Following a wave of recent votes in favor of marriage equality, New Zealand has become the 13th nation to formally recognize same-sex marriages.
It makes sense that Iran is considering suing Ben Affleck, or that Canadians might feel shafted in their role as supporting characters. But New Zealand? Well, it has to do with one throwaway line.
Okay, maybe economist Gareth Morgan doesn't really want to exterminate cats. But he does want owners to keep their felines indoors for the rest of their lives and not replace them they die, because he believes cats will kill off New Zealand's native wildlife.
While by all accounts Wednesday's premiere was full of merriment, the journey of An Unexpected Journey has not been without its perils, many of which seem to be self-inflicted.
It's a good thing Kim Dotcom is becoming a popular "cult hero" in his adopted home of New Zealand, because for now it looks like he'll be stuck there at least until March of 2013 as his extradition hearing has been delayed.
In a twist of international law, Lawyers for Megaupload are saying U.S. piracy charges against the company should be dropped, but not necessarily those against its founder, Kim Dotcom.
A paperwork mistake by police has freed up $17.8 million of MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom's frozen assets, including $6.8 million in cash that could put him back on the list as a flight risk.
Before seizing nearly $9 million in cash and 18 luxury cars -- including a 1959 pink Cadillac -- police found Megaupload's founder, Kim Dotcom, hiding in a panic room with a sawed off shotgun.
The series of earthquakes that shook Christchurch, New Zealand on Friday made news mostly because they scared the hell out of people still reeling from February's deadly temblor, but they did cause some damage, much of it directly under automobiles, from what we're seeing.
Facebook has finally decided to start rolling out its Timeline; but don't get too excited, it's only turning the feature on for 0.25 percent of its users.
A New Zealand helicopter pilot got a tremendous scare today when his helicopter was torn in half by power cables, but he somehow managed to walk away with just a minor injuries.
The Canadian city avoided damage in a strong quake, but wants to be ready for worse
We've never seen cops look so hip and with it
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