He is really rich. That, according to Donald Trump, is one of the primary reasons people should vote for him.

Foreign Minister Murray McCully says there are no reports of New Zealanders being caught up in a terrorist bombing in Turkey's capital

Russia's military offensive in Syria is only a week old, but the casualties for American foreign policy are already mounting.

COMMENT: Detention and deportation of Kiwis across the Tasman puts PM in same quandary faced by Helen Clark, writes Paul Hamer.

Customs will be given new powers to hold goods at the border that they suspect breach copyright or trade marks under TPP.

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch threw twitter into a flap with a controversial comparison between US President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson.

Any pretence that Russia's heightened involvement in Syria's messy civil war would focus on destroying the Islamic State has evaporated very quickly.

After the completion of exhaustive TPP talks in Atlanta, Trade Minister Tim Groser sounded anything but elated as he talked down the phone at 3 am.

New Zealand was given a mafia option, one it couldn't refuse - agree to the restrictions or else.

Foreign Minister Murray McCully has launched a broadside against Russia and the Security Council in New York this morning.

The Maori Party are appalled Kiwis are being treated as second-class citizens by so-called 'mates'.

South Africa's murder rate has increased for the third year running, with opposition groups saying the figures mirror "a country at war".

PM John Key will use his address to the UN to again call for reform of the Security Council, in a week in which its failings have been on display.

Jeb Bush is entering a critical phase of his Republican presidential campaign, with top donors warning that the former Florida Governor needs to demonstrate growth.

A high-profile lawyer has rubbished Queensland's anti-bikie laws, saying they are totally useless and nothing more than a political stunt.

David Cameron has said lurid allegations about Oxford University initiation are "nonsense" and "completely untrue".

In 2008, Barack Obama flipped the script when he openly embraced hip-hop - as the 2016 election nears, however, this relationship is all but gone.

Catalans vote today on the de facto referendum for their independence from Spain.

Saudi Arabia faces questions of accountability as it feels the pressures of war and falling oil prices.

Nothing less than a multifaceted strategy is required to address both the political causes and the military symptoms of the rise of Isis, writes Robert Patman.

Imagine being David Cameron's public relations adviser, writes Paul Thomas. "How did this come about, according to the book? I mean, was it a dare? Did he trip?"

Political parties - especially those that position themselves to the left of centre - in countries like ours will watch with interest what happens to the British Labour Party's new leader.

Hillary Clinton has begun an effort to convince voters that she is "fun" and a "real person".