A brace of goals from Manchester City saw them ring out 6-1 winners over Porto on aggregate and move through to the final 16 of the Europa League.

It's been two years now since national standards were implemented in New Zealand and it's still the hottest topic in the school system.

US president Barack Obama is often standing in front of a microphone - but overnight he did it to sing the blues with Mick Jagger and BB King.

The UN has agreed to increase the number of African Union troops in Somalia in a bid to apply more pressure to the Al-Shabaab militia.

Australia's foreign minister resigned Wednesday in a bitter rift with Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

It took Sergio Aguero a mere 20 seconds to open the scoring for Manchester City against Porto in the second leg of their Europa League tie.

A packed train has slammed into the end of the line in Buenos Aires' busy Once station, killing 49 people and injuring hundreds of morning commuters as passenger cars crumpled behind the engine. It was Argentina's worst tr...

A French photojournalist and a prominent American war correspondent working for a British newspaper have been killed as Syrian forces intensely shelled the opposition stronghold of Homs.

3 News.co.nz brings you VIDEO LIVE UPDATES, highlights, and goals, from the Europa League clash between Manchester City and Porto.

The Warriors have been boosted by the news Simon Mannering has signed a contract extension that will keep him at the club until 2015.

It is first against third in the Aussie NBL as the Breakers take on the Townsville Crocodiles at a sold out North Shore Events Centre tomorrow night.

South Africa have beaten the BlackCaps by 3 runs in a match with a nail biting finish.

Chelsea has been humbled 3-1 away to Napoli in the first leg of their Champion's League round of 16 match.

Students in Otago are determined to put on the biggest toga party for their "freshers".

Listeners can be forgiven for thinking musician Mayer Hawthorne, performing in Auckland tomorrow, is African American.