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Shutdown looms in clash over healthcare
The US Government is moving closer to a shutdown, amid a deepening stand-off between the White House and Republicans demanding an Obamacare roll-back.
The US Government is moving closer to a shutdown, amid a deepening stand-off between the White House and Republicans demanding an Obamacare roll-back.
The world's chemical weapons watchdog approved an ambitious and risky accelerated plan to rid Syria of its chemical arsenal.
Prime Minister John Key says a draft Security Council resolution on Syria does not go far enough in ensuring the Syrian regime is held to account.
Prime Minister John Key has mounted a scathing attack on the failings of the United Nations and the permanent members of the Security Council, saying it gets bogged down in arcane detail and had become hostage to the interests of the most powerful.