WorldHarsh crackdown on Shia worshippers in BahrainSunni-Shia hostility in the Muslim world is likely to deepen because of the demolition of Shia holy places in Bahrain.20 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionGwynne DyerGwynne Dyer: West African countries struggling to fight off the curse18 Apr 05:30 PM
WorldAnzac forces in Timor for a long time to comeA foreign security presence may need to remain in East Timor and the Solomons for longer than expected.14 Apr 05:30 PM
WorldTyrants' crude tools of power fail as era of classic security state endsOil states are, by their nature, undemocratic.The despots who have ruled the Arab world for half a century are not giving up without a fight.29 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionIrfan Yusuf: Witch-hunt has no place in civilised democracySydney lawyer and author of <i>Once Were Radicals: My Years as a Teenage Islamo-facist</i> writes that republican-steered terrorism hearings entirely off the mark.20 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldBelarus: Europe's last dictator mocks group's bid to prosecute himLukashenko blasts 'cheap trick' but opponents act over his human rights abuses10 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldNervous Saudis take hard line on 'day of rage'Saudi Arabia announced it would ban all protests and marches.06 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionGwynne DyerGwynne Dyer: Arabs aren't copying idea of equality, they're reclaiming it02 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldLibyan city falls to anti-goverment forces - reportsLibya's second largest city, Benghazi, has fallen to anti-government forces after a crack army unit defected to the opposition and clashes spread to the capital, Tripoli, residents and news reports say.21 Feb 04:13 AM
WorldGaddafi's son warns of civil warThe son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has appeared on that country's state-owned television to make a statement denouncing the current civil unrest.21 Feb 01:40 AM
WorldAbolish Bahrain's monarchy, chant Shia MuslimsBahrain's Shia Muslims ran in their tens of thousands back into Pearl Square in the centre of Manama.20 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldPower of brutality and its limitsLessons from an extraordinary uprising - for protesters and police alike.17 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldEgyptian military calls for end to strikes, protestsThe Egyptian military has reinforced its efforts to try to return the country to normal.14 Feb 08:45 PM
KahuHone Harawira's statement on his caucus suspensionThe statement delivered by Maori Party MP Hone Harawira following his suspension from the Maori Party cacus.08 Feb 12:04 AM
KahuHarawira wants to stay with partyHone Harawira is remaining defiant and has criticised the "public relations disaster" for the Maori Party, but wants to stay with the party and stand for it at the next election.07 Feb 10:38 PM
