As an enormous crowd gathered outside Rome's San Giovanni basilica on Saturday, comedian Beppe Grillo had every reason to be jubilant.

I have a real fear that the rivers of grog that wreaked such havoc among indigenous communities are starting to flow once again.

On Saturdays, Hobart's Salamanca Place hosts a market visited by thousands of locals and tourists.

A growing number of Kiwis are misspelling their own names on travel documents, risking being left stranded at airports or sent home by overseas authorities.

Egypt's Islamist-backed constitution received a "yes" majority in a final round of voting on a referendum that saw a low voter turnout.

In 2060, China and India's share of global GDP looks set to surpass the combined share of GDP from today's most industrialised countries.

The results of the Doha climate change talks leave fresh tears in our world's social fabric.

China may maintain its annual economic growth target at 7.5 per cent next year in a sign the new leadership headed by Xi Jinping won't tolerate a bigger slowdown.

There was rioting in the streets and parts of Honiara were burning to the ground in protest at the recent elections.

An abandoned Fiji resort that Bridgecorp poured $106 million into is being revived by the island nation's military rulers.

Council transport chairman cites lack of competition for the high outlays.

My passport is due to be renewed shortly and I'm incensed that I'm not going to be able to reapply for one that will last me 10 years.

Finance Minister Bill English has acknowledged there is little he can do to stop shares from partial floats of state-owned enterprises ultimately ending up in foreign hands.