In the US, where two thirds of the population is overweight and more than a quarter is obese, a candidate for the highest office is under attack because of the size of his stomach.

HRW wants funds withheld if move goes ahead.

Russian President Vladimir Putin had a busy first day in Rome on Monday, going from the pope to a "Pussy Riot" protest to dinner at the palazzo of his old friend.

Responding to his critics, President Barack Obama forcefully defended the nuclear agreement with Iran, declaring that the United States "cannot close the door on diplomacy."

Editorial: Viewed against a background of the long-standing enmity between Iran and the West, the nuclear deal signed with Tehran is a stunning achievement.

Less than four months since it won power from Labor, Prime Minister Tony Abbott's conservation Coalition Government is struggling to keep its head above political waters.

Swiss voters soundly rejected a proposal to limit the pay of companies' highest-paid managers to 12 times that of their lowest-paid workers.

Deadlock broken after China and India object to the word `commitments' in standoff with developed nation.

When one is caught red-handed, a prompt and unequivocal apology is usually the best response. How Tony Abbott must now regret not saying sorry to Indonesia earlier.

The model for dealing with the problem has not reduced demand or supply, so we should go way of some US states, writes Alexander Gillespie.

The loosening of China's one-child policy is expected to provide a boost for New Zealand infant formula exporters.