POLITICS & POLICY

Australia and New Zealand troops may be fighting ISIS together in spirit of the ANZAC alliance 100 years after it was formed in World War I.

Thailand Crown Prince Maja Vajiralongkorn has issued a directive stripping the family of Princess Srirasm off their royally-appointed surname of Akkharaphongpricha.

Russia has made another successful test launch of its Bulava intercontinental missile from nuclear-powered Alexander Nevsky submarine.

Caring for family and spending time on socialising during the Christmas time will strengthen the social bonds.

Abbott said that he had no theological objection to nuclear energy.

The rationale of providing equal representation to the indigenous population is a politically correct gesture.

The council has recommended 15-minute free parking for Brisbane drivers.

Tensions at South China sea and posturings by North Korea may be constraining the U.S. to show its muscles.

It is highly likely that at anytime soon Russian leader Vladimir Putin could order the full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the West - the United States and NATO specifically - will offer little or no resistance at all.

Influential Muslim leader Te Amorangi Kireka-Whaanga calls on his fellow Muslim brothers to help him for the Islamic State of Aotearoa.

Germany officials remain committed to the Balkans amid fears that Russia may be targeting vulnerable countries in eastern Europe.

Russia will soon earn the ire anew of the United States once its oil-for-goods barter deal with Iran pushes through.

Gill Rosenberg, 31, was reportedly captured by ISIS in Syria.

A Republican staffer is in the eye of a political storm after she criticised the behaviour of Malia and Sasha at the traditional Turkey Pardoning Ceremony in the White House. Elizabeth Lauten, communications director of Rep. Stephen Lee, described the teen presidential daughters as disrespectful and classless.

Reports and speculations are rife that Russia is positioning to invade and annex Ukraine then move forward to select European territories that were formerly members of the Soviet Union and now allied with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Germany fears an untamed Russia will stoke further conflicts in eastern European countries..

Greater Financial autonomy can make Scotland happy and keep the U.K. intact.

The bill gives very limited time for consultation and that raises many questions.

Australia Prime Minister Tony Abbott is struggling with a growing budget deficit despite his election promise to achieve a budget surplus.

Rio Tinto will be expanding its Diavik diamond mine in Canada.

Russia said the United States is to be blamed for the world's current state of global security risks and destabilisation.

Reza Gul, an Afghan mother who watched her son dying, took revenge by getting her family to kill 25 men and wounding five.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia will not get involved in political intrigue as it only wants to focus on military development.

Poet Frankson is facing a ban after unspecified allegations challenged his conduct.

An Australian senator from the Liberal party is set to introduce the Freedom to Marry Bill to allow same-sex marriage in the country.

The annexation of Abkhazia by Russia and it's potential control over the Black Sea region seems imminent.

Despite his background as a non-diplomat, John Allen made a mark in MFAT.

Former US President Bill Clinton apparently has not learned his lesson from his affair with then White House intern Monica Lewinsky which almost had him impeached, while then First Lady Hillary Clinton almost divorced him.

Recent posturing by Russia particularly its president, Vladimir Putin, appears to suggest that the nation is ready to engage in a full-scale conflict with the United States in the event World War 3, likely involving nuclear weapons, breaks out.