POLITICS & POLICY

The latest advisory 21 issued by the National Hurricane Center announced Hurricane Amanda has weakened anew. Local Mexican media continued to warn residents to remain alert and cautious as the storm could continue dumping heavy rains, causing floods to the capital and several other states.

Australian Minister Eric Abetz may have meant well when he suggested that unemployed youth pick fruit in Tasmania while waiting to be hired in their dream jobs, but the suggestion didn't sit well with Tasmanian farmers.

Australia's Parliament House welcomed islanders from Pacific nations likely to be threatened by rising sea levels. The group of islanders performed a cultural dance in traditional dress and spoke about their concerns regarding climate change action.

Malaysia’s Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) had finally released the controversial raw data from Inmarsat

Papua New Guinea has reached a milestone on Monday as it sent its first ever liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Japan.

Pro-Russian separatist rebels took control of an airport in Russia. Thereafter, a fierce fight started between the Ukrainian government troops and the rebels.

A top official from the Nigerian military said that he knew where the kidnapped girls had been kept. However, according to him, the military is not going to use force for their rescue.

The White House failed to protect the identity of the CIA Chief in Afghanistan as it committed the “mistake” of revealing the name to news agencies.

Even if Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott "snubbed" the invitation of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to an international conference in Bali a few weeks ago, the icy diplomatic relations between Canberra and Jakarta have started thawing.

Liberal MP Bill Heffernan successfully showed on Monday the security flaw in Australia's Parliament building when he was able to successfully smuggle a fake pipe bomb and dynamite sticks undetected.

In an apparent play of words, Liberal Senator and Employment Minister Eric Abetz told unemployed Australians not to be picky with employment offers until they get their dream jobs. Rather, he advised them to pick fruits in Tasmania as his was of defending the embattled proposed federal budget.

A Bloomberg report has warned it would cost Australia billions of dollars and thousands of jobs if the Abbott government chooses to scrap the country's renewable energy target. An expert panel is currently reviewing Australia's vow to produce 20 per cent of power from renewable energy sources by 2020.

An early budget shortfall is looming as the Australia's Abbott government struggles with existing and new members of the Senate who said they will not support "backdated" legislation.

Guy Lawrence, new chief executive of Rogers Communications Inc., strongly believed Canada won't be able to support a fourth national wireless carrier because of the gigantic costs involved in maintaining and operating all of them.

U.S. President Barack Obama has taken a surprise spring walk through the National Mall Park while going to a meeting at the Department of Interior and chatted with people from all walks of life.

Exit polls indicate that far-right political parties are all set to establish a strong foothold in major European nations like France, Denmark and Austria.

Pope Francis invited Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli President Shimon Peres to come together with him in his Vatican home.

Embattled Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott may have escaped the fury of students angry at the proposed 2014-15 federal budget when he cancelled last week an appearance at the University of Sydney. However, on Friday, he didn't escape the anger of teachers who heckled him upon his arrival at an event in Hobart.

Harvey Milk, the U.S.'s first openly gay rights activist elected into office, has been given honours in a new U.S. postage stamp.

Bludgeoned by declining transaction mail volumes, Canada Post on Thursday reported a before-tax loss of $27 million for the first quarter of 2014.

Prince Charles has provoked diplomatic dispute by allegedly comparing Russian president Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hilter. The Kremlin has hit back at the British prince, claiming he is “not worthy of a future British monarchy.”

Data from demographers seemed to affirm MP George George Christensen opinion of Aussies just being too whingers about the 2014 budget

Two months after a WTO ruling said that had China violated international trade rules regarding its imposed measures on rare earths exports, the country plans to increase the export taxes of its precious metals and minerals this year, 2014.

China and Russia had just sealed a $400 billion gas deal which experts said could put Australian exports of LNG (liquefied natural gas) in peril.

The Thai military took control of the government on Thursday, May 22. General Prayuth Chan-ocha, the head of the army, announced on national television that it became "necessary to seize power."

The first budget of the Australia's Abbott government was described as the "least popular" and the "most extreme" in 40 years, according to most media accounts and statements. The country's Budget 2014 was released during an unexpected heatwave in May with temperatures measuring 20 degrees. Aside from affecting social policies including the $80 billion budget cuts in health and education, the release of the new budget has destroyed Prime Minister Tony Abbott's claims that Au...

More doubts are surfacing over the propriety of Frances Abbott, the daughter of Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, being awarded a $60,000 scholarship in 2011 by the Whitehouse Institute of Design.

A random letter posted at Newcastle Herald’s opinion page stirs controversy of Australia conspiring in hiding something with its MH370 search

Grieving family members of passengers aboard the ill-fated flight have penned an emotional letter to both Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Najib Razak.