Kalyan Kumar

New Zealand’s Green Party leader and Napier candidate Paul Bailey urged the government to expel the Israeli ambassador from the country, reported New Zealand Herald. The Israeli ambassador Yosef Livne was on a visit to the Bay region of New Zealand since Tuesday.

The U.S. President Barack Obama has dismissed Russia as a nation not making anything. In an interview to the Economist magazine, the US President spoke about Russia and China in detail, reported Moscow Times.

The Gaza war symbolically broke the indifference of Hollywood stereotypes and many creative icons took a stand. The civilian casualties in Gaza thus helped in shedding the inhibitions of many Hollywood figures in coming out in the open though many beat a hasty retreat, reported the Guardian.

The heat of poll campaign in New Zealand is seeing blurring political lines and increased use of social media by candidates in carrying their sensitive political messages to the public citing different issues and concerns, reported NZ Herald.

The Canadian research centres played a vital role in shaping the experimental Ebola therapy administered to two American aid workers infected by Ebola, reported Times Colonist. ZMapp, the unlicenced drug was a product of three monoclonal antibodies, which are disease fighting proteins capable of targeting specific parts of an invading pathogen like the Ebola Zaire virus, which is responsible for the outbreak.

No matter it is ceasefire or war time, the British government has decided to take a call on reviewing arms sales to Israel. The Downing Street has ordered a review of all the export licences in the aftermath of the Gaza assault that killed 1,700 Palestinians. An official spokesman of the PM’s office confirmed that the government is getting ready to review all the export licences to Israel

Elizabeth Barbalich, director of green beauty brand Antipode has sued her real estate agent demanding compensation, for duping her in a house deal that made her pay excess price to the sellers for a luxury house, reported stuff.co.nz.

The Labour Party in New Zealand is all set to woo the electorate with a $17 million employment package for the youth. According to a report by New Zealand Heraldl this is a major political initiative targeting the young voters. The Internet Party of Kim Dotcom is also in the fray with a heavy appeal among the youth.

The acquisition of a big chunk of conservation land by a Chinese company in New Zealand has set off a political storm, reports the New Zealand Herald. Clearly the Opposition parties are angry and targeting Prime Minister John Key for the Lochinver Station farm deal.

The frustration among the UK businesses over hasty economic sanctions on Russia is coming out in the open, reported The Telegraph. In an outburst against the EU sanctions, UK’s most influential businessmen Lord Bamford hit out at the European Union for what he called ill-conceived sanctions that are hitting the British jobs.

Amidst allegations of witch hunting the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) made an effort to come clean over the charges that it has been targeting charities with political audits, reported the Globe and Mail.

Ebola scare seems to have shaken the US. It cast its shadow even at the high profile summit between President Barack Obama and 50 African heads of state that kicked off in Washington on Monday. The VOA reports that the summit was being hosted at a time many West African nations are facing the Ebola virus outbreak.

Canada’s open slamming of China for the NRC cyber attack has snowballed into open spat between the two sides. China in its latest rejoinder charged Canada of hurling baseless allegations on it, reports Globe and Mail. In a statement China's foreign ministry rebuked Canada for making “irresponsible accusations that lacked credible evidence” in the matter of Chinese hackers having attacked the National Research Council’s (NRC) vital computer networks.

The Dutch and Australian forensic experts have found human remains at the site of the flight MH17 crash in eastern Ukraine. The discovery came on the first day of their search at the site which is some 35 sq km inside the conflict zone, reported BBC.

Beware all bar-room brawlers and drink-drivers of London. The Lindsay Lohan famous ankle tags are after you to detect alcoholism! According to BBC, London Mayor Boris Johnson has introduced the reform in London to check Alcohol-recedivism that is threatening the high streets and deterring people from enjoying the city, especially at night.

The conviction of John Banks, MP and former Act Party leader for community detention, will bear many implications for the polity of New Zealand.

A committee of UK lawmakers has warned that the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is not well prepared to face the new threat posed by Russia and many deficiencies are dogging its command structures.

A channel war is brewing in the TV sector of New Zealand, with new challenger Telecom announcing its intent to take on the entrenched contender Sky TV with streaming videos.

Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper reiterated Canada’s support to Israel and blamed Hamas squarely for the death and destruction in Gaza. Harper was unfazed by the US criticism of Israel for the attack on UN schools in Gaza and said no one likes the suffering and loss of life. But the terrorist organization Hamas must be blamed for the bloodshed.

Theodore Dutch Van Kirk, the last surviving member of the crew that dropped atomic bomb on Hiroshima died in Georgia. He was 93. Van Kirk was just 24 when he became the navigator of Enola Gay. The atom bomb assault on Japan in 1945 and killed an estimated 140,000 people. But Van Kirk never bore any regrets about the mission and always called it a positive step that helped in ending the Second World War soon.

New Zealand's much awaited National Business Review (NBR) Rich List of 2014 is out. The new rich list has Auckland-based billionaire Graeme Hart at the top. Hart retained his top slot this year too and added more wealth than last year. His wealth is $7 billion, up by $600 million compared to 2013.

In a path-breaking initiative New Zealand has come out with a bill in parliament seeking to make match-fixing a criminal offence. The bill enjoys the unanimous support of all political parties.

Life is unpredictable and can be cut short any moment. But the tale of a 24-year-old U.S. woman Maire Kent who succumbed to heart cancer has defied that maxim.

Leading airline major British Airways will be sued for damages for the alleged child abuse offences of one of its pilots in African schools and orphanages. According to a BBC report, a Law firm in London has taken up the case on behalf of the allegedly abused children.

Canada's Conservative government is getting ready with a new anti-prostitution bill. The move follows the Canadian Supreme Court striking down major statutes against prostitution last year. The court ruling had signalled a move towards decriminalisation of sex work. Critics fears that the provisions in the bill will turn counterproductive and appear draconian.

The election debate in New Zealand is getting into a high pitch with politicians being urged to confine their focus within relevant issues. According to a TVZ report, the Race Relations Commissioner has ticked off an ACT leader for his comments on the privileges enjoyed by Maoris, including seats in Parliament.

The Colmar Brunton opinion poll for Television New Zealand’s One News shows that the ruling National Party is way ahead of others with 52 per cent popular support, followed by Labour at 28 per cent and Green Party with 10 per cent. New Zealand goes to polls on Sept 20.

.Canada is getting ready to clinch a trade deal with the European Union. The CBC CA report says the Canadian Trade Minister Ed Fast’s office is claiming excellent progress in the trade pact despite reports of Germany being unhappy.

The Obama administration has charged Russia of violating a 1987 treaty on intermediate-range missiles (INF) by unilaterally testing a ground-launched cruise missile. According to reports in the Washington Post, the violation of the treaty was detected a few years ago. Raising the matter at the highest level, President Obama sent letter to Russian President Validimir Putin early this week.