Wealthy Chinese investors say strict fund transfer policies are preventing them from becoming investor migrants in New Zealand.

The Obama administration wants a review of the decision to release the Libyan convicted in the Lockerbie airliner bombing.

On the way to Washington, British Prime Minister David Cameron says he wants to talk about Afghanistan, Middle East peace prospects and the global economy. Everyone else wants to talk about BP.

The strategy sits for now on a table in a locked-down Afghan capital: Hand over security in all 34 provinces to the government by the end of 2014.

The Govt this morning withdrew its proposal to open up more than 7000ha of conservation land to prospecting and mining.

The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is battling to control his coalition as he heads for a showdown with his hardline foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman.

If there were any doubts about where next month's election will be fought, they were dispelled yesterday.

The Govt will today scrap hugely controversial plans to mine some of the country's most pristine conservation land.

Many popular swimming spots contain high levels of bacteria that cause diarrhoea or infection, a new report shows.

The Government is backing down on its decision to mine conservation land in the face of furious public protest, according to reports.

Cabinet is due to make a decision today on mining high value conservation land.

Today Australia awakes to a race for the nation's conservative heartland as its political leaders try to eclipse each other.