POLITICS & POLICY

Same-sex marriages in Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, North Carolina, West Virginia and Wyoming are now recognised by the U.S. federal government.

Westminister politicians are more concerned about salvaging culture, jobs and houses.

Mali is in a state of panic over its first Ebola death.

Russia could soon be building its own warships.

Putin is acting like a wounded angel, feeling for former Soviet states turning into satellites of the rival west.

Michael Zehaf-Bibeau made a video just before the parliament attack to blame Canada's foreign policies.

This is expected when Obama administration is running an anti-ISIS campaign in Syria with the help of many Arab states.

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said over the weekend that he did not intend to insult the family of the Filipino transgender, who was allegedly killed by a 19-year-old American soldier after a sex encounter, when he did not attend the funeral of slain Jeffrey "Jennifer" Laude.

Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the US of destroying the world order as the West maintains Ukraine sanctions.

EU's assertiveness may muffle the voice of national governments and increase the resentment within the states.

Ukraine seems to be having a casual approach to the supply of Russian gas.

Authorities are considering bombing the pipelines that the ISIS had seized in Syria.

New Zealand can leverage its membership in the UN Security Council to reach out to more countries with trade deals.

An expert analyst on radicalisation and foreign fighters said New Zealand will be under threat if it gets involved in Iraq.

The U.S. military said it does meticulous planning to avoid civilian casualties.

Both OSCE and Russia have their own logic about the aim of external monitoring.

It is still debated whether Hager's book was a journalistic exercise or propaganda piece for the opposition.

Federal officials did not allow Michael Joseph Zehaf Bibeau to go to Libya for studies.

Multiple attacks in Quetta killed 12 people on Thursday.

23-year-old Dominic Adesanya apparently suffers from mental problems.

A flawed strategy by the U.S in Syria fostered the rise of ISIS and it cannot escape that blame.

Boko Haram militants have been accused of kidnapping at least 25 girls

Russia's developing undersea weapons to ensure its grip over the Arctic region.

Australian MP Andrew Wilkie had written the international criminal court to request for a probe on the Abbott government's asylum seeker policies.

Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, the lone gunman who stormed Canada's Parliament Hill on Wednesday, could have been an ISIS sympathiser.

U.S. President Barack Obama and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott had talked over the phone to discuss current issues plaguing the world.

A Maryland man jumped the White House fence on Wednesday. He was shortly apprehended.

New Zealand taxpayers contribute $103 million a year for the country's membership in the Five Eyes network.

Repackaging is vital as the ideology of Labour seems to be out of pace with the new economic order.