Main opposition party quits Thai Parliament
Thailand's main opposition party resigned from Parliament to protest what it called "the illegitimacy" of an elected government with which it can no longer work.
Thailand's main opposition party resigned from Parliament to protest what it called "the illegitimacy" of an elected government with which it can no longer work.
Former Labour MP Chris Carter says he was lucky to escape possible death after a suicide car bomb exploded metres away from his Afghanistan home.
Saudi women on the ultraconservative kingdom's top advisory council have called for a discussion on the sensitive issue of allowing women to drive.
A string of attacks killed nine members of Egypt's security and military forces and hit the country's main satellite communications station, in an apparent retaliation by Islamic militants.
The name of the beer here in Bali is a tad corny, Bali Hai, the haunting tune from the musical South Pacific.
A New Zealand freelance journalist has been released after being detained in Egypt amid clashes between rival groups.
Instead of trying to inspire voters to get out and do their democratic duty in a few weeks, Local Government Minister Chris Tremain has as good as conceded turn-out is going to be poor.
New Zealand has been asked to pledge moral support for a potential US military strike against Syria but the Government says it is yet to make any commitment.
Kiwi journalist Wayne Hay has been celebrating his release from detention in Egypt with a cold beer.
The ordeal of David Miranda at Heathrow Airport is a critical moment in the conflict between press freedom and national security.
It must surely have come as a shock to his supporters that John Key seems not to understand some of the basic principles of democratic government, writes Bryan Gould.
Snowden is charged with violating the Espionage Act, the draconian l917 law devised to indict foreign spies but repeatedly used by the Obama Administration to target whistleblowers.
A Chinese New Zealander who entered China illegally to see his parents claims he was detained, chained and tortured for five days before being deported to Auckland.
New Zealanders must stand up for their democratic rights when they are threatened, or they'll lose them.
The nation is divided against itself. On one side are the liberals who want to live in a tolerant, secular society.
Information on trillions of emails, web chats and Skype conversations carried out by Americans has been harvested along with their phone records.
The Guardian reports the UK spied on its G20 partners in 2009 - tricking some delegates into using fake internet cafes so their email could be read.
A prominent Australian barrister has suggested US intel leaker Edward Snowden could seek refuge in 'pleasant' NZ, joining Kim Dotcom in resisting extradition.
Editorial: Naturally enough, the Government was keen to put the entire blame for what happened on "politicking" by Labour and the Greens.
What many were predicting would be a one-horse race for one of the biggest political prizes in the land, could at last come alive, writes Brian Rudman.
Eight men accused of an alleged Auckland Super City voter scam have had their trial shifted to the High Court.
No Western government is going to condemn the country's rulers, writes Gwynne Dyer. That would seriously annoy Saudi Arabia, and they will never do that.
Democracy is the best form of government but it relies on high participation and eternal vigilance over its health, writes Steve Liddle. At least, this is what most of us learn from parents or teachers.