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Bid to arrest Tony Blair nets bounty

The London barman who attempted a citizen's arrest on Tony Blair has been rewarded with a sizeable bounty for his efforts.

Abbott rejects navy brutality claim

Tony Abbott has vowed turning asylum seekers' boats back to Indonesia, despite brutality claims and warnings of naval conflict.

NZ should keep out of dispute: poll

A majority of voters want NZ to keep out of any conflict that could flare up in the East China Sea.

Front row faux pas at powhiri

'I sat where I was told.' A senior Australian politician has brushed off her minor breach of Maori protocol at the opening of a conference at Parliament.

Female Speaker breaks with protocol

There was one small break in protocol this morning at a major gathering of parliamentary speakers from around the world. And it was by an Aussie in red shoes.

Assad accused of war crimes, double-dealing

The Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad has funded and co-operated with al-Qaeda in a complex double game even as the terrorists fight Damascus.

Christie set on bid amid bully claims

Republican governor now says he's 'readier' for White House despite scandals.

Battle of the sexes at conference

Speakers from around the world will be welcomed at Parliament today in a huge powhiri - but there won't be any women in the front row,

Key: Golf with Obama worth 'a decade of bilaterals'

Jane Kelsey: Leak shows trade deal may prove tricky

Ministers and officials have different ideas on what was agreed at Trans-Pacific Partnership talks in Singapore, writes Jane Kelsey.

MP paints face in racist rant

An Italian MP has “blacked up” to deliver a staggering anti-immigration rant in the country’s parliament.

Sarkozy scoffs at Hollande

Francois Hollande has made the French presidency look "ridiculous" with his scooter-driven nocturnal trips to visit his mistress, Nicolas Sarkozy was reported as saying.

Hollande affair: Who gets the blame?

Who's taking the brunt of the Hollande affair? In a very French twist, it looks like it's the jilted first lady - who's been hospitalised since she found out.

Hollande plays it haughty

Campaigning for the French presidency less than two years ago, Francois Hollande pledged that in office he would be 'normal'.

Is Hollande's mistress pregnant?

Julie Gayet, the actress thought to be having an affair with French President Francois Hollande, is reported to be pregnant.

Jihad's poster boy for Mideast

The FBI "most wanted" mugshot shows a tough, swarthy figure, his hair in a jailbird crew-cut.

Abbott's Govt faces hard stretch

Prime Minister Tony Abbott heads to the annual economic summit in Davos, Switzerland, next week to sell the world on Australia's priorities.

Kathy Marks: Review set to stoke culture fire

Goal to correct education 'left-wing bias' looks to critics like political exercise.