World'What a total creep': PM's unwise wink?Australia's PM is feeling widespread anger to his tough Budget first hand - but criticism stepped up a notch when he was caught in a conspiratorial wink yesterday.21 May 05:30 PM
World'Lard-arse' query dumbfounds BerlusconiIt was a clash that pitted one of the finest journalists of his generation against a now-disgraced former world leader, but this was no modern-day Frost-Nixon.21 May 05:30 PM
WorldSlur against Merkel: It wasn't me, says BerlusconiSilvio Berlusconi was taken aback when Jeremy Paxman asked him whether it was true that he had once called the German chancellor "an un----able lard a---".21 May 04:28 AM
New ZealandWarning for Kiwis headed to ThailandKiwis are being urged not to travel to some areas of Thailand and to be extremely careful in others after martial law was declared across the country.20 May 09:30 PM
New ZealandMr Key goes to Washington (again)Prime Minister John Key is due to to meet the President of the United States at the White House next month - but certain things will NOT be on the agenda.20 May 12:12 AM
WorldAbbott hit hard in aftermath of grim BudgetPolls show gamble on Australians accepting pain has failed badly.19 May 10:27 PM
WorldNorth Korea's rare apologyIn an uncharacteristic step by the North Korean government, officials made a public apology after a building collapse in Pyongyang reportedly killed hundreds of people.18 May 11:24 PM
WorldAngry PM seen to strike minerTurkeys Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan punched a man in a supermarket.18 May 05:00 PM
WorldSuspected Boko Haram ringleader heldA British-born man suspected of masterminding Boko Haram bomb attacks in Nigeria that left 100 people dead became radicalised during his years at a Welsh university.18 May 05:00 PM
WorldEurope's citizens go to pollsAfter fighting to save its single currency, the European Union faces a test of political legitimacy when voters in its 28 member states elect a new European Parliament.18 May 05:00 PM
WorldDoes India's new PM have a dark side?Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies have won India's general election by the biggest margin in 30 years.18 May 01:46 AM
WorldLandslide winner sets out to change IndiaPrime Minister-elect Narendra Modi made a triumphant entrance in New Delhi yesterday, promising to improve the lives of all Indians.17 May 05:00 PM
WorldLandslide win for Modi and BJPIndia's ruling Congress party admitted defeat last night as the Narendra Modi wave washed over the country in a scale few had predicted.16 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandKey aware of 'some' GCSB spy toolsJohn Key has said he is aware of "some" but not all of the tools used by the GCSB amid fresh questions over an intrusive piece of spyware showcased by the United States' NSA to their Kiwi partners.15 May 05:25 AM
New ZealandInternet NZ: PM needs to front upJohn Key needs to front up about the involvement of the GCSB in the National Security Agency's international spies' club, says the internet lobby group.15 May 02:57 AM
WorldSyria: Babies deformed after mothers exposed to gas attacksThe use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime against rebel-held areas is resulting in genetically malformed babies, according to doctors.15 May 01:50 AM
BusinessTreasurer's image goes up in smokeIs this how NOT to sell a Budget? Australia's Treasurer Joe Hockey was snapped puffing on a cigar, and later dancing in his office before selling A$80b in cuts.14 May 07:30 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Finally English gets his Webb Ellis Cup BudgetWhether by design or merry happenstance, Finance Minister Bill English will stand to present his maiden surplus today.14 May 05:00 PM
WorldStandoff leaves Thailand facing bleak, unstable futureThe photograph of the two men was nothing less than remarkable.14 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandGCSB links to NSA exposedNew documents released by Edward Snowden show New Zealand's GCSB closely enmeshed with some of the most controversial parts of the United States' spying apparatus.14 May 06:54 AM
World'Sick' racism or fair criticism?Right-wing French politicians were accused of racism yesterday after they attacked a black minister who failed to sing the national anthem at a public ceremony.12 May 08:45 PM
WorldChaotic poll backs self-ruleThe volunteer in charge of the polling station was candid about the sort of election he admired.12 May 05:00 PM
WorldObama security put on neighbourhood watchMembers of Barack Obama's Secret Service team were repeatedly taken off their job in the middle of 2011.12 May 05:00 PM
BusinessCrunch time for Abbott as Budget loomsTonight is make-or-break night for Prime Minister Tony Abbott as his Government reveals its first Budget to a nation that is expecting the worst.12 May 05:00 PM
WorldPM's pledges ringing in his earsThere's a scary echo in Prime Minister Tony Abbott's ear. As he weathers a storm of anger and protest before Tuesday's Budget - much of it within his own political bloc - he can hear his old familiar mantras repeating.09 May 05:00 PM
WorldMegamouth shark caught off the coast of JapanAn extremely rare female deep-water megamouth shark has been caught off the coast of Shizuoka in Japan, in what is believed to be only the 58th known sighting of the animal on record.09 May 04:23 AM
