Hungary has unveiled plans to build a fence along its border with Serbia as part of an anti-immigration drive, saying it "cannot afford to wait any longer" for the European Union to come up with a solution to the migration crisis.

Bill Shorten's position as Australian Opposition Leader is looking increasingly shaky after another round of harmful revelations about deals struck by the trade union he ran before entering Parliament.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras escalated his defiance towards the country's official creditors, with a pointed attack on the International Monetary Fund.

Tony Abbott's Government has declared it will do whatever it takes to deal with niggling problems related to immigration, citizenship and national security.

Donald Trump has landed himself in hot water with Neil Young after the singer-songwriter accused the White House hopeful of not having permission to use his hit Rockin' In The Free World.

Greece was on the brink of economic meltdown as Germany looked poised to push the country out of the eurozone.

Jeb Bush announced his long-awaited presidential campaign yesterday with a promise to beat the Democrats and take back the office once held by his father and brother.

With less than a fortnight to go before federal Parliament's long winter break, Bill Shorten has two problems: his apparent inability to win over voters and an impending appearance before a royal....

Australians appear to have fallen out of love again with Tony Abbott's Government following a brief infatuation in the wake of last month's giveaway Budget.

Hillary Clinton used the opening rally of her campaign yesterday to cast her ambition to be the first female president as part of the story of American progress.

In a speech before a business group, Jeb Bush, expected to announce a run for the US presidency, praised his father George H.W. Bush but failed to mention his brother.

Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey has again been accused of being out of touch with everyday economic realities after advising would-be home-buyers facing spiralling prices to get "a good job .......

On the western fringe of Ankara, gouged into some 50ha of forest bequeathed to the Turkish republic by the nation's founding father, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, an extravagant presidential compound rises up.

Greece faces a week of urgent diplomacy to free up bailout aid and avert a potential default as world leaders press for a final resolution to the standoff.

US President Barack Obama was attending the G7 summit in southern Germany today with a focus on violence in eastern Ukraine.

The Obama administration is facing renewed pressure to release a top secret report that allegedly shows that Saudi Arabia directly helped to finance the September 11 attacks.

Little more than six months are left before France is supposed to steer the world to the most demanding and complex deal on climate change ever attempted.

Where the line between privacy and the government's responsibility to defend its citizens in the post-9/11 climate of international terrorism is drawn has been contested by privacy groups, politicians and intelligence agencies.

It's that time of year again, when politicians' thoughts turn to knifing their leader. Almost exactly five years ago, Julia Gillard ousted Kevin Rudd.

It was "a moment bigger than politics", declared the Australian Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, introducing his same-sex marriage bill to the federal Parliament yesterday.

Labour has no regrets about questioning the federal government over correspondence Attorney General George Brandis received from Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis.

A policy document by the state council, or Cabinet, said China faced a "grave and complex array of security threats", justifying the change.

The American Defence Secretary, Ashton Carter, could not have been blunter in his assessment of the Iraqi Army.

NZ's contingent of military training specialists have barely arrived and the folly of this military (mis)adventure is already becoming apparent, writes Armstrong.

More than one million foreigners living in Britain will be banned from voting in the EU referendum.

Prime Minister John Key says New Zealand could not follow suit if Australia moves to strip a New Zealand-Australian woman of citizenship to prevent her returning from Syria.

Greece will be unable to find the 1.6 billion ($2.4 billion) sum it is due to hand the International Monetary Fund (IMF) next month, one of the country's ministers has admitted.

US Defence Secretary Carter warned that Iraqi troops would not be able to defeat Isis until they developed a "will to fight", reflecting surprise after the collapse in Ramadi.

In one of her last gigs on the paid lecture circuit, Hillary Clinton addressed an eBay summit aimed at promoting women in the workplace, delivering a 20-minute talk that gave her a US$315,000 payday from the company.