US voters yesterday rebuked Obama's handling of the nation's affairs by returning legislative power to the Republicans.

The knives were out for President Barack Obama even before the last votes were counted in the mid-term elections.

The internet offers an exciting variety of new ways to view trends in the current mid-term elections in the US.

One placard read: "Why am I here?" Another said: "Anyone for Scrabble later?"

Co-leader Pita Sharples says the party needs to accept the fact that making concessions is necessary in order to get ahead.

It's the nastiest US election campaign on record, in the angriest political climate in living memory.

Villagers in Myanmar are calling for a boycott of next month's election.

Booker prize-winning writer Arundhati Roy has defended comments she made over the disputed territory of Kashmir.

The US mid-term elections are seeing the nastiest TV advertising in some time.

Labour president Andrew Little has called for a fresh debate about republicanism following a speech at the party's conference.

Wellington's new mayor Celia Wade-Brown says the closeness of her victory over Kerry Prendergast highlights the need for inclusiveness.