OpinionMichelle Grattan: Media assault sees Canberra crumpleAfter an immensely long labour, Australian Communication Minister Stephen Conroy has produced a media policy mouse with a modest roar.13 Mar 08:30 PM
New ZealandBrazil's Iron Lady surprises KeyPrime Minister John Key has wrapped up his tour of Latin America with a meeting with Brazil's "Iron Lady".12 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandParliament condemns Fiji brutalityParliament has condemned the torture of Fijian detainees and urged the Fijian Government to find those responsible.12 Mar 03:00 AM
EntertainmentActor in trouble over 'rape' gaffeMovie hardman Ray Winstone has come under fire for likening rising taxes to rape, with a British politician branding the actor's remarks "very upsetting and hurtful".11 Mar 08:48 PM
WorldNews getting worse and worse for Gillard and LaborLife is about to get even tougher for Prime Minister Julia Gillard, already burdened with enough bad news to all but guarantee her defeat in the September 14 election.11 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldBlasphemy laws pose risk for minoritiesChristian community leaders in Lahore say the violence unleashed on the Pakistani city's Joseph colony erupted after a drinking session involving two friends, one Muslim and the other Christian.11 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldHoly war from friends' rowChristian communities across Pakistan have launched angry protests after a Muslim mob set fire to a Christian neighbourhood in Lahore.11 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionBob Jones: Historic apologies just pointless gesturesIn India recently, British Prime Minister David Cameron rightly refused to apologise for the 1919 Amritsar massacre.11 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandCoaches on crusade to teach sevensWhen the Crusaders coaches arrived in Brazil to coach rugby, they found one problem with the fitness approach of the players: Brazil is hot and young men like to look good when their shirts are off.11 Mar 04:30 PM
EconomyEnergy giant back on PM's agendaPrime Minister John Key says he will raise the possibility of Brazilian energy company Petrobras returning to New Zealand when he meets the country's President.11 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldCardinals denied access to reportIt is known throughout the Vatican as the Relatio (Narration). It is contained in two stiff, unmarked red folders and runs to around 300 pages.10 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldRegrets for man who laid Saddam lowKadom al-Jabouri became the face of the fall of Baghdad but the "sledgehammer man" furiously regrets the symbolism of what he was involved in 10 years ago.10 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionIrfan Yusuf: Pakistan could tear itself apartPakistan is ripping itself apart, one minority at a time, says Irfan Yusuf.10 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldKenyatta declared winner, but rival won't concedeInternational criminal court indictee Uhuru Kenyatta was officially declared the winner of Kenya's presidential election yesterday.10 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandNew Zealand Dairy farming techniques famous in Latin AmericaA Chilean farmer has given those on the Prime Minister's tour of Latin America an entertaining insight into farming in the country.10 Mar 06:15 AM
WorldGround-breaking visit aims to build links with BogotaPrime Minister John Key begins the second leg of his Latin American tour today, stopping off in Bogota for a historic visit - the first by a New Zealand leader to Colombia.05 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandKey pushes NZ's case to MexicansWhen taxi driver Ricardo is asked about Mexico's new president, he provides an amused theory on how Enrique Pena Nieto won the election last July.05 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandKey to push free trade in MexicoAfter Prime Minister John Key lands in Mexico City this afternoon, one of his first duties will be to pay homage to Mexico's historic heroes, Los Ninos Heroes.04 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldNSW debates defence of provocationPhil Cleary, a former footballer and federal politician, lost his sister, Vicki, to a violent, jealous man in 1987.26 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldCubans ponder Castro-less futureAs they digested yesterday's solemn pledge from Raul Castro at the annual meeting of the National Assembly to make his new five-year term as President his last.26 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldScandal hangs over cardinalsThree priests and a former priest in Scotland have reported the most senior Catholic clergyman in Britain, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, to the Vatican over allegations of inappropriate behaviour.24 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionMidori Kagawa-Fox: Is NZ really ready for the Asian Century?The catchphrase "the Asian Century" was put forward by the Australian Government in a White Paper last year in which it promoted economic growth, sustainability and social prosperity.24 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldGrillo promises to rip open Parliament like tin of tunaAs an enormous crowd gathered outside Rome's San Giovanni basilica on Saturday, comedian Beppe Grillo had every reason to be jubilant.24 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldRussia accused of breaking word on SyriaRussia has been accused by Western diplomats of reneging on a pledge to stop supplying arms to the Syrian regime.19 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldStalin's son surrendered to GermansJoseph Stalin's son surrendered to the Germans during the Nazis' 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union, new evidence found in Russian archives suggests.18 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldJesse Jackson jnr's obessionCountless politicians have been caught indulging secret vices, but few can claim an addiction as eccentric as that of the former US Congressman Jesse Jackson jnr.18 Feb 04:30 PM
