George Clooney wants to launch a career in politics after marrying Amal Alamuddin.

Canadian porn star Nikki Benz has formally announced her plans to run against scandal-ridden Toronto mayor Rob Ford in the October mayoral elections.

At the Golden State's nadir the jibes came thick and fast. "California is so broke that I saw a going-out-of-business sign at a meth lab," joked late night TV host Jay Leno.

The hand of history lies heavily on the beaches of Normandy, where next week the leaders of the World War II allies will pay tribute.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has ruled out collecting student debts from the estates of the dead.

Editorial: Few eyebrows were raised when the army seized power in Thailand last week. This was, after all, the 12th military coup since the end of absolute monarchy in 1932.

The Chinese government is pushing domestic banks to remove high-end servers made by IBM in an escalation of the dispute with the US over spying claims.

Editorial: The integrity of this country's immigration system is, of course, very important. But that system must not be applied so austerely as to appear utterly inflexible.

The problem for Tim Groser is that any deal is likely to fall far below his "gold standard" for Japan and the US to totally remove all tariffs, writes Jane Kelsey.

The imperturbable world of Monaco, cushioned by wealth, sunshine and secrecy is reeling from a double assault on its two royal families.

Last Monday I sat in Auckland Town Hall and watched people from 65 countries taking an oath that made them New Zealand citizens.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he won't surrender his Budget in the face of pressure to compromise over its most unpopular measures.

We've been warned to expect a vicious election campaign, but let's hope it doesn't descend to the depths plumbed this week by a candidate in Britain's local body elections.

When Prince Charles compared Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler, in a private conversation in Canada this week, it was far from a first, writes Tim Stanley.

Prince Charles is facing calls to ‘abdicate’ from a British Labour MP after he reportedly compared Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler in relation to his actions in Ukraine.

It was a clash that pitted one of the finest journalists of his generation against a now-disgraced former world leader, but this was no modern-day Frost-Nixon.

Kiwis are being urged not to travel to some areas of Thailand and to be extremely careful in others after martial law was declared across the country.

Prime Minister John Key is due to to meet the President of the United States at the White House next month - but certain things will NOT be on the agenda.

Polls show gamble on Australians accepting pain has failed badly.

In an uncharacteristic step by the North Korean government, officials made a public apology after a building collapse in Pyongyang reportedly killed hundreds of people.

Turkeys Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan punched a man in a supermarket.

After fighting to save its single currency, the European Union faces a test of political legitimacy when voters in its 28 member states elect a new European Parliament.

A British-born man suspected of masterminding Boko Haram bomb attacks in Nigeria that left 100 people dead became radicalised during his years at a Welsh university.

Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies have won India's general election by the biggest margin in 30 years.

Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi made a triumphant entrance in New Delhi yesterday, promising to improve the lives of all Indians.