The Middle East continues its slide into chaos with Turkish warplanes joining the fray in Syria, further embroiling Nato's eastern rampart in that country's civil war.

If Labour is to have any credibility, Andrew Little needs to have the guts to announce it will oppose the TPPA, writes Jane Kelsey.

WATCH VIDEO: Lord in charge of policing standards in UK Parliament caught snorting cocaine with two prostitutes.

First Donald Trump questioned whether Sen. John McCain was truly a war hero.

He tells Kenyan president "bad things happen" when countries don't accept their citizens' right to be gay.

Consciences stir as report reveals how burden of disenfranchisement falls on poor blacks excluded for life.

The White House has announced that it is finalising a plan to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba.

The Republican presidential candidate and his campaign give shifting accounts of the medical deferment that meant he avoided being deployed to Vietnam.

Britain must accept that "sooner or later" ground troops and tanks will have to be sent into combat to overcome Isis a former chief of the Armed Forces has said.

Australian Speaker Bronwyn Bishop remains defiant as her taxpayer-funded travel expenses come under scrutiny.

Donald Trump, who has rocketed to the front of the Republican presidential race, flippantly belittled a Senator's war service, inviting a torrent of criticism.

Iran, once OPEC's second-biggest producer, will boost its oil exports by 500,000 barrels a day immediately after sanctions are lifted

Donald Trump, the provocative Republican presidential candidate, has caused anger among his party members by attacking Republican grandee John McCain.

The European Union seems to be using imaginary numbers in constructing a bailout for Greece. Here are some of them.

The fact that so many Republicans are comfortable with the thought of Donald Trump in the Oval Office shows how warped the party has become, writes Paul Thomas.

Iran and the US have been thrown together in the fight against the Islamic State. Originally reluctant allies, they are now better placed to work in tandem.

The New Zealand Middle East Business Council says they are monitoring "the potential of opening up of trade with Iran".

While the world is distracted by the Greek saga and China something really important is going on: Iran and oil.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras came away with a much worse deal than the one he just persuaded Greek voters to reject.

A slowdown in the Chinese economy isn't expected to crimp demand for education in New Zealand.

The latest save-the-euro summit turned into open season on Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.

The Government's submission to the "Re:think" tax white paper process under way in Australia highlights the lack of mutual recognition of imputation credits as the most significant barrier....

The focus has shifted to Athens, where Tsipras will struggle to push through tougher austerity package.

Divided eurozone leaders clash over the fate of Greece with a catastrophic exit from the single currency looming large as they struggle to reach a bailout deal.

Centring her presidential campaign on boosting incomes for middle-class Americans, Hillary Clinton will begin unveiling her economic policy agenda tomorrow.

For many people, the leaked property sale figures reported in the Weekend Herald will have contained just one element of surprise.

Five months of negotiations in which its Government destroyed goodwill among creditors that have lent it hundreds of billions of dollars have cost Greece dearly.

Greece's Parliament has approved a reform package to save the country from financial collapse.