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Expat Kiwis find Oz army loophole

New Zealanders living in Australia have chalked up a small but important victory for expats after being accepted for trials with the Australian Defence Force.

Why US inflation stays ultra-low while job growth is surging

McCully praises peaceful elections in Sri Lanka

The Minister of Foreign Affairs has welcomed the peaceful elections in Sri Lanka and congratulated the country's new president after a shock election result.

Brit PM won't back Duke in sex case

The Prime Minister of Britain, David Cameron, has refused publicly to support the Duke of York in the wake of allegations that he "sexually abused" a teenage girl.

NZ's envoy gears up for tough UN issues

New Zealand has taken its seat at the heart of international decision-making for the next two years.

Imran's rocky start

For the women of Pakistan, it was cause for mourning. For the conservatives in the Muslim nation, it was cause for anger. But for the man himself, it was cause for celebration.

Corrupt ex-governor gets jail

Bob McDonnell, the former governor of Virginia, has been sentenced to two years in prison for taking nearly US$170,000 ($219,000) in money and gifts in exchange for promoting a dietary supplement....

Merkel faces tough start to 2015

Editorial: Tricky road ahead for Tongan PM

When the Tongan monarchy relinquished much of its power in 2008, it seemed the path to a working parliamentary democracy would be relatively straightforward.

NZ steps up to centre stage at UN

Foreign Minister Murray McCully wants New Zealand to be "sure-footed" from the outset when it officially begins its term on the UN Security Council tomorrow night.

War ends but the battle goes on

The war is officially over, victory secured. And Afghanistan, once again, has been rebuilt. But for many, life in the restive provinces is much as it ever was.

Kremlin denies deaths in undeclared war

Anton Tumanov gave up his life for his country, but his country won't say where and it won't say how.

Malaysia PM under fire for golfing with Obama

Rescuers are struggling to get help to the tens of thousands of people affected by Malaysia's worst flooding in decades as angry victims accused the Government of being slow in its response.

Monkey slur in bitter war of words

Even by the outrageous standards of North Korean propaganda chiefs, it was an unusually vulgar slur, a dramatic escalation in the two-week-long war of words between Pyongyang and Washington.

Coups save face for Obama

Assumptions that President Barack Obama was a lame duck, counting down his last quarter after Republicans seized Congress, were confounded by several White House coups.

Anger and betrayal in Little Havana

North Korean net shut down for nine hours

North Korea experienced one of its worst internet outages for several hours, days after United States President Barack Obama vowed a "proportional" response.

Outrage at Abbott's latest gender gaffe

Australian PM Tony Abbott has been mocked online for saying women are "particularly focused on the household budget".