POLITICS & POLICY

Canada has an ISIS salon, and the owner does not want to hide it.

Australia's asylum seeker policy is once again in the spotlight over poor conditions in offshore detention centres. An Iranian refugee has developed an infection while in Manus Island.

Ministers should know transparency can save many embarrassments especially in this digital era.

New Zealanders may be looking for a political change in the election as trends are changing very fast

The recent beheading video of another American journalist, Steven Sotloff, only strengthens the conviction of Australia and other countries to do what they can to stop ISIS.

A legally valid Ebola vaccine will be a great relief to those suffering from the disease and can save many lives

Russia has gained a new enemy, this time the militant group Islamic State. At least on this one, Russia can join forces perhaps with the European Union and the United States to annihilate the group and stop its senseless crusade.

Workers tasked to decommission the highly radiated Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have slapped a lawsuit against operator Tokyo Electric Company (Tepco) over unpaid hazard wages.

Canada Prime Minister Stephen Harper expressed his willingness to back fights against the Islamic State. However, he said that Canada would have a limited budget to do so.

Putin's proposal can lead to a truce and provide the needed time for the work towards a broad dialogue.

NATO's current approach in not entangling in the political and historic baggage of members will help in de-escalating many tensions.

Jabhat al-Nusra, the militant group in Syria that held US journalists hostages had at least three Canadian members who were involved in the proceedings.

Ukraine has received a tangible form of help from the European Union when Slovakia finally opened a pipeline to deliver much needed essential gas to the war-torn country.

The housing bubble is often a precursor to crashing economies as it has been proved in many countries.

The commercial interest on marijuana in the pretext of medical use cannot be overlooked.

The authorities could have avoided the criticism about food and water being denied to the activist for 15 hours

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has announced in Parliament that the government will open an embassy in Kiev. He described the relationship between Australia and Ukraine as close since the fatal crash of MH17.

Intelligence authorities from the United States have warned the global community the aeroplanes now reported missing since August when Islamic militants overtook Libya's international airport in Tripoli could be used to stage 9/11-style terrorist attacks in the region.

Australia saw a jump on cigarette taxes by 13.7 per cent on Monday, thereby pushing the rates to $1 per cigarette.

NATO has sent its regrets to Ukraine and advised the country it would need to fight off Russia's aggression on its own. The reason is plain and simple - Ukraine is a non-member state.

The concerns of Russia need to be addressed by EU and must engage it in spite of Ukraine.

Dedicating Hitler's house to crimes against humanity sounds interesting as a means to curb the appeal of Nazism.

Great Britain has to realign and restructure in order to face the new reality after the Scottish vote

Despite their combined superpowers and so-called technological advancements in military warfare, a Ukrainian diplomat has labelled the western leaders as "really weak" against Russia in the face of the latter's aggression into his country.

Strengthening public transport system is the right approach in urban development

As the United States and the European Union grapple to counter and control Russia's ambitious invasion and expansion plans, China's been pretty much just on the sidelines, watching and earning concrete advantages from the crisis over Ukraine.

New Zealand opens its advanced voting today until election day on Sept. 20. Among the first who will be voting are Labour party leader David Cunliffe and Kim Dotcom.

Attempts to clean up the image of Magaluf, a major holiday resort on Majorca, went down the drain yet again as a new sex scandal video erupted once more.

Russia has called Julie Bishop a “he.” The official Twitter account of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation referred to the Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs and called her a “he.”