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Neo-Nazis win 20 per cent of Hungary vote
Sweeping gains by Hungary's neo-Nazi Jobbik party provoked concern across Europe yesterday after the anti-Semitic organisation won one in five votes in a general election.
Gandhi and Modi sling mud as India prepares to vote
The leaders of India's two main parties heaped fresh attacks on one another in an increasingly bitter campaign prior to the first of nine days of voting.
Little comfort for Liberals in WA re-run
Prime Minister Tony Abbott can take little heart from the weekend's re-run of the West Australian Senate election, ordered by the High Court.
Afghans campaign Western style
With just days left in Afghanistan's presidential campaign, Abdullah Abdullah arrives in Kandahar for one of his last rallies before the election.
France's pecking order is a complex matter
A peck on the cheek? Yes, please! In France, everyone does it. It's a nationwide ritual, a salutation that connects friends and family, spanning all ages and physiques and unembarrassed by gender.
Fresh start for under-fire Hollande
President Francois Hollande, reeling from calamitous results in local elections, fired his Prime Minister yesterday to try to give a fresh start to his failing presidency.
Police strike team to combat bike gangs in WA
Australia's war on bikies has crossed the Nullarbor with the establishment of another federal strike team in Western Australia.
Bouncing back after scandal
The nightclub dancer at the centre of the sex scandal that contributed to the downfall of Silvio Berlusconi is living a high-spending lifestyle.
Editorial: Legal long shot to end whale hunt pays off
Not too much was expected when Australia went to the International Court of Justice seeking to end Japanese whale hunting in the Southern Ocean.
Maduro's men clear streets
The National Guards rolled in under the cover of darkness, firing tear gas and rubber bullets as they advanced with bulldozers and armoured vehicles.
Pressure on Hollande for shakeup
French head of state Francois Hollande is under pressure to carry out a radical Cabinet reshuffle after the ruling Socialists were clobbered in the first electoral test.
NZ lifts ban on Fijian military personnel
New Zealand and Australia yesterday simultaneously lifted all travel sanctions on key members of the Fiji military and its regime.
Berlusconi plays pet lover
As his decline and fall continues apace, disgraced ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi has concocted another cause close to his heart with which to win back votes for his moribund Forza Italia Party.
Turkey's PM moves to cast wider shadow
Sitting on a podium, Mustafa Sarigul, the opposition mayoral candidate for Istanbul, talked to a female audience in the Republican People's Party's city headquarters.
Brunei bringing in legal system that includes stoning and flogging
The Sultan of Brunei, one of the world's wealthiest rulers, will this week oversee his country's transition to a system of Islamic law with punishments that include flogging.
Renewed calls for Thai PM's resignation
Thousands of anti-govt protesters marched through Bangkok yesterday, reviving their whistle-blowing, traffic-blocking campaign to force the resignation of the PM.