POLITICS & POLICY

Paul Whittaker, the new editor-in-chief of The Australian defended the cartoon saying that the poor do not need solar panels but life’s basic commodities.

"Washington can pretend to itself that sanctions against us are ‘efficient’ as long as it likes," the Russian Foreign Ministry says in a statement.

The German chancellor said there was no need to talk about issues like sending more troops to Syria.

According to Humane Society International, it should be an urgent priority for Australia to help countries like Indonesia.

IBT journalists decided to take part in Sydney's Reclaim the Streets rally and see what all the commotion is about.

The veteran lawmaker got 51 percent votes, while King got 49 percent.

Many Saudi women also took to Twitter with the hashtag #saudiwomenvote to express their excitement as Saturday is the only third time in history that the Saudi Kingdom has had elections.

The 14th edition of the Manjimup Cherry Harmony Festival is much more than a recreational event.

The New England Police Benevolent Association has said it will back a president who works in the best interest of the department.

Syrian rebel groups are ready to join peace talks if Assad is ready to quit.

More Republican voters appear to favour Donald Trump’s proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States according to a recent poll conducted by NBC News and The Wall Street Journal.

Minister for the Environment Greg Hunt has praised Australia's efforts at the Paris climate conference and promised the country will meet and beat its emission targets for 2020 and 2030.

While the Syria government claims to have regained control in the district, the opposition denies the claim.

The national initiative by Think Education and Torrens University boasts Stephanie Rice as the ambassador for "The Greatest Degree on Earth."

In an ISIS-like execution video, a Syrian rebel group spared the life of prisoners to make a statement.

A conversation between a young hearing-impaired Mali Williams-Cody and Santa Claus has attracted over 1.2 million views on YouTube, invoking the meaning of Christmas on social media users.

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) will implement a new program in 2016 that aims to increase the representation of women in the force.

The Australian Federal Police will publish profiles of long-term missing persons through their social media sites this Summer in a bid to reach as many people as possible.

According to HSI Director Michael Kennedy, Australia should send a vessel to observe the Japanese whaling fleet.

The Court of Appeal did not find enough evidence to prove that Gerard Baden-Clay had intentionally killed his wife.

Poland is thinking of allowing US missiles in its territory, but the move will likely draw rebuke from Moscow.

According to Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, Film Location Offset had a major role to play in securing deals for Disney/Marvel’s ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ and the new Twentieth Century Fox ‘Alien’ film.

According to a new report, ISIS may launch a CBRN attack in Europe.

Julie Bishop will have to suffer criticism for misidentifying the sunken island Anebok as Eneko.

Australia passed new laws to strip convicted terrorists and militants off of their citizenship.

Details have emerged about Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik, the suspects from Wednesday’s mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, while local authorities have released the names of the 14 victims of the attack.

Cameroon armed forces killed over 100 Boko Haram extremists, freeing more than 900 of the terror group’s hostages.

ISIS has released a sophisticated video apparently showing the beheading of a Russian spy.

The U.S. president said Putin should not get “bogged down” in the Syrian civil war.