Tony Abbott lived by the political sword, and died by it.

Labour leader Andrew Little says he pities Australia if its new Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, wants to be like New Zealand Prime Minister John Key.

Rich and famous, combative and ambitious, Malcolm Turnbull has lived a life full of glittering success.

Pity the Australians - they have been watching Prime Ministers fail for too long. Leadership coups provide compelling drama but they should not happen when a party is in power.

Labour leader Andrew Little takes swipe at Australia's new Prime Minister for praising John Key.

Tony Abbott's critics claim to have seen his topple from power coming, with many directly linking his political demise to a series of slip-ups.

Facing an unstaunchable flood of migrants and refugees, Germany yesterday said it was reaching breaking point and would enact emergency controls.

It's been a long time coming, but the soap opera of Tony Abbott's prime ministership has come to an end. Plus, the best Twitter reactions.

Malcolm Turnbull is the new Liberal Party leader and Prime Minister of Australia after winning a leadership spill tonight 54 votes to 44.

Jeremy Corbyn will shake up British politics and represents a reaction against the legacy of former Prime Minister Tony Blair, Labour leader Andrew Little says.

Bob Geldof is taking four families. Finland's PM is opening up his holiday home. When it comes to the refugee crises, there are ironies and glimpses of humour, writes Rodney Hide.

Amal Clooney and human rights lawyer Jared Genser have accused the Maldives Government of bugging them during a confidential jailhouse meeting.

Iraq and Syria may have been permanently torn asunder by war and sectarian tensions, the head of the United States Defence Intelligence Agency said yesterday in a frank assessment that is at odds with Obama Administration policy.

Paul Thomas asks, if there's a special pathos attached to death by drowning when in sight of a safe haven, what about the boatloads of Libyan refugees who didn't make it across the Mediterranean?

There have been ripples of criticism in Britain over the Cameron Government's revelation that RAF drones have killed two British nationals in Syria.

Jeremy Corbyn is about to become the new Labour leader - and that should scares British voters, writes Mike Hosking.

A little over a year ago, Joko Widodo swept to power in Indonesia promising bold change and higher living standards.

Europe, with its ageing population, needs to increase its younger population by several million to avoid a situation where pension systems grow unsustainable.

Russia is providing "serious" training and logistical support to the Syrian army, Vladimir Putin has said.

If there's a positive to his stunning rise, it's that he's the absolute antithesis of the carefully groomed and packaged identikit candidate, writes Paul Thomas.

The newspaper mogul took to twitter to make his announcement saying that it's the "only hope" for a country that has become "almost ungovernable"

Millions of refugees have fled Syria since 2011 but the number New Zealand has taken in would almost fit in one of Auckland's new double-decker buses.

New Zealand trusts associated with a former Russian billionaire once known as "Putin's banker" are now subject to a worldwide freezing order by a London court.

Thousands of emails from former US Secretary of State have been released.

Hillary Clinton may have broken US secrecy rules by handling classified information from Tony Blair and the British government on her personal email account.

The European Union could be forced to bring back border controls because of the migrant crisis, says German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Singaporean Celeste Lee, from Auckland, was visiting family in Singapore when the elections were announced last week and will stay to vote.

As the death toll on land and sea continues to grow, the EU summoned ministers to an emergency summit to discuss solutions to the crisis.

New Zealand's annual refugee quota of 750 has not changed since 1987. We're falling shamefully short every year in how much we help refugees.