UK's oldest emigrant sails to NZ
57012
The UK's oldest emigrant waves goodbye to his former home as he sets sail for New Zealand - aged 102.
375350
A retired Connecticut pilot has become the oldest person to swim the English Channel. George Brunstad, 70, left Dover, England, Saturday morning heading for the French Coast. He finished shortly after midnight, said Mike Oram of the Channel Swimming and Piloting Federation.
31939
Two Australian adventurers who spent  two months paddling across the Tasman Sea in a kayak arrived in  New Zealand on Sunday to a rousing welcome.
289138
LONDON  - A retired American pilot swam across the choppy, chilly English Channel to raise money for children in Haiti - and at age 70, became the oldest person to swim the stretch from Britain to France.
388363
The remains of an unknown soldier from New Zealand killed in France 90 years ago during World War I arrived to an emotion-laden Maori and military welcome.
334970
A failed asylum seeker mistakenly deported to India is ordered to fly straight back to the UK.
388794
A 78-year-old man has became the latest to face sex abuse allegations on the remote British Pacific colony of Pitcairn Island, founded more than 200 years ago by mutineers.
177848
ATHENS, 26 August - New Zealand triathletes created history today, after 33-year-old Hamish CARTER executed the perfect tactical race to win the Men&#39;s Triathlon at Vouliagmeni, holding off teammate Bevan DOCHERTY, the fastest runner in the sport of
578825
MELBOURNE, Australia  - A 36-year-old businesswoman was believed to be the first woman to walk around Australia on Friday after striding into her hometown of Melbourne to complete her 16,700-kilometre trek in 365 days.
246727
About 300 African migrants travel to the Canary Islands by boat, bringing the number of recent arrivals to 600.
164251
The body of murdered backpacker Karen Aim is flown to the UK from New Zealand for her funeral next week.
697922
Britain's Ellen MacArthur completes her solo round-the-world voyage in record time.
307114
New Zealanders pay their last respects to the Mount Everest conqueror  Sir Edmund Hillary
668592
A 71-year-old Japanese man has become the oldest person to climb Mount Everest, becoming the latest in a line of elderly Japanese to scale the world's highest peak.
42739
By Katie Burford SANTIAGO, Chile  - When 30-year-old Jose Bermudezabandoned Lima for the promise of a job in Chile, he was amongthe last in his family to leave Peru.
43833
David Hempleman-Adams crosses Atlantic in world's longest flight for helium balloon.
535347
The state funeral for explorer Sir Edmund Hillary -- who conquered Mount Everest -- is taking place Tuesday in New Zealand.