Latest from International Politics

Even the Pres gets declined

Presidents, they're just like us - their credit cards get declined.

US space drone: Theories fly

It arrived back at a California air base after dark. Only the eagle-eyed would have spotted the snub-nosed spacecraft gliding out of the black sky.

Violence breaks out at HK protests

Pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong have clashed violently with police while reoccupying a protest camp.

Jack Tame: Goody bags a start to big stuff

In the UN General Assembly hall it was Christmas at every desk.

UN seat doesn't mean Iraq action

Foreign Minister Murray McCully says winning a seat on the United Nations Security Council does not mean New Zealand is committed to military action in Iraq.

China rolls on, but the party's over

Dr Damien Rogers: Raft of complexities for small country to navigate

New Zealand's appointment to the UN Security Council will afford a number of benefits, and also open up a raft of complexities to navigate.

NZ wins seat: 'Victory for small states'

NZ winning a seat on the UN Security Council 'proves small countries have a role to play' says the Prime Minister, as his Foreign Minister expresses relief.

Dita De Boni: NZ independent? Tell that to the marines

If New Zealand becomes a member of the UN Security Council early tomorrow, hoping to get a pay-off for the hundreds of thousands of dollars in schmoozing we've done to get there, let us see how much of an independent voice we will retain.

The world's most polite protesters?

Pro-democracy protesters may have engaged in a night of battles with police, but then they cleaned up and apologised to police who pepper-sprayed them.

Tabloid defends Twitter sting of Tory MP

Britain's Sunday Mirror is under pressure to explain the details of its Twitter sting where it used a fake 'PR girl' to engage tweets from a Tory MP - who sent her graphic pics.

Fake PR girl causes Tory MP's downfall

British Conservative MP Brooks Newmark has said he has been “a complete fool” following a sex scandal that forced him to resign as a government minister.

Palin gets White House address wrong

It is just as well Sarah Palin was not elected vice president of the US – otherwise she would have doubtless got lost on her way to work.

Questions as UK enters war

RAF jets were unleashed above Iraq as Britain threw its military might behind a US-led air war against the Isis (Islamic State) terror group.

PM deals with sex scandal and defection

British Prime Minister David Cameron was plunged into a double crisis after one of his ministers resigned over a sex scandal and another MP defected to Ukip.

US eyes up cloud users in Europe

Private information stored online by European computer users could be scrutinised by American law enforcement agencies.

Catalan show of defiance

The Catalan leader, Artur Mas, formally called a November referendum on independence yesterday, in a show of defiance that puts the northeast region on a collision course.

Republicans unite over Clinton

Hillary Rodham Clinton is the one figure uniting US religious conservatives frustrated by a leaderless Republican Party that's divided over foreign policy, immigration and social issues.