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It bans abortions after the detection of what anti-abortion campaigners call a foetal heartbeat, something medical authorities say is misleading.

Intelligence systems meant to back up investigations into identity fraud, money laundering and other threats became so degraded at the Department of Internal Affairs that most staff avoided using…

How do you have a Parliament without a debating chamber? Go small and go virtual. This week five select committees will question ministers on TV.

China's Family Planning Association has launched a competition encouraging the public to come up with slogans to promote its three-child policy, but the appeal has been met with anger and sarcasm on…

Another group of leaky home owners have failed in their bid to sue the cladding giant James Hardie.

The US Senate has approved a $US3.5 trillion spending blueprint for President Joe Biden's top priorities in a 50-49 vote along party lines.

Samoa's Human Rights Protection Party rally in Savai'i has been aborted for safety reasons.

A South African travel agency which organised a school trip to New Zealand say they are still waiting for a visa refund 18 months on.

The jury in the murder trial of Wang Baochang has been discharged, and a new trial will have to be held.

Louisa Wall and Louise Upston discuss how MPs choose, devise, draft, and champion their own member's bills. 

Argentina rolled out identification cards on Wednesday for non-binary citizens, who neither identify as male nor female, allowing them to use "x" in their important national ID document and passports…

Ten dead from inter-clan fighting in PNG's Enga province, Date set for New Caledonia referendum, and Vanuatu chocolates have been recognised at an international competition in Paris.

US Catholic bishops are on a potential collision course with President Joe Biden after voting to commission a document that may call for him to be barred from Holy Communion.

In a new report, Amnesty International says China is committing crimes against humanity in Xinjiang.

The Israeli opposition leader moved closer to unseating Benjamin Netanyahu when he officially informed the country's president that he reached agreements with political allies to form a new…

A court in El Salvador has ordered the release of a young woman sentenced to 30 years in prison for homicide following the death of her unborn child in 2012, authorities said on Monday.

China has announced that it will allow couples to have up to three children, after census data showed a steep decline in birth rates.

In today's sports news - Stars lose perfect record, Mickelson remains on top in PGA Championship and Crouser throws into history.