POLITICS & POLICY

The raid by the U.S. military to capture Osama Bin Laden is “one big lie”, according to Seymour Hersh.

Even NASA is all set for the Halloween. With all the haunted hotels, restaurants and other places featured worldwide, currently there is the Launch Complex-34 for the space agency.

She had nothing to gain and a lot to lose, so why did Bevan Chuang go public with her illicit affair with married with children Auckland mayor Len Brown? The 32-year-old woman at the centre of the incumbent mayor's sex scandal has revealed that she was pressured to expose the affair by his rival John Palino's election campaign team.

Scientists and amateur astronomers expect the fast approaching 2013 Comet ISON to shine brightly and become visible through telescopes by the end of October which refutes initial reports regarding the fizzling out of the “Comet of the Century.” The amateur astronomers were able to spot and capture images of the approaching comet with the use of professional telescope lens.

Embattled Auckland Mayor Len Brown’s extramarital affair is endangering his mayoral position and the trust of his constituents, but there’s one thing he can count on: his daughters’ support.

Climate change brought by global warming will greatly affect the world's oceans and the effects will dramatically be felt by 2100.

Tokyo Electric Power Corporation (TEPCO), operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, has again released highly radioactive water into the ocean, as Typhoon Wipha dropped heavy rainwater onto the plant.

For the second time in the past week, embattled Canadian telco firm Blackberry has received another round of lawsuit. On Tuesday, Blackberry shareholders in Quebec filed a class-action lawsuit against the company, alleging the company has been taking them for a ride by issuing statements that only allude to false hopes.

A man from a Pacific island nation of Kiribati has asked a New Zealand court to let him appeal a decision to recognise him as an asylum seeker and allow him to stay in the country as a climate change refugee.

The Chinese government is set to install GPS tracking systems in all state-bought vehicles, reported local state media last weekend, seeking to crack down on officials who use government cars for their own private purposes.

Canada is going to offer an honorary citizenship to Ms Yousafzai.

Former Australian Attorney-General Nicola Roxon issued a mouthful against ex-Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, challenging him to quit Parliament for the good of the federal parliamentary Labor Party. She also described him as a rude bastard and dysfunctional leader.

Prostitution, servitude and forced labour are the key trades that represent modern-day slavery - human trafficking, the most diverse nature of which can be seen in the Greater Mekong region.

Is 2015 going to be a lucky year for Justin Trudeau? Will he able to grab the keys of 24 Sussex Drive? Will he be the next prime minister of Canada? The assumptions are going strong.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown is adamant that he will not step down from power. The controversial New Zealand politician has admitted that he had an affair with former council advisory board member Bevan Chuang, but refuses to give up his position.

While Tony Abbott, when he was still Opposition leader in mid-2012, vowed that the first thing he would do if he would win the federal election and become prime minister is to repeal the carbon tax law.

The 7.4 magnitude quake that struck Bohol island in the southern Philippines has not only damaged malls and ripped roads apart in the province, it has also caused massive damage to at least two historical churches.

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck southern Philippines Tuesday morning. Unconfirmed reports said at least four people have died toppling power lines and leaving some provinces without electricity.

The New Zealand government has rejected the appeal of tech companies to be exempted from the controversial spy law.

China's central government has dangled an $818 loot reward for its six most polluting regions to speed up the cleaning operation and curb the country's growing environmental problems.

China has pledged to stop operations of at least 2,000 coal mines by 2015 in its bid to regulate production of the raw commodity and clean up the air.

With only £1 million left in her account, Queen Elizabeth II is set to get a 22 per cent pay hike from the British government to help her tide through her dwindling finances. She will receive the money over a two-year period.

Habits die hard. Giving a taste of what firefighters can deliver, Belgian firemen protesting in Brussels against government austerity measures sprayed foam on policemen outside the prime minister’s office, which was blocked by riot police and barbed wire fences.

ADFA Skype sex cadet Daniel McDonald faces another lewd scandal – “Love of My Life”

A luxury building currently undergoing repairs in Medellin, Colombia collapsed on Saturday. Search and rescue teams are trying to find at least 11 missing people from under the wreckage.

Russian authorities detained over 67 people at a gay pride rally at St. Petersburg after a clash between lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) activists and anti-gay protestors Saturday.

When you're this far down the monetary rabbit hole, it would be pretty brave to discount any eventuality. So today we're going to question whether the US government can, or will, really default on their debt obligations.

Iran will blast another space monkey within a month, according to a report in the Iranian Web site Press TV.

Bill Shorten was elected on Sunday as the new leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). His first agenda as replacement for former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is to block the attempts by the Abbott government to dismantle the carbon pricing scheme.