POLITICS & POLICY

What is it about military dictatorships that they use pretty and sexy women to help keep their leaders in power?

Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull stressed on Thursday in an interview with 2GB radio host Alan Jones that he "support unreservedly and wholeheartedly every element in the Budget."

The search for Madeline McCann has taken a new twist this week as search dogs were sent out along with police officers to scour a patch of scrubland in the Algarve region in Portugal.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has officially declared the boats issue "resolved" with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

New Zealand's Internet Party is currently considering decriminalization of cannabis.

Residents in Latin America, especially Chile, Mexico and Guatemala, have been advised to brace for more rains even as weather bureau said tropical storm Boris has weakened.

The floods that deluged Bosnia in May, which claimed at least 44 lives, has unearthed wartime mass graves of Muslim Bosniak victims of the bloody 1992-1995 war in the country.

Even if Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is out of the country, former PM John Howard did not spare him from a rebuke for Mr Abbott's alleged heavy reliance on slogans and the belief that Aussies would support changes if they perceive these to be fundamentally fair.

Taliban authorities released a video of the handover of PoW Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl.

Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott will attempt to mend the country's relationship with Indonesia in his 10-day trip, along with France, Canada and the U.S. as part of his itinerary.

Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of crippled Fukushima power plant, has started constructing a huge underground ice wall around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. This plan is seen to control and manage the production of toxic water at the complex devastated by a tsunami that was triggered by a magnitude 9 earthquake in March 2011.

A new study has revealed that global investors have less confidence in Australia, while the United States has extended its dominance as the nation with the most positive sentiment from investors. Consulting company AT Kearney closely monitors foreign investor sentiment and saw Australia dropping in the rankings.

On Wednesday, The Queen rode an Australian-design golden carriage for the opening of parliament

Drug authorities are one in warning Australia for an alarming drug epidemic that can hit Australia unprepared

On Sunday, Chinese-Australian artist Guo Jian was arrested in Beijing as part of China’s crackdown on Tiananmen protesters

U.S. President Barack Obama asked Congress for an approval of $1 billion to spend on the American forces in Europe

A survey conducted by the Canadian government on prostitution has the residents divided on the issue. While some Canadians responded that buying sex should be illegal, selling it should not be considered a criminal offence.

The Obama administration on Monday has revealed a new plan which targets to slash its country's power plant carbon dioxide emissions by 30 per cent on 2005 levels by 2030.

Defence group attending the Five Power Defence Arrangement convention hopes to eradicate groundless conspiracy theories on MH370

Woman sailor Katherine Tee files report with JACC about seeing MH370 on fire

A study by the Met Office and Newcastle University published in the Nature and Climate Change journal has revealed how global warming and climate change will most definitely impact the occurrence of summer downpours and flash flooding in Britain.

Aussies have turned to Twitter as they cringed in embarrassment after U.S. satirical news program, "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver," aired a segment mocking Australia Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

King Juan Carlos I of Spain is going to step down after ruling for almost 40 years. Here are the things you should know about the king who ruled Spain for nearly 40 years.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will finally meet this week during the PM's 9-hour stopover at Batam Island in Indonesia. It would be the first face-to-face encounter after the spying row in late 2013.

The world will witness a monarch retire as Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced on Monday the abdication of King Juan Carlos. The 76-year-old king who assumed the crown in 1975 after the death of dictator Francisco Franco is passing the crown due to weak health.

Asylum seekers in Christmas Island had their mouths sewn shut in an act of protest against their detention, according to reports. Refugee advocates said around 400 asylum seekers participated in a week-long protest.

The annual conference of New Zealand Green Party had taken a "grim" tone when Australian Greens senator Scott Ludlam gave an account of his life under the leadership of Australian Minister Tony Abbott.

Over 12,000 requests have poured out within 24 hours after Google launched the "right to be forgotten" campaign.

Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s defence analyst Mark Thomson said that Defence should boost budget to prepare for China’s rising power