of cocaine into Australia is far from a lowly pawn in the drug ring, a court has been told.

Saudi journalist deported from Malaysia

Malaysia defended its decision to deport a Saudi journalist for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad on Twitter.

Body found in Sydney tree identified

A friend of a young American woman whose body was found in a tree 10m off the ground in Sydney says she was the ''sweetest, nicest person''.