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Key welcomes Xi Jinping in Auckland

China-NZ relations go 'deeper' than trade

Governor General praises Chinese-NZ links as President of China Xi Jinping receives 21-gun salute at Government House in Wellington.

Land of rising debt takes drastic action

When an election is called in Japan, candidates with megaphones roam streets in minivans, party leaders speak outside Tokyo train stations, and stocks gain until polling day.

China President in NZ: What Key wants

Both Prime Minister John Key and Opposition leader Andrew Little want to press visiting President Xi Jinping for Chinese investment that benefits New Zealand.

Gillard lets fly on gender and politics

Former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has talked candidly about her time as the most powerful woman in her country - and also the most criticised.

Lori Wallach: Congress will force Obama into TPP compromise

President Barack Obama's Asia trip and related summits have generated much press coverage about the Trans-Pacific Partnership.To the extent the Democratic Party's election drubbing has figured into TPP stories, the implications for the partnership have of

Latest Isis video marks a change of tack

Much has changed in Iraq and Syria in the six weeks since the last Western hostage, Alan Henning, was beheaded.

Exploiting Russia sanctions 'a bad look'

John Key says major companies have been asked not to exploit the gap left by other countries' trade sanctions on Russia because to do so would be a "terrible look" for NZ.

Political centre crumbling

Beppe Grillo is the Mr Angry of Italian and, increasingly, of European politics.

Defiant Catalans hold referendum

The polling stations were makeshift, the election officers all volunteers and the whole process suspended twice for being potentially illegal, but Catalonia's much-disputed unofficial referendum on independence from Spain finally went ahead.

Paul Casserly: Cable news puppet shows

Paul Casserly investigates the biased world of cable news.

Miliband's tenure on brink

Ed Miliband's leadership of the British Labour Party was plunged into fresh crisis as senior Labour MPs revealed that at least 20 shadow ministers were on the brink of calling for him to stand down.

Key, Obama to press Japan on trade accord

Prime Minister John Key will join United States President Barack Obama at a meeting in Beijing tonight to put heat on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Editorial: Democrats' loss obscures fine record

The euphoria associated with Barack Obama's elevation to the United States presidency six years ago is now just the dimmest of memories.

Jack Tame: Obamacare wins ... its creator loses

I am losing my health insurance. Apparently I have Obamacare to blame, writes Jack Tame.

Paul Little: Isis an excuse to peek at us

Obama coalition falls short

The coalition of young and minority voters that handed President Barack Obama both of his election victories failed to show up for the Democrats in the US midterms as Republicans celebrated their first black female member of Congress.

Editorial: Solid evidence of terror links vital before passports held

The Government has taken its time to decide New Zealand will not join Western allies in military action against the terrorist group that has taken over part of Iraq and Syria.