The 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City kicked off on Thursday among unprecedented law enforcement presence as millions of spectators gathered along the route to marvel at the annual spectacle.
Among the winners were David Hasselfhoff's U.K. comedy 'Hoff the Record' and a special award for Shonda Rhimes.
The first shipload of refugees left the quake-stricken town of Kaikoura Wednesday as the New Zealand government announced the magnitude of Monday's deadly tremor had been upgraded from 7.5 to 7.8.
The New Zealand government Wednesday unveiled details of a major military spending program to align its forces' capabilities with those of Australia and other defense partners.
Chinese visitors would be crucial to the recovery of the north Canterbury economy after the quake, particularly in the hard-hit township of Kaikoura in New Zealand, famed for its coastal scenery and whale-watching, a tourism industry group leader told Xinhua Tuesday.
The New Zealand military on Tuesday accepted outside offers of help in its relief operations in the wake of Monday's deadly earthquake in the South Island.
Canada's main immigration website appeared to crash and New Zealand reported increased traffic from U.S. nationals as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump inched closer to the White House on Wednesday.
A surge in visitors from China helped smash records for New Zealand's burgeoning tourism industry in the 2015-2016 financial year, the government tourism agency said Friday.
Gawker Media, which filed for bankruptcy after losing a lawsuit brought by former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, settled the case on Wednesday (Nov 2), bringing to a close a multi-year dispute that led to the demise of the company as an independent news organisation.
Lawyers in New Jersey's "Bridgegate" trial will begin delivering closing arguments on Thursday, seeking to sway jurors deliberating the fate of two former allies of Governor Chris Christie.
Myanmar will cooperate with New Zealand in implementing a development project for dairy farming, official media reported Wednesday.
Famed Chinese pianist Lang Lang raised over 2 million U.S. dollars for music education during a gala concert dinner in New York on Monday.
The ultimate winner if Brexit forces banks to flee London may lie 3,500 miles away, far beyond the borders of Europe.
New York City police are looking for whoever draped a gigantic banner featuring a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin over the side of the Manhattan Bridge on Thursday.
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key on Thursday congratulated former Portuguese leader Antonio Guterres on becoming the next United Nations Secretary-General.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office on Monday ordered the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's foundation to cease fundraising immediately after a report revealing that the charity is not properly authorized to seek public donations.
New Zealand will send 60-strong contingent and a P-3K2 Orion surveillance aircraft to Malaysia this week to take part in an annual multi-national exercise in the South China Sea, the New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF) said Monday.
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