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.

Greece's approval of austerity measures that were overwhelmingly rejected by their citizens just days ago was a stunning defeat for populist forces that have pushed for a break from years of grinding cuts.

The deal to curb Iran's nuclear weapons programme came at the end of two years of an intricate ballet, involving United States President Barack Obama and leaders of six other countries.

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 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.

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley yesterday signed into law a bill to retire the Confederate flag from the grounds of the state capitol.

As America stumbles its way through the early stages of Donald Trump's unlikely and uncomfortable bid for the presidency, some in Washington are wondering what exactly Trump says about the nation.

It would be better for all concerned if the European Central Bank stopped the supply of credit to Greece and left the country to its own devices, writes John Roughan.

Donald Trump has been asked to "tone it down" by the head of the Republican Party amid fears that his claim that many Mexican immigrants are rapists will damage its hopes of taking back the White House.

Bill Shorten had another bruising day at the royal commission into trade union corruption, exacerbated by calls for his resignation by a former Labor Party national secretary.

Greece has made a final bid for aid from Europe's bailout fund, as it faces a race against the clock to avoid economic collapse.

The Conservative government's new budget cuts corporate, income and inheritance taxes while also cutting welfare.

Greece's government seems determined to incur the world's blame for the emergent economic turmoil in Europe.

European officials say Greece now has just five days to avoid bankruptcy.

Nobody knows exactly when or why the witnesses and small-time crooks caught up in one of India's biggest-ever corruption scandals began dying under mysterious circumstances.

The European Central Bank has tightened liquidity conditions for the Greek banking system following the landslide referendum victory for the Athens Government.

United States President Barack Obama says the coalition battling Isis (Islamic State) jihadists is intensifying its campaign against the group's base in Syria.

Why are the Germans and other creditors determined to force the Greeks into such a damaging dead end? The answer is they care little for the travails of the Greek people, writes Brian Gould.

Bill Shorten's approval ratings have plunged to an all-time low according to two new opinion polls, which have piled pressure on Australia's Opposition leader.