Statistics show Americans have a far greater chance of being shot dead in shootings perpetrated by their fellow Christian Americans than in terrorist attacks by Muslims, writes Paul Thomas.

The September stampede during the hajj in Saudi Arabia killed at least 2,411 pilgrims, a new Associated Press count shows.

Trump has continually tested the limits of what a candidate can say and do with apparent political impunity.

NZ appears largely immune from the rise of populism taking hold elsewhere. Or is it? Stephen Mills asks.

#TrumpIsDisqualifiedParty: Twitter's push to remove Republican front-runner from White House race is trending worldwide.

Trump's call to ban Muslims from entering the United States has been met with widespread criticism. Trump has made it clear he doesn't care.

She's seen as beautiful and glamorous and she's making hard-right policies seem less toxic to voters.

It's a given that plenty of politicians play fast and loose with the truth, especially on the campaign trail, writes Paul Thomas. Trump isn't hyping his policies or exaggerating his opponents' shortcomings, he's slandering an entire community.

3 gunmen go loose in San Bernardino.

John Key has described Japan's decision to resume whaling in the Southern Ocean as a show of "bad faith".

The New Zealand Government has hit out at Japan's decision to resume Southern Ocean whaling - a move which defies the International Whaling Commission.

For the media to call him a liar might please those who already dislike Trump, but it doesn't do the media much good. Lying is more complicated than simply stating an untrue fact.

"The sad part about it is, it didn't in the slightest surprise me that Donald Trump would do something this low-rent."

Trump also said bin Laden ultimately would not have been killed in 2011 if the United States did not use waterboarding

COMMENT: Russia's President has been taught a lesson with the shooting of a warplane over Turkish air space.

The downing of a Russian SU24 fighter jet by Turkish authorities was inevitable. Russia has flouted the territorial border of Turkey time and again in the past few months so it is no surprise that this has happened.

In a rare move, Mr Little and Mr Goff will today appear before two committees in Canberra to highlight the lack of rights for Kiwis living in Australia. er Mark MItchell r Nick Reed

With the attacks in Paris and threats in Brussels adding urgency to bids for Syrian peace talks, United States Secretary of State John Kerry said yesterday he wants to speed up efforts to move the....

Donald Trump has called Associated Press "dishonest" and claimed they are trying to remain relevant.

Trump said black protester at a weekend rally was "so obnoxious and loud" that "maybe he should have been roughed up."

Labour leader Andrew Little and MP Phil Goff are travelling to Australia to visit New Zealanders in detention and meet with the country's Immigration Minister.

John Key has hinted that Trade Minister Tim Groser could take over as New Zealand's ambassador to the United States.

New Zealand is boosting its development funding to the Asean region, Prime Minister John Key announced today,

Before the Prime Minister left Malaysia yesterday after the East Asia Summit, political editor Audrey Young talked to him about his week of international diplomacy.

Over four decades of public life, Bill and Hillary Clinton have built an unrivalled global network of donors while pioneering fundraising techniques that have transformed modern politics and paved....