POLITICS & POLICY

Australia may be violating international law for detaining children in its asylum seeker detention centre. The Australian Human Rights Commission has conducted an investigation into the country's practice of holding refugee children in detention facilities in March. According to the Gillian Triggs, president of the Human Rights Commission, Australia may be in breach of international law. In a visit to Australia's detention facility in Christmas Island last March, Ms Triggs said that intern...

Surrounded by spring blossoms, Britain's Queen Elizabeth, Prince Phillip and Prince William attend the unveiling of the Windsor Greys statue in Windsor southern England on Mar. 31, 2014.

One of the three journalists who were captured as suspected terrorists in Egypt gave a rather bizarre reason in his defence to prove that he was not a terrorist.

The Prime Minister’s Office of Canada criticised Liberal leader Justin Trudeau for using the F-word at a boxing match at the Fight for the Cure, a fundraiser for The Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation.

Asylum seekers' boats have not gone near Australian shores for about 100 days prompting Prime Minister Tony Abbott to declare victory on March 29. He claimed he had stopped the boats of asylum seekers.

As the world's temperatures continue to warm up, so does the tempers globally. Hot tempers may exacerbate global security issues as people fight over resources, particularly water and energy, which could lead to civil wars and strife between nations and refugees, a report by a recent United Nations climate panel due for release said.

Flt Lt Russell Adams gave update regarding the Australia-led search for the missing MH370

Labor’s deputy leader, Tanya Plibersek, said ALP shall give spies more tools to safeguard national security

All eyes in Russia and Ukraine are on Natalia Poklonskaya, the very pretty new attorney-general of Crimea. However, she may be upstaged soon by Ukraine's original pretty woman who has made a political comeback from jail.

"Oso Much + Hope" printed on the Oso mudslide support t-shirts in downtown Arlington, Washington in the U.S. proves that people are still clinging to positive thoughts despite the devastation that hang above everyone's head like thick black clouds.

Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom's Internet Party in New Zealand has already reached the 500 members required to register in the New Zealand Electoral Commission one day after the party's launch. John Mitchell, the spokesman for New Zealand Internet Party said they're paid up members but they still have to be checked against the electoral role. As of March 28 in the morning, Mr Dotcom's party has passed the 600-mark.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s plans to change the Racial Discrimination Act have been met with criticisms from various groups. Holocaust Survivor Moshe Fiszman pleads the country’s leader to abandon his proposed changes, saying that he would be taking away their freedom in doing so.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott's softening stance on racial discrimination laws has angered the Jewish community. Jewish leaders in Australia are angry with the federal government over the proposed changes to the country's racial hate laws which would bring complications in the litigation against anti-Semites and Holocaust deniers.

Canada is worried that Russia may invade Eastern Ukraine any time, according to sources.

Microsoft is against the proposed changes in New Zealand's Harmful Digital Communications Bill. If the amendments are approved, the victims of cyberbullying can file their complaints in court. The Windows PC maker said the new law would establish a different standard of online abuse in New Zealand. With New Zealand's MPs as its audience, Microsoft said new changes to the cyberbullying law will not change users' online behaviour. The company suggested that the New Zealand government shou...

While Japan entered into a momentous agreement with the U.S. on Tuesday to turn over hundreds of kilograms of highly enriched uranium (HEU) and separated plutonium to the U.S., it was later learned the Asian nation isn't giving up all its plutonium stockpile.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop announced A$1m donation for Indo-pacific nuclear funding

122 debris found linked to MH370 via French satellites

Robin Beaman, an Australian marine geologist said that it is bad timing for Australia to lead the search for MH370

The national leaders of 53 nations gathered at the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague seem to be quite vulnerable to the presence of women around.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott said that Australia will search MH370 until there is no more hope

Prime Minister Tony Abbott brought back Order of Australia which was abolished thirty years ago

De Morgen, a Belgian daily, is under heavy criticism globally for its racist photo of U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama photoshopped to make them look like apes.

Russia is not going to miss any opportunity to retaliate for the Western sanctions. In the latest official move, it has banned entry to 13 Canadian officials and lawmakers.

One press conference and a movie-star face were all it took to launch Natalia Poklonskaya, Crimea's new and very beautiful attorney-general, to Internet fame.

Environment Minister Greg Hunt violates Australia’s World Heritage Obligations court hears

Some 58 world leaders are meeting on Monday and Tuesday to discuss global security at a time a crisis in Ukraine has developed.

HEMP attacks Sen Scot Ludlam on legalisation of marijuana

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott wants Papua New Guinea to speed up efforts in the processing of asylum seekers detained in Manus Island. He has arrived in Port Moresby for an official state visit. He will be meeting PNG Prime Minister Peter O'Neill for bilateral talks.