Calls by senior Labour figures for people to vote tactically against the Conservative Party in the election were condemned as "desperate".

Garth George writes that cigarettes are a tax windfall, and denying smokers medical attention is hypocritical.

Police cars are standing guard outside Beijing schools this week in an attempt to stop deadly assaults on students.

Britain's general election tomorrow night will be closely followed elsewhere in Europe.

The Mayor of New York has promised additional surveillance cameras around Times Square and throughout the tourist heart of the city.

Margaret Devlin, a professional director, writes on water providers, monopolies and necessary controls.

Tuhoe leaders say a Crown apology for 19th century injustices would be meaningless unless tribes who fought with colonial forces also say sorry.

The Labour Party says it now expects the Government to back off the prospect of mining on Great Barrier Island and in the Coromandel.

All three major political parties face a crisis after this UK election.

The New Zealand Govt has been given some breathing space on corporate tax after the Australian Govt decided to only cut its rates by just 2 per cent by 2014.

Youssou N'Dour, the Senegalese musician once described by Rolling Stone magazine as the most famous living African singer, has taken his first steps into politics.