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Vanuatu's Electoral Commission has hit out at claims that high numbers of young people won't be able to vote in the snap election this Friday.

Banning Donald Trump from the UK would risk turning him into a martyr, a Labour MP has claimed as the House of Commons debates the issue.

New Zealand basketballer Steven Adams has been singled out as one of the dirtiest players in the NBA competition, in a survey by the Los Angeles Times newspaper.

Candidates for the Democratic race for the White House have clashed on gun control and healthcare in their liveliest TV debate so far.

A German town has banned male asylum seekers from a public swimming pool after women complained of harassment.

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump says his competitor Ted Cruz's path to presidency is in question because he was born in Canada and not the US.

The Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi has won football's top award, the Ballon d'Or, recognising him as the world player of the year.

Samoa's general election in March will have 358 polling booths around the country compared to 290 in the last election in 2011.

A US Muslim woman who was ejected from a Donald Trump rally said she wanted to make his supporters realise they are supporting "hateful rhetoric."

Polls have closed for the second round of elections in Kiribati, which will decide a new 44-member parliament.

Voters in Kiribati go to the polls again today in the second round of elections to decide a new 44-member parliament.

Voters in Kiribati will go to the polls this week in the second round of the election to choose a 44-member parliament.

Donald Trump's first TV advert features his controversial call to temporarily halt the entry of all Muslims into the US.

Initial results from the first round of voting in the Kiribati general election are expected overnight after 12 hours of polling.

United States Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump is planning to spend $US2 million ($NZ2.9 million) a week on campaign advertising.

A new political party has been set up to contest next month's election in Vanuatu.

Voters in Kiribati go to polls today in the first round of the national election.

The Chief Electoral Officer in Kiribati says the number of women contesting tomorrow's national elections has more than doubled compared to 2011.

Ongoing rain in Kiribati has failed to dampen spirits as campaigning is about to end ahead of tomorrow's election of a new parliament.

Australians - and New Zealanders - are paying tribute to Stevie Wright, widely regarded as Australia's first international pop star, after he died aged 68.

Vanuatu's Ground and Justice Party has won five seats in the Sanma province elections.

Kiribati's outgoing president, Anote Tong, is quitting politics, with his son, Vincent, standing in the Maiana Island seat he has held for many years.

Shoppers are spending more than last year, but a research poll indicates nearly one in three people plan to spend less than they did last Christmas.