Days after being brutally betrayed in a plot likened to House of Cards, Boris Johnson has taken down the man who blindsided him.

First Trump, then Brexit, now the Australian election has produced a rebellion of sorts.

The rise of the 'up yours' vote has pushed Britain to the brink and threatens to fuel Trump into power.

More than 180 people have died in flooding along the Yangtze River in China after torrential rain. Eleven million dollars is going being pumped into Dunedin Hospital, for a new critical care unit.

COMMENT: What would Key's endorsement of Turnbull last week mean to a possible Aussie Labour Government this, or possibly next week?

Prime Minister John Key will meet outgoing British Prime Minister David Cameron in London next week.

A sex offender could be living next door and you'd never know. Australia's newest Senator says that won't be the case for long.

Joe Biden and Barack Obama rewrite rules on college sexual assaults following the Stanford University rape case.

Malcolm Turnbull has started to court kingmakers as the prospect of a hung parliament looms. Here's the state of play.

A weakened Australian Prime Minister is likely to be faced with growing Liberal criticism, particularly from backers of Tony Abbott.

Political commentator Laurie Oakes launched a scathing attack on the Aussie PM and predicted "it's going to be a pretty nasty few years" ahead.

Prime Minister John Key likened the Australian coalition's prospects for a win in the election to the Rugby World Cup.

What happens in the polling booth usually stays in the polling booth. Not this time. Here are the hilarious things Aussies overheard during election day.

This election was meant to be all about cleaning the "crazies" out of the Senate. But the Aussie PM's big power play backfired.

The Australian PM is confident he'll be able to form a Coalition government as the results of the federal election hang in the balance of seven undeclared seats.

COMMENT: Paul Charman argues that Donald Trump's advocacy of torture can only make the world more dangerous.

As voters turn out today, many on reluctant trips to polling booths, the key question will be: Who do they distrust the least?

COMMENT: Democratic wrong turn has shaken both sides and left nation in tailspin.

COMMENT: If Brexit the Musical is ever staged, casting of characters won't be hard given the performances so far of leading players, writes Audrey Young.

US and Chinese online travel sites have reported a jump in queries about UK holidays since Britain voted to leave the European Union.

The New Zealand men's rowing quad replace banned Russians for the Rio Olympics and internet searches for properties in New Zealand skyrocket in the UK since Brexit and its happening in the US because of Trump. A same-sex couple is celebrating a land-mark ruling after the Italian Government refused a Kiwi man residence with his partner in Italy.

Turnbull has warned of the risk of an unexpected result while Labor leader Bill Shorten has had to defend his leadership ahead of tomorrow's election.

New Zealanders are being warned not to travel to Turkey after three suicide bombers attacked Istanbul's Ataturk International airport. Patients could soon be able to check their surgeons' safety records before going under the knife.

I went from pretty much not even knowing there was a referendum to a complete three-day bender - or was it four days?

Thousands of children across the country are spending most or all their years of education in a poorly performing school. EU leaders have responded angrily to Nigel Farage attending the European Parliament in its first debate since the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union.

Thousands of Jeremy Corbyn supporters protested outside Britain's outside the Houses of Parliament in London yesterday as Labour MPs tried to get rid of their leader.

Hillary Clinton has secured an unlikely but powerful wingwoman. And she's just gone to town on Republican rival Donald Trump.

A new study has found around 20 New Zealand women die each year from breast cancer linked to consuming no more than two alcoholic drinks a day on average. UKIP leader Nigel Farage has apologised for Britain turning its back on New Zealand when it joined the Common Market.

There are concerns for the safety to two 12 year old Christchurch boys who have been missing since yesterday morning. Richard Beven a former Wanaka Lakes Health Centre manager is convicted of stealing 730 thousand dollars.