Faced with some of her nation's most harrowing times, the New Zealand Prime Minister has shown a remarkable level of compassion and competence.

Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov has resigned after days of protests following a disputed election that plunged the country into turmoil. "I do not want to go down in Kyrgyzstan's history as a president who shed blood and shot at his own citizens,

Joseph Alha arrived at NSW parliament in Macquarie Street shortly before 4.30pm on November 15, 2017, carrying a large cardboard box under one arm and dressed in a sharp blue suit. He was dressed to impress. ­Inside parliament he ended up drinking red …

Campaigning starts in Ivory Coast Thursday for a tense presidential election, with incumbent Alassane Ouattara seeking a controversial third term and the opposition pushing for a boycott and civil disobedience,

Deb Frecklington and Annastacia Palaszczuk have been in high-vis and hard hats for most of the election campaign, but a university expert says they should be in childcare centres and shopping malls.

A plan to build a pool and wetlands on the CBD waterfront has been revived as an ideal post-coronavirus project.

The man behind one of Malaysia's most popular independent news sites has seen it all. But this year has borne a worrying trend against press freedom.

Even with the U.S. still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, Washington fell short in delivering more stimulus before the election, whipsawed by President Donald Trump and hobbled by the diverging agendas of the top Republican and Democrat in Congress.

London will move to tougher restrictions to fight the spread of COVID-19, with the city going from Tier 1 to Tier 2 restrictions on Saturday, local MPs have been told.

Morrison government ministers have laughed off an embarrassing leak of Liberal Party talking points meant to protect MPs against Labors attacks on childcare, women and a federal ICAC.