WorldPressure on Hollande for shakeupFrench 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.31 Mar 03:15 PM
WorldBerlusconi plays pet loverAs 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.31 Mar 12:07 AM
WorldTurkey's PM moves to cast wider shadowSitting 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.30 Mar 03:15 PM
WorldBrunei bringing in legal system that includes stoning and floggingThe 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.30 Mar 03:15 PM
WorldRenewed calls for Thai PM's resignationThousands of anti-govt protesters marched through Bangkok yesterday, reviving their whistle-blowing, traffic-blocking campaign to force the resignation of the PM.29 Mar 03:15 PM
BusinessEurope weighs price of sanctionsAfter a rush of emergency meetings to frame its strategy, the West is now scrutinising the impact of a first volley of sanctions against Russia but doubts persist whether Europe will swiftly follow the United States in hiking up the pressure.27 Mar 03:15 PM
WorldCombat dolphins fall into Russian handsRussian forces have completed their takeover of the Ukrainian navy's assets in Crimea with the storming of the minesweeper Cherkessy.27 Mar 01:00 AM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Carefully uncaging Chinese tigerChina has embarked on a process of financial liberalisation and the sheer numbers involved mean it will have profound implications across the region, writes Brian Fallow.26 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionSimon Rice: The right to be a racial bigot is all wrongAustralia's federal Attorney-General George Brandis is serious when he says on his watch, "people do have a right to be bigots".26 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldWarlords recruited to help in pollsOn the edge of a Kabul neighbourhood an election poster of presidential candidate Abdul Rasoul Sayyaf is damaged, partly scraped away by someone trying to remove it.26 Mar 03:15 PM
WorldKnights arise again under AbbottAfter three decades and amid a mix of anger, derision and praise, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has resurrected the titles of knight and dame.26 Mar 03:15 PM
WorldWar game tests world leadersDavid Cameron played a "nukes on the loose" war game with Barack Obama, Angela Merkel and other world leaders to see how they would cope with a terrorist nuclear attack, it has emerged.26 Mar 05:03 AM
WorldAustralia brings back knights and damesPrime Minister Tony Abbott insists he's not bringing knights and dames back in the Australian honours system to lock Australia into the monarchy.25 Mar 08:57 PM
WorldEx-MP defiant after losing sex caseHe was caught with his trousers down and stripped of credibility, but Craig Thomson remained defiant yesterday after being jailed for stealing union money to pay for sex with prostitutes.25 Mar 03:15 PM
WorldDefiant Putin faces permanent isolationConcern is growing that Western pressure, including a suspension from the G8, has failed to dent Russian President Vladimir Putins military ambitions.24 Mar 10:49 PM
WorldSupport for National Front stuns FranceThe far-right National Front (FN) has sent shockwaves through France's political establishment.24 Mar 03:15 PM
OpinionLiam Dann: Why our China challenge is too big for petty politicsIt is unfortunate that some Government sloppiness about business relationships has clouded the coverage of John Key's trip to China, writes Liam Dann.23 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandSanctions against Russia 'symbolic'New Zealand's modest travel sanctions over Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine are largely symbolic, says Foreign Minister Murray McCully.23 Mar 03:15 PM
New ZealandExpat Kiwi golfer offers China teeSelling tea to China might not be a good business proposition, but Northland professional golfer Gareth Winslow expects selling a good tee shot will be a different story.23 Mar 03:15 PM
WorldWestern leaders search for a strategy to contain PutinJolted by a sense that history has changed course, Western leaders meet this week to ponder a strategy for neutralising the threat of virulent Russian nationalism.23 Mar 03:15 PM
WorldBase raid brutal show of powerRussian armour smashed into a base of Ukrainian troops yesterday in the first serious military action in the confrontation over Crimea.23 Mar 03:15 PM
New ZealandKiwi's year caring for ThatcherAides of Margaret Thatcher expressed little surprise when Kiwi nurse Pip Easterbrook didn't want to work for the woman known as Britain's Iron Lady.22 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldFrench political mood darkensFrance heads to the polls this weekend in council elections that will provide a benchmark of voter hostility to mainstream parties at a time of deepening national gloom and a resurgent far-right.21 Mar 03:15 PM
WorldFirst bloodshed in Ukraine crisisUkraine warned its conflict with Russia had entered a "military stage" and authorised its troops to open fire in self-defence after suffering the first casuality since Crimea was seized.18 Mar 07:23 PM
WorldMoney now rules England, says authorAn American-style pursuit of wealth has finally defeated the British obsession with social class, claims author Martin Amis.18 Mar 03:15 PM
WorldMoscow pumps $485m into Crimean GovernmentMoscow extended US$415 million ($485 million) in assistance to the Crimean Government yesterday.18 Mar 03:15 PM
WorldMinister in strife over water dealThe corruption that fatally afflicted New South Wales' former Labor government has crossed both state and political borders.18 Mar 03:15 PM
WorldTony Abbott grilled by high schoolersAustralian Prime Minister Tony Abbott faced tough questioning from a group of smart high school students about the carbon tax, gay marriage, immigration policy and his women’s minister.17 Mar 12:44 AM
WorldVenice to vote on independenceThere has been much water under the Bridge of Sighs since Napoleon Bonaparte marched into Venice, ending 1100 years of independence in the city state.16 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldState results taste nation's moodWith a sweeping Liberal victory in Tasmania and another hanging in the balance in South Australia, Prime Minister Tony Abbott faces two more major tests.16 Mar 04:30 PM
