POLITICS & POLICY

New Zealand's GCSB Bill or the Government Communications Security Bureau and Related Legislation Amendment Bill will be passed into law despite the objections of the Opposition. A viral video of the prime minister in a post-cabinet press conference has triggered reactions in social media. Mr Key was poised to answer questions regarding the passage of the GCSB bill. One journalist practically interrogated the prime minister and specifically pointed out Mr Key's disagreement with expert de...

Authorities from both government and private sectors from the Philippines have brought forces together as they race to contain the oil spill damage in Cebu which has already greatly affected the sources of livelihood in the province.

Australian Election 2013: Australian Electoral Commission announces that telephone voting is now available for blind and low vision voters

At least 19 areas in the Philippines' Luzon region have been put in a state of calamity following the onslaught of rains and floods brought by a Storm Trami-intensified southwest monsoon.

The Controversy Related to Cruz’s Birth Continues

Australia, on Tuesday issued a warning to its activists groups taking part in the Freedom Flotilla to Indonesia’s Papuan province. In a statement issued from Jakarta, Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr termed the protestors as “fringe activists”.

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As the election date nears, the fight between Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott gets uglier. Kevin Rudd has defended the Australian Labour Party’s new ad campaign that showed Tony Abbott and a message that said, “If he wins, you lose.”Meanwhile, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott called Labour's negative ads as "outlandish" and "low politics".

Human rights groups in Australia have demanded that the U.N. expand its investigation scope to include Australia’s role in the deadly U.S. drone strikes. At a time when the country is gearing up for elections, this news could come as a major embarrassment for the government and stir up discussion on Australia’s role in the killing innocent civilians.

The Indian media seems to be gleefully lapping up every mention about controversial Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. This time a comment by former Australian High Commissioner to India John McCarthy has drawn all the attention.

The trial of two former Australian Defence Force Academy cadets for filming having sex with women cadets, and broadcasting it over chat service Skype started on Monday with the two pleading not guilty to charges of using a carriage service in an offensive manner.

A two-nation solution is the best way to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to Dr. Ruth Calderon, Israeli academic and politician, member of Israeli Parliament, the Knesset, for the new Yesh Atid party.

Tropical storm Maring (international name: Trami) may already be pressing the panic buttons of most residents in the Philippine capital of Metro Manila, but state weather forecasters continued to pacify the Filipino populace that the rains it dumped was still far off compared from those dumped by the fatal 2009 typhoon Ondoy (international name: Ketsana).

Syrian refugees stream into Iraq.

As thousands of Syrians fled their conflict-ridden homeland into northern Iraq, a long-awaited team of chemical weapon investigators from the United Nations led by Swedish scientist Ake Sellstrom reached Damascus on Sunday.

Imam Hafiz Mohammed Khalid Chishti who was arrested for falsely implicating Rimsha Masih, a 14-year old mentally-challenged Christian girl of burning pages of the Quran in Aug 2012 has been acquitted by a trial court on Saturday for lack of evidence.

If all goes well for him, ousted Egyptian autocrat, Hosni Mubarak could walk free from prison by the end of the week. This after an Egyptian court trying the former president cleared him of corruption charges on Monday.

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key downplayed growing concerns on the latest milk scare causing China to issue another import ban but this time on Westland Milk Products. The Prime Minister said the latest milk scare news has come to New Zealand at the worst possible moment with the government's inquiry on Fonterra, the country's dairy giant that caused an international uproar over botulism fears.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar fell back to the low .9100's after trading above 0.9200 yesterday as concerns about the timing of the US Federal Reserve's tapering program weighed on our local currency.

Voting for the Australian Election 2013 starts today for early voters

About 30 inmates escaped from the riot-hit Labuhan Ruku prison in the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Sunday. The incident which occurred in Batubara, Northern Sumatra is the latest in the several cases of prison riots and jail breaks that have happened in the country.

Australia on Friday extended an invitation to Narendra Modi the controversial Chief Minister of the Indian state of Gujarat.

Netizens in China may expect to have faster and a wide-ranging coverage of the country's broadband services by 2020.

The global populace, most specially those living along the world's coastal cities, either pack up and relocate to high grounds as early as now or accept their fate as the intensity of floods currently lapping the Earth will get more severe and damaging in the coming years.

The Prime Minister Slams Opposition

Police authorities in China have detained a fellow police officer following allegations he had hurled a baby girl to the ground to prove to his friends the infant was just a doll.

Two Canadians, a filmmaker and an ER doctor, have been arrested in Egypt after failing to comply with the imposed curfew amidst the violence and protests in the country of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar has opened stronger this week after a weak batch of US economic data has cast some doubt about the economic recovery in the US.

After filing for bankruptcy early in August, U.S.-based Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway Ltd. (MMA), the rail company implicated in the Lac-Megantic fuel train disaster, has been found capable to settle insurance responsibilities but only in the short term. Thus, the suspension of its license announced on Thursday has been reversed, but only good until Oct 1.