Lull in Bangkok violence for birthday
Anti-government demonstrators swarmed into the Thai Prime Minister's office compound as police stood by and watched.
Anti-government demonstrators swarmed into the Thai Prime Minister's office compound as police stood by and watched.
Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych had much explaining to do at the summit meeting of the European Union in Vilnius, Lithuania last Thursday., writes Gwynne Dyer.
Fledgling Government forced to back down over education reforms while suffering defeats in Senate and poor poll results.
Territorial squabbles over uninhabited islands should not be one of the reasons that people are allowed to kill each other.
Joice Mujuru, Zimbabwe's Vice-President, has seized pole position in the race to succeed the ageing Robert Mugabe.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott faces a gruelling final two weeks of the political year with rebellion on education plans.
It is not a matter of if but when Snowden makes damaging revelations about New Zealand's role in the 5 Eyes network, writes Paul Buchanan.
The most popular giant panda in US-China relations finally was given an identity as the Smithsonian's National Zoo named its female 100-day-old cub Bao Bao after receiving more than 123,000 votes online from the public.
An Australian judge has held that Victoria's Transport Department is racially discriminating against New Zealand students - but has allowed it to continue.
Australia's conservative Government intends to dump laws that ban hate speech on the grounds that they inhibit free speech.
The world's great powers are channelling John Lennon and Yoko Ono: "All we are saying," they are saying, "is give peace a chance", writes Paul Thomas.