POLITICS & POLICY

Barack Obama said that the U.S. intelligence had underestimated the Islamic State.

Canada's WWII Lancaster bomber plane returned home after historic UK tour.

The Gay Times named former British Prime Minister Tony Blair one of the top gay icons in the United Kingdom the past three decades. Under his term, the homosexual age of consent was lowered as the same age as heterosexual couples and civil partnerships were introduced.

The deal is under fire saying Cambodia is being used as a dumping ground for refugees though Australia is denying it.

The US is preparing to tackle the challenges of post Cold War world after a lull.

Canada is the trusted ally of the US and it will support the Middle East mission wholeheartedly

The case points to the falling value systems in education and the misuse of social media to harass teenagers.

This grass root level action is vital in developing human resources to make them participate in economic development.

A plot by ISIL to target U.S emerged against the backdrop of air strikes targeting the terrorist organization.

FBI expressed its worry over online terrorist training while there was no confirmation of the terror threat Iraq suggested.

Targeting the financial sources of ISIS may check its further advancement and aggression.

Members of the radical ISIS have reportedly vowed to go after those who participated in Tuesday's airstrikes, among them was Prince Khaled bin Salman, son of Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

Australian Muslim community leaders are calling for restraint and common sense amid escalated tension over terrorist threats issued by ISIS.

Increased frequency in the New Zealand-Singapore sector will benefit the tourism industry in both the countries.

The session follows Prime Minister David Cameron's request for a special session after a request from Iraq.

New Zealand Labour leader David Cunliffe might not remain in his position for long as his key backers are slowly withdrawing. Cunliffe has previously expressed his desire to remain as leader but is now considering his political future by taking some time off.

Asia now has a gold-dispensing automated teller machine, and it is located in Singapore. The two ATMs are in Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World Sentosa.

Japan's Fukushima Prefecture has been jolted by a pair of moderate earthquakes on Wednesday.

Obama is also trying to recapture the space of Republicans in the matter of decisive approaches in defence and foreign policy.

President Obama singled out Russia while listing the challenges before the world in the 21st century.

When voters have rejected the party's programmes making some cosmetic changes may not work in the long term.

A Liberal MP is pushing that the lyrics of Canada's national anthem badly needs updating because it is sexist.

Burger King has issued $2.25 billion worth of notes to help it gather funds that will aid its $11 billion purchase of coffee-and-doughnut chain Tim Hortons, in what looked to be a direct contention to a new tax deal crackdown set in motion by the U.S. Treasury Department.

Canadian sex workers have been found to be actually satisfied with their jobs, in what is a direct opposition to the proposed Bill C-36.

Speaker Andrew Scheer clarified that he would not be able to raise the standard of answers from the government.

Canada PM Stephen Harper hinted that the US government would want more support from Canada in the mission.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott revealed that Australia had suspended 60 passports to counter terrorism abroad.

Australia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop failed to deliver a stronger commitment to global climate change action efforts. Unlike the U.S. and other countries, Australia's statement in the UN Climate Summit appeared to be weaker compared to other countries who look forward to pursuing serious plans.

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key's plans of a referendum to change the country's flag raises objections from war veterans who value history.