Australia's PM Tony Abbott says boys should be boys and girls should be girls, in response to a campaign urging parents not to buy gender-specific toys this Christmas.

President Barack Obama asked federal agencies yesterday for concrete recommendations to ensure the United States isn't building a "militarised culture" within police departments, as he....

An aide to a Republican congressman has resigned after her critical comments about President Barack Obama's daughters sparked a backlash.

One person has been killed in clashes between Egyptian police and protesters in central Cairo after a court dropped a murder case against ousted strongman Hosni Mubarak.

Former President Nicolas Sarkozy seems set to clear the first obstacle in a once-improbable bid to return to France's highest office this weekend when he secures the leadership of the conservative UMP party.

Waitangi Day, New Zealand's national day, comes with controversy, robust historical debate and challenges to do more to address the grievances of the past.

Regional news, current affairs and sports coverage at the ABC will be slashed and more than 400 jobs lost as budget cuts start to bite Australia's public broadcaster.

President Barack Obama's cavalcade came to Del Sol high school to bring his case for the most sweeping immigration reform in decades to a rally in Nevada's gambling capital.

A global poll for the British Council of the greatest moments, discoveries and people of the past eight decades throws up cultural surprises - invention of the instant noodle.

The new Hunger Games Movie has reportedly been banned from a number of cinemas in Thailand after protesters adopted the film's hand gesture as an anti-authority symbol.

The appearance of All Black Ma'a Nonu at Premier House yesterday to give President Xi Jinping of China a No 8 All Black jersey was a light end to otherwise serious talks with John Key.

China’s President, Xi Jinping, today identified five new areas of potential co-operation between New Zealand and China.